Everhour adds timers and manual entries inside Basecamp so design hours stay tied to the to-dos that produced them.
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Design teams working in Basecamp need hours connected to the actual to-dos, not loose totals at the project level. A useful record links the designer, project, to-do, date, duration, and note, so a later reviewer can tell whether the time covered discovery, wireframes, visual design, revisions, handoff, or production support.
Designers often move between visible production work and smaller coordination tasks. The cleanest habit is to track against the Basecamp to-do that owns the work, then use the note to describe the stage or deliverable. That keeps feedback rounds, file prep, and client-requested changes from disappearing into a vague project total.
A timer fits focused design sessions because it captures the actual working span while the designer stays on the Basecamp to-do. Manual entry fits meetings, review notes, quick fixes, or work added after the task is complete. Both methods need the same reviewable details: to-do, project, date, duration, person, and a short note.
A filled entry can read like this: "Homepage hero revisions, round 2, updated desktop and mobile layouts." That note tells a manager or client what changed without reopening the whole thread. Avoid entries such as "design" or "updates," because they force someone to reconstruct the work from comments, files, and memory.
Design teams need a clear line between client work and internal work. Billing setup should live at the project level, with specific tasks marked non-billable when they should stay out of client totals. That structure works better than asking every designer to decide billing status from scratch on each entry.
Common non-billable design time includes internal portfolio cleanup, training, internal critique, and sales support after the scope has been set. Client-requested revisions, approved production work, and delivery support usually belong on the project record when the engagement bills for that time. The label must match the contract and the team's billing policy.
A one-off log is enough when a solo designer needs a quick total for one Basecamp project. It works for short engagements, simple retainers, or a lightweight check before sending a status update. The limit appears when multiple people edit the same work, rates differ, or approvals matter before billing.
Everhour adds a managed layer around Basecamp work: timers and manual entries feed timesheets, admins can review approvals, completed periods can be locked, and reports can carry tracked time into budgeting or payroll review. Invoice workflows use billable time and billable expenses while excluding non-billable work.
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Designers should log revisions against the Basecamp to-do that owns the deliverable, then add a note naming the round, asset, or decision. A useful entry separates "homepage mobile revisions" from "brand direction review" because those records answer different billing and capacity questions later.
A timer is best for focused production work such as wireframes, mockups, icon sets, and file preparation. Manual entry is better for work reconstructed after a meeting, client call, or quick review. The method matters less than attaching the entry to the right to-do with a specific note.
Each entry should show the person, Basecamp project, to-do, date, duration, and a note that names the design activity. The to-do provides the work context, while the note explains the slice of effort. Missing notes create extra review work when invoices, budgets, or timesheets are checked.
Design teams should keep internal work on non-billable projects or mark specific tasks non-billable inside billable projects when policy requires it. That prevents internal critique, training, and admin work from mixing with client-chargeable design time while keeping the full workload visible for planning.
A message or schedule item should point back to a Basecamp to-do when the work needs tracked hours. The time record should attach to the to-do that represents the deliverable or action item, because Everhour's Basecamp reporting is centered on projects, lists, and to-dos.
Everhour Time Tracking lets designers start a timer or add hours manually from Basecamp work, then uses those task and project hours for timesheets, reports, budgets, and payroll review. For invoices, Everhour uses billable task and project hours plus billable expenses, while excluding non-billable work.
Everhour supports billable and non-billable time by setting billing status on projects and marking specific tasks non-billable inside billable projects. Reports can separate billable time, non-billable time, billable amount, and cost by member or task.
Track approved design time from Basecamp to-dos, review it in timesheets, and keep reports ready for budgets, invoices, and payroll review with Everhour Time Tracking.
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