Govinda wrote:
I'd love a good time log/billing app.
I currently use
http://www.getharvest.com/
but it is too expensive for such a small operation as me. But I LOVE
the features.
BTW, what are you all (especially you who are one-man contractors like
me) using to keep track of your time.. billing clients, etc.?
Doesn't have to be free, but maybe there already is some great stuff out
there that is?
-Govinda
Govinda!, what are you doing on a PHP forum! ;-)
I wrote my billing app about 4 years ago in WebDNA. It contains:
1.) Customer db
2.) quoting
The quoting system replaces emails that are sent back and
forth between you and your client, as managing emails really,
really is not fun. (Client visits the website to interact with
the quoting system)
3.) invoicing
4.) a full proposal system that links to the quoting features
(it's like a glorified quoting system that looks pretty to the
client.. so instead of seeing numbers, they see numbers and
moch-ups/designs.
5.) Job clock that links to the invoicing system. (invoices know
if a job has 'job clock' records.
6.) Budgeting system.
7.) Reports (for dreaded tax days)
8.) Client Payment system
9.) hmmm what else, emailing, searching all db's, etc.
My sanity is already a sensitive issue when it comes to client billing
etc.. and I'm pretty sure I'd be living in a padded room by now if I
didn't have this app. ;-)
hmmm... since this is the PHP forum, I have to say something that will
steer this back to politically correctness... I'm sure you could build
these features in PHP... just allow yourself a bit more time. ;-)
To the O.P., I agree with someone who said; much of the time, client
work will drive creativity and new projects (and keep you eating).
However, I guess if you are starting out, it wouldn't hurt to zap
something out that will show people what you can do. I would suggest
that, whatever you do, maybe integrate some client-side stuff as well..
like Flash,CSS,or JS. 'Pretty' brings them in, then function makes the
sale.
my ¢.02
Donovan
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