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MakeSomeTime API

Gilbert Pellegrom — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:09:59 +0000

Today we launched the MakeSomeTime API. This has been in the works for a while but until now has been left in the cellar. But now it’s finally seeing the light of day. Hopefully this will spur on more development of 3rd party MakeSomeTime apps and maybe even some mobile apps. If you create anything cool with the API make sure and let us know.

As always let us know what you think and if there is any way we can improve the API. Also today you will notice a change in the adverts on MakeSomeTime. As a result of making the app completely free we’ve decided to use the new single top ad to help cover the costs of running the site. Hopefully you guys won’t mind too much and might even enjoy some of the ads.

Anyway, check out the API and let us know what you think.

MakeSomeTime.com Has Moved

Gilbert Pellegrom — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:22:44 +0000

Just to let you know that the downtime over the last few days has been due to our migration to a VPS.net server. Hopefully things should be running faster than ever. If you find any bugs or have any problems please let us know.

We are actually so cutting edge now that I’m afraid OpenId will not be enabled for the moment because it doesn’t work with the latest version of PHP. Hopefully this will be sorted soon.

MakeSomeTime is now Completely Free

Gilbert Pellegrom — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 09:20:10 +0000

After much deliberation and listening to your comments about the old pricing scheme for MakeSomeTime I have decided to make MakeSomeTime completely free!

All aspects of the app are now free to use. This decision was also encouraged by the fact that I am no longer actively developing MakeSomeTime, however I will still be fixing bugs when I find them. If you had any credit remaining in your account it has been set to zero and no refund will be given.

I hope you enjoy this change to MakeSomeTime and continue to get a lot of use out of the app. As always please let me know what you think.

Pricing Scheme Change

Gilbert Pellegrom — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:05:28 +0000

A smallish change to MakeSomeTime today. We’ve decided to change the pricing scheme slightly to help us continue to run the site as best we can. Instead of charging a flat rate of $1 to send invoices we will now charge 1% of the invoice total (in USD) to send an invoice. Note that you can still create as many invoices as you want and re-sending invoices will cost you nothing.

So for example:

Sending an invoice with a total of $100 will cost you $1.
Sending an invoice with a total of $250 will cost you $3.
Sending an invoice with a total of $500 will cost you $5.
And so on…

As always we love to hear what you think about the changes we make to MakeSomeTime. So let us know.

MakeSomeTime Support Now Powered by Qhub

Gilbert Pellegrom — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:42:24 +0000

Just a quick update to let everyone know we are trying out a new support service on Qhub. We will lose all of the old support requests but hope that using Qhub will be easier for you guys to let us know what you think about MakeSomeTime.

So if you ever have any feedback about the app or just want to ask us a question you can do so at http://makesometime.qhub.com, or just click on the “Ask a Question” widget on any MakeSomeTime page.

MakeSomeTime Get’s a Facelift

Gilbert Pellegrom — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:11:53 +0000

We decided that MakeSomeTime could do with a facelift to enhance the look of the app and make it more professional looking while still keeping it simple. This is now version 3 and we hope you like it. As always any feedback on the new design would be much appreciated.

As usual the design updates will reach the blog eventually and an updated demo video will soon follow.

Sponsor MakeSomeTime

Gilbert Pellegrom — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:17:35 +0000

Would you like to reach an instant audience of professionals? Fancy some brand exposure and targeted traffic from the web’s hottest time tracking service? Well now you can get some.

Recently MakeSomeTime has been approved on Project Wonderful which is an advertising network with a bidding scheme. The main advantage of this is it means you only have to bid higher than other people to get your advert on MakeSomeTime. You can even advertise for free at first. Well worth checking out.

So if you fancy sponsoring MakeSomeTime and want to get your ads out to our audience then head on over to our advertising page and see if it might be for you.

New Pricing Scheme – $1/invoice

Gilbert Pellegrom — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:09:11 +0000

Today we have rolled out an upgrade to MakeSomeTime with a totally new pricing scheme designed to help out freelancers and other people who use this site.

We know that when your freelancing you don’t know when your going to have money, and that committing to a monthly fee might seem a bit scary. So we’ve decided to implement a pricing scheme that fits with the “do things simple” ethic of MakeSomeTime.

Now you have the ability to deposit money to your account. You can then use this money when sending invoices at a rate of just $1/invoice. How good is that! Note that you can create as many invoices as you like as you will only be charged when you send an invoice (and there is no cost for re-sending invoices). And that’s it. All other features of MakeSomeTime are now free and unlimited.

As always we would love to hear what you think about this new pricing scheme and we hope you enjoy it.

Upload a Custom Logo For Your Invoices

Gilbert Pellegrom — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:12:51 +0000

Now on MakeSomeTime you can upload a custom logo to replace the title on your invoices. This helps brand your invoices especially when sending them to clients and gives them a bit more of an edge and professional look.

You can upload your custom logo via the Settings > Invoice Settings page. Images must be no larger than 400px x 70px and in JPG or PNG format on a white background. As always let us know what you think about this new feature.

MakeSomeTime On Your iPhone

Gilbert Pellegrom — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:30:57 +0000

Working on the go or don’t have your laptop at hand? Well MakeSomeTime now has a scaled down, iPhone optimized version of the site. It is not a standalone app so you don’t need to install anything, just go to makesometime.com on your iPhone/iPod Touch and you should be good to go.

At the moment you can only use tasks, projects and clients. Reports and Invoices are inaccessible however you can always switch to and from the full version of the site with the links in the footer if you really need to access some features. Archiving and deleting tasks are also unavailable on the iPhone version of the site.

As usual any feedback on the iPhone version of the site would be much appreciated so don’t be afraid to let us know how you get on with it.