This Freelancer Optimized Client Billing With Clockify
“With Clockify, it’s easy to get started and you can customize many things.”
– Juan Faisal
Video producer and freelancer Juan Faisal helps global brands create platform strategies that drive action and increase reach.
However, billing clients accurately is a challenge for many freelancers. How does Juan manage client relations and creative work — all while working remotely?
In Juan’s words, the key is stellar time management — which he achieves with Clockify.
Let’s dive into how exactly our time tracking software helped Juan.
How Clockify helped Juan Faisal
Juan told us that keeping track of his work was tough before Clockify:
“I’m a freelancer. I bill by the hour. So, not knowing what I did on Monday means that I either worked for free or I’m trying to guess by my emails — the work I did and how many hours.”
That was pretty stressful for Juan, but Clockify helped because it was customizable and intuitive from the start:
“As you get more comfortable and start playing around with Clockify, you find you can customize many things.”
So, let’s see what specific benefits Juan reaped from Clockify.
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Benefit #1: Easier to focus on priorities
To get his priorities straight for the week ahead, Juan goes into his calendar every Sunday and time blocks his workdays.
He always starts his days by tackling the most important tasks early in the morning, as Juan believes that’s when he’s the sharpest.
Here’s what time blocking looks like in Clockify:
You can easily see what tasks lie ahead, and how much time you’ve allocated to them. Setting and following priorities becomes simple, even with a busy schedule.
Benefit #2: More accurate billing
Juan strives to provide services worthy of customers’ time and money:
“I think people trust you more when you show respect for their time.”
Clockify’s timer helped Juan accurately track billable hours for all clients at all times. And the thing he loves most about it is that the timer automatically stops when the screen is locked or when the computer goes to sleep.
As a result, he always bills clients precisely for the time spent working on their projects.
Benefit #3: Easier invoicing
Furthermore, Juan speaks highly of the invoicing feature, which saves him time by creating automated invoices.
Like Juan, you can automatically generate invoices based on tracked time for each client and project. Since they’re based on your time logs, they’re always accurate and up-to-date.
Plus, you can share them with clients via email directly from the platform!
Manage your freelance career better with Clockify
Clockify helped Juan spend his time more effectively as a freelancer. Like him, you can use Clockify to:
- Plan your schedule to work more efficiently,
- Bill clients accurately to improve relations, and
- Generate invoices automatically to get paid sooner.
If you’re a freelancer or remote worker, follow Juan’s lead and start tracking your time today.
