Print a report of work hours

[Bill Davis]

[Noah Kadner] “Flat rates do suck the life out of an editor though…

Noah”

Not so sure about that, Noah.

In a purely theoretical hourly pay system, all else being equal – the slow novice will take MORE time and therefore makes MORE money than the experienced cutter who’s built efficiency via practice.

There’s an incentive NOT to be productive if you’re purely scoring by hours.

Yes, I know in the real world there are outside forces like reputation and tiered rates – but basically in hourly pay you’re selling an inventory (your time) that is CONSTANTLY and UNSTOPPABLY ticking away – with all sorts of pressures to cave on billable hours to make your shop or client happy.

Anytime you can move from selling time – to instead selling “expertise” – preferably UNIQUE expertise – then I think you’re on the right track.

YMMV.

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[Paul Sinkovich]

My MacTime is a great little App that tracks Apps. Sits in the Menu. Whenever you open an App, it starts to record the time spent on it. Set up projects. You can set a price per hour. It’s just been updated. I’m not affiliated with the developer, but been using it for years. Best simple App I’ve found.

[Miguel Yanez]

Excellent I will Try with this App, Thank You Paul