Time Tracking for Solo Marketing Consultants and Retainers
Time tracking for marketing agencies
Track your own campaign and retainer hours. Use actual marketing effort to check budgets and prepare client billing data.
Why Marketing Agencies struggle with time tracking
Campaign work is fast-paced and tracking falls behind
Marketing campaigns involve dozens of small tasks — social posts, ad copy, design reviews, client calls. When the work moves fast, logging time feels like friction. By the end of the month, hours are reconstructed from memory instead of tracked in real time.
Retainer clients get more hours than they pay for
Marketing retainers often include a vague scope like "ongoing social media management." Without tracking actual time spent, you consistently over-deliver and only realize it when margins shrink quarter over quarter.
Content production costs are a black box
A blog post might take two hours or eight, depending on research, revisions, and client feedback cycles. Without tracking time per deliverable, you cannot set accurate pricing for content packages.
How Teetrack solves this
- Time tracking falls behind during campaign sprints: Start and stop a timer as you work, or log time after the fact. Either way, hours are captured per client and project without breaking your creative flow.
Example scenario
“Multi-currency invoicing keeps our EUR studio rate and USD client retainers separated clearly on each invoice output.”
An illustrative example based on common freelancer and agency workflows — not a quote from a specific customer.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Teetrack designed for a creative team?
Teetrack is a single-user tool, so it suits a solo marketing consultant or one agency owner tracking their own campaign and retainer hours. It does not combine time from a creative team.
Can we track time across multiple campaigns for the same client?
Yes — create separate projects under each client for different campaigns or workstreams. Time entries stay organized and billing is clear.
How does Teetrack help with retainer management?
Set a budget per retainer project. As you log your own hours, the remaining budget updates automatically. You can review consumption anytime and adjust scope before going over.
What does Teetrack cost for a marketing agency?
The Business plan is a flat €4/month for a single user and supports up to 20 projects. Teetrack does not offer a shared agency account.