Track billable hours and stay on top of client time

Log time accurately across projects and clients, generate reports, and make sure no billable hour goes unrecorded

Categories: time tracking, billable hours, freelance, consultant, productivity, hours, clients, reporting, timesheet, solo, toggl, clockify, timesheets

Tools that power the Track billable hours and stay on top of client time stack

Setup guide

  1. Toggl Track: Create a free Toggl Track account and add one project per client. Install the browser extension and the desktop app. Every time you start a task, hit the timer, type a short description, and select the client project. Review the weekly summary every Friday to total billable hours before sending your invoice. (open)
  2. Clockify: If you prefer a free tool with no limits, sign up for Clockify and set up the same client projects. Use the Team tab to generate a detailed report for any date range and export it as a CSV or PDF to attach to client invoices. The Summary report groups hours by project automatically. (open)
  3. Notion: Create a Notion table called Weekly Time Log with columns: Week, Client, Hours Billed, Hours Unbilled, and Notes. Paste your Toggl or Clockify weekly totals here every Friday. Add a calculated column for Total Hours and a formula to flag weeks where unbilled hours exceed a threshold, prompting you to invoice. (open)
  4. Zapier: Create a Zapier automation that triggers when a Toggl time entry is completed and adds a row to your Notion Weekly Time Log database with the project name, duration, and description auto-filled. This gives you a searchable audit trail of every hour logged without any manual copying. (open)