This Freelance Mentor Drives Team Trust With Clockify
“Clockify was extremely user-friendly and easy to use, thanks to the free version.”
– Julmar Grace Locsin
Business manager and entrepreneur Grace Locsin is the CEO and founder of Surge Marketplace, a platform that connects freelance virtual assistants with potential employers.
Time tracking is crucial for Grace and her business because it enables freelancers to stay accountable while working remotely.
However, many of her newly-trained virtual assistants had trouble with other time tracking software:
“People that we're training are from the streets and have little to no tech experience and expertise with apps.”
Our time tracker, Clockify, turned out to be convenient even for first-time users. But what makes it particularly intuitive?
We had a chat with Grace to find out.
How Clockify helps Grace and her team
During our interview, Grace mentioned that she and her team stumbled across Clockify a few years back.
As the number of people who joined Surge Marketplace skyrocketed, she needed an efficient way to keep track of everyone’s schedule and projects:
“The first thing we noticed was that Clockify was extremely user-friendly. It was easy to use, especially in our apprenticeship programs, thanks to the free version.”
With Clockify’s simple UI, tracking time via timesheets or a simple timer is easy — even for complete beginners. This makes Clockify an excellent choice for businesses whose employees don’t have experience with time tracking tools.
Benefit #1: Simple time tracking for everyone
When it comes to team accountability, Grace said that Clockify covers the hours the team spent working:
“They can pause the timer when they’re taking a break, which gives information to the client regarding their working hours.”
Clockify’s kiosk is the perfect option for employees who aren’t comfortable with complex time tracking.
The kiosk can be installed on any computer, smartphone, or tablet. And your employees can clock in and out, start a break, or switch projects at the push of a button.
As a result, time tracking with Clockify is as simple as your employees need it to be.
Benefit #2: More client trust
Clockify helps you prevent time theft and establish trust between employers, clients, and employees. Grace confirmed this while discussing how her team uses Clockify:
“It truly helps us settle into a trust-based relationship. I use it to monitor what you’re working on, and I know you’re not just browsing through social media and wasting your work hours, and therefore, I have full confidence in you.”
You can use Clockify’s auto tracker for a closer look at how your employees spend their time at work. It automatically logs websites and apps that an employee views for longer than 10 seconds.
According to Grace, that kind of accountability matters for freelancers as well:
”The accountability that stems from using Clockify is necessary for the relationship between freelancers and their clients.”
Improve team accountability with Clockify
Grace Locsin used Clockify to build trust with her virtual assistants and improve overall efficiency.
By helping her freelancers track hours accurately, she cut down on wasted time and built a more accountable, productive team.
Like Grace, you too can use Clockify to:
- Establish trust through transparency,
- Ensure everyone is paid accurately, and
- Empower your team to manage their own time effectively.
Don’t miss the opportunity to become more productive.
