DIY PR by Penny Haywood Calder

PHPR is committed to transparency so we produce timelogs of our work for clients. We also pass on expenses at cost. Most time-logging systems we've tried seem very fiddly and I think we have missed small details to the extent that I don't want to work out just how much over the years. But without an easy time-logging solution, we'd have expended a fair amount of time on boring admin work.

Enter Chrometa into our working life. A trusted friend who knows a good amount about useful technology suggested I took a free trial. I did, and I am very glad. It is a significant improvement in our ability to capture time spent on client work. Not only is it extremely comprehensive and detailed, it doesn't just tell me how long a file is open. It also signals the percentage of active use. Great when you are switching between various jobs.

The detail covers all sorts of programs, emails, files and online activity.

The drag and drop facility makes light work of assigning work to client and project folders which can then be exported to a spreadsheet.

The program is free for life if you blog about it, or a one-off $99 if you don't. I am very happy to blog it up and I hope that you do too. This little program deserves recognition.

Labels: Chrometa, free time-logging, PR, PR consultancy, save money, time-logging