Tracking your time isn’t just for freelancers who work hourly. Making the most of your time and knowing how much time you are spending on different tasks in your business is essential to make sure you are spending your time on the most important and revenue-generating activities. 

How many of us have sometimes gotten caught up in social media posts when we were supposed to be doing competitor research? (Guilty 🙋‍♀️) You may not even realize where your time is going until you begin to track it.

Here are the 5 best time tracking tools for online business owners:

1. RescueTime

RescueTime is a great tool and Chrome extension that runs in the background. It collects all of the data and time you spend on different websites or in various tools. If you are someone who gets to the end of your workday and wonders where all of your time went, I strongly encourage you to download RescueTime and let it run for a few weeks.

Knowing this information will help you manage your time better and improve your focus. Best of all, the free version is really great!

2. Toggl

The most popular for freelancers and service providers is definitely Toggl. You can track your time spent on different projects or different clients’ work. Curious to see how much time you are spending on social media per day? Track it in Toggl.

3. Harvest

Harvest is another popular option for tracking your time, and as a bonus it comes with invoicing capabilities too. You might not need that feature if you are already using Dubsado or HoneyBook, but it’s another choice for tracking your time online.

4. Clockify

Clockify is another excellent time tracking option that is similar to Toggl. It has a free plan available for single users, but a great feature is the Dashboard function for seeing your team’s hourly tracking. This is an excellent option for anyone who has employees that are virtual or remote based.

5. DeskTime

DeskTime is an automatic time tracking software for teams and freelancers. They have a free 14-day trial to test out the tool. One of the best things about DeskTime is the automated tracking – no remembering to click buttons or change projects on the fly.

Are you tracking your time to become more productive? What is a tool you like to use?