Time tracking blog

The gang over at LocalWisdom.com have been at it again.  They’ve published another edition of their video podcast ,\\Share, and this time they chose TSheets as their subject material!  We love it when our customers are talking about us – thanks guys!

Local Wisdom is a website development shop that uses TSheets to track their time both internally and for time spent on projects for their clients.  It’s wonderful to get a glimpse into how a customer is using our software, and now you can too! They’ve given a great overview of the ways that TSheets allows you to track time manually or in real-time with a single click of the mouse.  Stop on over and have a look!

A Blogger’s version of American Idol ~

TSheets is looking for a “Rock Star” Copywriter – instead of reading a ridiculous number of resumes, I’d prefer to give you the chance to show your stuff!  Simply write a blog post about TSheets and the best written post will receive $500 and an opportunity to be a copywriter on the TSheets team!

Skill-set required:

• Solid perspective on Web 2.0 Technology
• Excellent English writing skills
• Marketing edge or flair to your writing

Here’s how to apply:

• Review our website and blog to learn about our product/services
• Submit your entry to me via email, matt@tsheets.com, or include a link to your post in the comments below.
• Rules:
  • Less than 500 words
  • Deadline is May 1, 2008
  • Judged solely at the TSheets review committee’s discretion

The best written posts will be featured on our blog and the writers will have the opportunity for an interview.

Good Luck!

Matt Rissell, CEO

A friend of mine invites me to go to lunch with the author of a book… I had no idea that it was going to be with Andy Sernovitz, the author of the book Word Of Mouth Marketing!

With 5 or 6 other business men and women, I got to sit down and just do an informal Q&A for an hour and a half.  In that time, some unbelievable topics were covered, like:

• It’s difficult to get a new conversation started, so go join other conversations
• Having thousands of customers talking about you is much more important than having revenue (if your business can sustain the wait)
• If you don’t create a conversation about what you are selling you will constantly have to buy the conversation.  In the long-term picture… that’s expensive.
• Always be giving something away… buttons, shirts, just stuff!  When I asked if it was a good idea for TSheets to have a bunch of wrist bands with our logo of a time clock created and sent out to our customers, he said, “I don’t know, just try a bunch of cheap ideas until one works.”

Now for my favorite part of the meeting… The bill comes and the waiter asks someone if the checks need to be separate and the person says “yes”.  I’m thinking you’re crazy!  So, when the waiter came back w/ a bunch of separate bills, I paid for them all.  Then the rest of the table says “thank you”, including Andy.  However, Andy continues to say that he will mention our website and put a link to our site in his Blog Post about lunch.  Just the information alone was worth the $100…

Moral of the story:

1. Never turn down the opportunity to meet someone
2. Don’t look for the free lunch!

Matt Rissell