Everhour adds embedded timers to Basecamp to-dos, so tracked hours stay connected to projects, lists, and billing review.
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A Basecamp to-do needs a time record when the work must survive review beyond the comment thread or completion status. The practical job is simple: capture the person, date, hours worked, project context, and to-do while the work is still fresh. A timer fits active work on one item. A manual entry fits cleanup after a call, review, or short task that ended before anyone started the clock.
Basecamp remains the place where the to-do, assignee, notes, subtasks, due date, and completion status live. Everhour adds the tracking layer through a browser extension, so tracked time can be reported with the Basecamp project, list, and to-do context. The embedded-control workflow belongs in the browser because the Basecamp connection runs through that extension.
A useful entry carries enough detail for a manager to recognize the work without reopening the whole thread. Basecamp Timesheets entries use a date, hours worked, person, and optional notes. Everhour report fields for Basecamp include project, to-do, list, task ID, and task status, so review can follow the same structure the work used.
Avoid using a last-minute note as the billing decision. In Everhour, admins set Basecamp project billing as hourly rate, fixed fee, or non-billable. A task inside a billable project can be marked non-billable, and custom task rates cover time-and-materials cases where one to-do needs a different rate. A member-rate setup can also make one employee's project time non-billable by using a 0 member rate.
Use the timer when one person is actively working through one Basecamp to-do and the start/stop moment is clear. That preserves the sequence of work and reduces reconstruction during review. Manual time entry fits finished work that was tracked outside the clock: a client call, a code review, or a quick correction entered before the weekly review.
The common mistake is logging one block against the project after several unrelated to-dos are done. That hides which Basecamp item created the hours and weakens billable review, budget checks, and handoff notes. Split the time by to-do when the work produced different deliverables, carried different rates, or included non-billable cleanup inside a billable project.
A simple time clock is enough for a small, low-risk record: one person, one Basecamp project, and a short list of to-dos that only need a total for internal reference. Exporting or reviewing entries by date and person can satisfy that job as long as nobody needs rate rules, approval history, locked periods, or invoice-ready billable totals.
A managed workflow is the better fit once Basecamp hours feed client billing, cost reports, or payroll review. Everhour can attach timers and manual entries to Basecamp to-dos, route submitted time through approval, lock approved periods, and report billable time, non-billable time, billable amount, and cost by member or task.
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Open the to-do in the browser workflow, start the timer while the task is active, and stop it when the work ends. The time record should preserve the Basecamp work context for later review, including the related project, list, and to-do in Everhour reports. Add a note only when the entry needs context for billing, payroll review, or a manager's weekly check.
Basecamp Timesheets entries record the date, hours worked, and person, with notes available as an optional field. For to-do-level review in Everhour, keep the Basecamp project, list, to-do, task ID, and task status visible in reports. That structure helps reviewers connect the recorded time to the work that produced it.
A timer fits work with a clear beginning and ending on one to-do. Manual entry fits work recorded after the fact, such as a meeting, review, or small correction. The review standard stays the same for both methods: the entry needs a date, hours worked, person, and the right Basecamp work context.
Use structured project and task rules for billable status. Free-text notes are too easy to miss during invoicing. Set the project as billable or non-billable, then mark task exceptions where the work should stay out of billable totals. Use a task rate only when the client agreement prices that to-do differently from the surrounding project.
Treat the task ID, project, list, and current to-do name as the reconciliation path. Renamed work can still make sense in reports when the entry keeps the original project structure. The risky case is a vague entry on a renamed item, because reviewers lose the trail between the completed work and the billed or approved hours.
Everhour lets admins set Basecamp project billing as hourly rate, fixed fee, or non-billable, then mark specific tasks non-billable inside billable projects. Admin reports can show billable time, non-billable time, billable amount, and cost, with custom task rates and member-rate exceptions available for pricing differences.
Everhour Timesheets collect project hours and working hours by person, then managers can approve, reject, or partially approve submitted time before teams use it for payroll, billing, or reporting. Submitted time is locked unless withdrawn or rejected, and approved time stays locked for regular members.
Track Basecamp to-do time with project billing status, task-level non-billable controls, and reports for billable amount and cost, so client billing starts from approved, structured Everhour records.
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