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Testimonials
"I am so impressed with FunctionFox -- the product and the great customer service! Before FunctionFox I was probably billing for less than half of the actual time we spend on projects -- now we finally can charge based on fact... not guess work. Also, CEO Desktop is very helpful."
Lynne Wildenboer
Red Wolf Design Group
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"Just a quick note to let you know how impressed I am with your program and especially your personnel. Each month I find additional ways to pull information reports for clients and senior management. When they ask for the impossible - I can always find a way to get the information with FunctionFox. This program has proven to be an invaluable tool in managing our department. Thanks for your support."
Marc Miller
Shell Automotive / Consumer Pr
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"I depend on this system to keep track of every minute I spend completing client work and building my own business capacity so I can see where my resources need to go."
Wendy Lam
Grant Writer Source
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FunctionFox is committed to helping smaller creative companies improve their business. TimeFox, our web-based time and project-tracking tool, is designed to help smaller advertising, design, marketing and PR firms manage their business and do more with their valuable time.
How do you bill your clients for your services? Creative companies have many different ways of billing their clients. Some bill by the hour, some by the job, some on retainer and others...well, they're creative! No matter how you bill your clients, you have one thing in common with every other creative company: you sell your time to your clients. That's why time tracking is an essential tool for managing your business.
This month's feature article, "Billing What You Quote", shows how time tracking can increase profits even for businesses that bill what they quote.
And check out our powerful new TimeFox Feature Release – Updated Timesheet!
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Feature Article: Billing What You Quote
TimeFox Feature Update
Talk to the Fox: Questions and Answers About Time-Tracking
Advertising and Design News
FunctionFox Referral Program
Contact FunctionFox
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Billing What You Quote
"I don't need to track my time because I always bill what I quote". Lots of creative companies feel this way. The argument goes something like this: "We quote what we think the job will cost. Sometimes we put in just a few hours and collect the whole fee. Other times we spend a lot more time on a job than we thought we would. We still collect the same fee. It's what our clients expect."
We understand where these firms are coming from. Tracking time for each task is something almost everyone despises and avoids. It's easy to find reasons to avoid it, too. There's always something more pressing and immediate than a timesheet: deadlines, presentations, meetings and the concentrated creative time that each job deserves. Companies that bill by the hour, of course, have a problem. If they don't track their time, they can't bill for it.
We believe that EVERYONE should track their time, whether they bill by the hour, by the job, or by a flat monthly fee. What we are all doing is selling our time. While other factors affect the price we can charge (prevailing pricing in the market, past billing history with clients, etc.), time is what we're really selling. Time is the raw material we use to create our product or service. If we don't know how much the raw material costs, we can't price the product properly.
More...
This article has been provided by FunctionFox. For more information, or if you have a resource that you would like to share, please contact us at
info@functionfox.com.
Please visit the resources page on our website for more industry tips!
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Updated Timesheet has been released!
The Fox team has – as always - been busy developing new ways to make a good thing even better. As a result, we've made some great additions and improvements to the most important page in TimeFox - the timesheet. It has been optimized for all the latest browser versions, so whether you choose to take advantage of the new features or not, it will run faster than ever before!
The updated timesheet makes it easy to Start and Stop timers in one simple click. You can also automatically stop time and start a new timer when you switch tasks. We've developed a new page called 'My Preferences' and added some new options, such as multiple timers, so you can customize the timesheet exactly as you like. But we've kept the interface the same, so you can use the timesheet as you've always done. After all, we don't want you to have to waste time learning a new interface!
New Features:
- Ability to run multiple timers
- Faster timesheet load time
- New easy-to-use icons
- Timer built into each timesheet entry
- Switch between tasks with one simple click
- My Preferences for timesheet customization
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Q. I am a multitasker and often work on more than one project at once. How do I keep track of my time when I am multitasking?
A. With the updated timesheet page you can customize your personal timesheet to allow for multiple timers to run at once. This way you can multitask on projects and still capture the time worked on each project.
Q. How can I customize the timesheet page?
A. Customize your personal timesheet by clicking "My Preferences", a new link on the timesheet page beside My Week and My Month. If you want to modify timesheet options for all employees, go to Setup > Org Preferences.
Do you have a TimeFox question? Email us at
info@functionfox.com.
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Call for Entries | 4th Annual Pcom Creative Awards
~Deadline Extended to March 31, 2007~
The 2007 Pcom Creative Awards, the premiere international creative award show, is currently accepting all entries for the 2007 competition.
Entries for the Pcom Creative Awards are judged by an elite international jury of award-winning art directors, graphic designers, illustrators, photographers and creative directors.
Winners will receive Gold, Silver, Bronze or Merit Awards and have their award-winning work published on Portfolios.com in the winners' circle. Portfolios.com is one of the most highly trafficked creative websites in the world, providing stellar exposure for winners.
To enter the Pcom Creative Awards, prospective entrants are asked to visit
http://www.portfolios.com/award/2007
to access Portfolios.com's innovative on-line system exclusively designed to streamline the entry process. The user-friendly navigation and simple log-in will allow all entrants to add or change entries at any time during or after the entry process.
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If you refer someone to FunctionFox, and they purchase a TimeFox subscription,
we'll give you a month's subscription to TimeFox! Refer 12 new customers,
you'll get a whole year's subscription on us!
Don't miss this chance to pass the word and realize considerable savings!
Here's how: Ask the person you refer to enter your name/company under 'Referral (Client or Friend)'
when they sign up for a demo at
www.functionfox.com/demo
or tell a friend at
www.functionfox.com/referral_program.
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For a TimeFox Demo, go to:
www.functionfox.com/demo
To arrange a guided tour of TimeFox, please send your request to:
info@functionfox.com
To order a TimeFox subscription, go to:
www.functionfox.com/purchase
If you would like your company to be featured in a TimeFox
newsletter, on our website or in our promotional package,
please send your request to:
info@functionfox.com
You can opt out of the About Time Newsletter at:
www.functionfox.com/newsletter/no_thanks.asp
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