What Online Time Tracking Software Types Are There And Which Are Suited For You?

Trisha has just started her own enterprise and she is looking for some help when it comes to time-tracking. Being just a small business, she reasons out that she really afford any type of wastage; everything must be accounted for. She asks –

“Hello! I am a bit new to the online industry and am really excited with what this field can offer me. A friend told me that  with being web based, there’s a whole goldmine out there waiting to be tapped of all its possibilities. So yes, it pays being on the cloud!  Anyway, I was wondering if you could help me with my time-tracking needs. I intend to be able to track the time spent on projects, tasks and of course the time allocated by my employees on their assignments. What is the type of  online time tracking software or  spreadsheet that I can use for this need? Thank you. – Trisha, TX

Hello, Trisha. Time-tracking is certainly an important matter, particularly when it comes to managing your projects and members of your team. Fortunately for you, you can now do so while connected on the internet, or even on your smartphone. It looks like what you need is an  online time tracking software. On the web, you can find a comparison many kinds of online time tracking software . You just have to be diligent enough in finding the one that suits your needs appropriately.

Time tracking is, indeed, crucial, for business owners or managers, especially if you and your team work remotely at times. The Internet is packed with various types of distractions, such as social networking sites, chatting programs, YouTube, and others. At the end of the day, it is only understandable that you would want to find out precisely how many hours your team members spend doing “real work.”

Some  time tracking software can help assist you in monitoring time spent on different tasks. Plus, you can also share your time tracking efforts, perhaps via spreadsheets, with your co-workers. A bonus with some of the online time tracking software available in the market  is that you can avail of most of them for absolutely free.

There are also others that have been made with fantastic interfaces or embedded with efficient reporting features. Plus, a good time tracking software to work with will be those that have desktop versions that suit all major operating systems. These types of software are oftentimes paid versions, but if you try hard enough, you might be able to find one that is free as well.

Now, if you and your team usually juggle more than one project at a time, no matter how simple or complicated they are, you will be glad to know that there are time tracking software built for exactly this purpose. The interface is still simple to use and is pretty easy to understand. Although this type of online time tracking software is best recommended for freelancers, you may still use this for your venture.

To help you understand the interface more, you may also opt to work with time tracking software that works well with graphics. With a more graphic interface, you are able to obtain a more thorough and easier understanding of the actual work time spent by the rest of your team.

There is also a similar free online time tracking software that is in Google code. This type makes use of the easy Google spreadsheet for saving and retrieving data. This way, you get to control who has access to the time tracking spreadsheet. Moreover, Google spreadsheets are normally easier to use, too.

By Allan Jay

Allan Jay is FinancesOnline’s resident B2B expert with over a decade of experience in the SaaS space. He has worked with vendors primarily as a consultant in the UX analysis and design stages, lending to his reviews a strong user-centric angle. A management professional by training, he adds the business perspective to software development. He likes validating a product against workflows and business goals, two metrics, he believes, by which software is ultimately measured.