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Stop Wasting Time on Time Tracking

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Time is money, and if you're still manually tracking employee hours, you're wasting both. As a business owner, I've learned that efficiency isn't optional – it's essential for survival.

The Real Cost of Manual Time Tracking

Let's cut to the chase. Here's what manual time tracking is costing you:

  • Seven minutes per timecard: That's not my number – it's from the American Payroll Association. If you have 20 employees, you're burning over two hours just processing timecards.
  • Payroll errors are eating 1-8% of your total payroll costs. Think about that number for a minute. If your monthly payroll is $50,000, you could be wasting up to $4,000 on easily preventable mistakes.
  • Tax season becomes a nightmare when you're hunting down discrepancies in paper records. Those penalties for non-compliance? They're not worth the risk.

The Solution is Obvious: Automation

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I'm not here to sugarcoat it. If you're not automating your time tracking in 2024, you're behind the curve. One business owner reported cutting his payroll processing time from 16 hours monthly to just one hour. That's 15 extra hours you could spend growing your business.

What You Need in a Time Tracking System

Here's what matters:

  • Cross-platform functionality (desktop, web, mobile)
  • Project management integration capabilities
  • Scalability for unlimited users and projects
  • Real-time tracking features

Bottom Line

Every minute spent manually processing timesheets is a minute lost on revenue-generating activities. Automated time tracking isn't just about convenience – it's about protecting your bottom line and ensuring accuracy in payroll, invoicing, and tax compliance.

Don't waste another pay period on manual tracking. Modernize your time tracking system, and get back to what matters: running your business.

How We Can Help

Kimai Interface

Kimai is a great time tracking solution that I've worked with personally, and it is free and open source. But nobody has time these days to self-host their own apps, so we've built an Application-as-a-Service version of Kimai that you can try for free and see if it's a good fit for your business.

  • Instant setup
  • No credit card required
  • Full access to all features

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