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title: "Keep billable work from slipping through the week."
url: "https://timeretain.com/use-cases/freelancers"
description: "A private time tracker for freelancers. Keep hours and optional rates on your device, then export CSV records for your invoice workflow."
---

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# Keep billable work from slipping through the week.

Record client calls, project work, and quick revisions as they happen. Use a timeline for each client, add an optional hourly rate, and export selected records as CSV when you prepare invoices.

![Clay figure of a freelancer writing at a table with a calculator, a stopwatch, and floating cards.](/_astro/freelancers.B3w3lec9_Zu4qhi.webp)

*   Lumen & Loom
    
    Running example duration: 3h 15m.
    
    Homepage copy, then art direction
    
    Design
    
    USD 120 Default rate
    
*   Lumen & Loom
    
    4h $480
    
    Revisions after the review call
    
    Tue 4 Mar
    
    1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    
    Revisions
    
*   Apex Labs
    
    6h
    
    API webhooks, plus the extra endpoint
    
    Thu 6 Mar
    
    10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
    
    Development
    

*   The five-minute favor
    
    Give quick questions and small revision requests a timer, so you can include them in your billing review.
    
*   One timeline per client
    
    Hours, rates, and notes stay with that client. Nothing mixes.
    
*   CSV you already use
    
    Export selected records for the invoice workflow that you already use. There is no client portal to maintain.
    

Quick client questions, revision rounds, and unplanned calls can be difficult to remember at the end of the month. Small blocks of work can disappear before you prepare the invoice.

Create a timeline for each client and tag the type of work. Stop the timer when you step away, then export the records you need as CSV for your existing invoice process.

## Start the next billable block on your device.

Keep short client requests in the same record as larger jobs without changing your invoice system.

*   No account
*   No email
*   No download
*   Stored on your device first

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