I use FreshBooks for my client invoicing it work great<br clear="all">David A. Shaver <br>D. A. Shaver Web Design<br>Web Page Design for Small Business<br><a href="http://www.dashaver.com">www.dashaver.com</a> <br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 11:43 AM, Dave Myburgh <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:davemyb@gmail.com">davemyb@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
How about this: we use this list as it does include independents, and if the powers that be object to that, then we can start a separate list?<br><br>I, for one, would be interested to hear how others manage their time, particularly with respect to keeping track of client billable hours. At the moment I use a small freeware timer program that can keep a list of different timers. So when I start work on a project, I select the timer for the project, click the start button and get to work. When I'm done, I stop the timer. At the end of the month, I check the monthly total and bill the client.<br>
<br>Up until now, I haven't done much on the project management side i.e. keeping track of bugs, requests, etc. using an issue tracker system. I started looking at creating a system using OG and Project modules, but a friend suggested Redmine, which I eventually got installed and started using. Now I just need the clients to use it. Does anyone have any ideas for this?<br>
<br>Well, I think that's enough to get the ball rolling, so I'll leave it at that for now. Looking forward to hearing from everyone else.<br><br>Dave<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="Ih2E3d">On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 12:05 PM, Adam Mordecai <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mordecai@advomatic.com" target="_blank">mordecai@advomatic.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
</div><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div>The majority of people on this list are independent developers, to splinter it even more would cause a low traffic list to be even more low traffic. <br>
<div><div><div></div><div><div>On Jan 10, 2009, at 7:57 AM, Sam Cohen wrote:</div><br>Hi everyone,<br><br>I'm an independent Drupal consultant and I have purposely decided to not grow and become a web shop or work for another web shop. I like being a one-person operation. <br>
<br>I think being an independent, a one man or woman "shop," comes with many unique challenges and I was wondering if any other Indies out there would be interested in starting a separate email list just for Independent Drupal Consultants, in order to share advice on things like time management, working with clients, managing work load, etc. <br>
<br>If so, please email me at <a href="mailto:sam@samcohen.com" target="_blank">sam@samcohen.com</a> and I'll start a list.<br><br>Thanks,<br>Sam<br></div></div><div> _______________________________________________<br>
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