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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.

Small Tweaks

Gilbert Pellegrom — Thu, 06 May 2010 14:24:28 +0000

Today we released some small changes and bug fixes to the system. These include:

Upgrade to allow UTF-8 support (meaning Iñtërnâtiônàl users can use the system better).
Fixed task editing time formatting to allow you to edit hours greater than 99.

Service Update 16th Feb 2010

Gilbert Pellegrom — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:43:30 +0000

Apart from upgrading our pricing scheme today another small change occurred so this is just to make you guys aware of it. Rounding of numbers in Invoices has now been sorted so it is now far more accurate. Also on project invoices the amount of time in hours is now shown to 1 decimal place and if the time for a task is less than 1 hour it will show the time in “30 mins” rather than “0.5 hours” (or whatever time).

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.

Service Update 10th Feb 2010

Gilbert Pellegrom — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:36:49 +0000

Another small update today. This time to the Projects page. Not only can you now see the total time for a Project in the Tasks list, but you can also create an Invoice straight from the Project with one click. How cool is that. Making your life so much easier.

Note that only Projects with a Project Budget set will show an option for creating invoices. As always please let us know what you think about our small additions to the site. If you haven’t guessed yet we are employing a “small simple steps” approach to enhancing MakeSomeTime so we can make sure it’s spot on. Also if you find any bugs don’t hesitate to tell us.

Service Update 8th Feb 2010

Gilbert Pellegrom — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:28:22 +0000

An “under the hood” upgrade today on the tasks page. Just letting everyone know in case any bugs appear, tell us about them. The only changes users will notice is that you can now edit, archive and bin tasks without affecting the current running timer, and if you try to edit, archive or bin the currently running task it will be stopped & saved first.

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.