A Focus on Churn: Part 2
Part 1 of this blog series recounted the beginning of our wider explorations into churn at Streamtime. User and Revenue Churn, which are essentially the rates at which either are being lost on a monthly basis, are key metrics for SaaS companies for obvious reasons. To spell it out for …
The 10 Second Graphic Designer Intro.
“Hi, I’m a graphic designer” – BZZT! Let’s talk about introductions. As a professional, you’ll be making a lot of them to prospective employers, clients, and co-workers. It’s important that …
Thinking Big About The Future
Here at Streamtime, we’re excited by the idea that we can be more than a tool that you use to run your business, and are constantly looking for ways to …
Project Management for Humans – not Robots
We invited Andy Wright, ex-studio owner and Managing Director of Streamtime, to chat with Danielle and myself about how and why we’ve designed Streamtime for humans – not robots. Streamtime’s …
Our commitment to the creative community
You may or may not have heard of a new community for creatives called “Never Not Creative“. It’s a place for the creative industry to identify, discuss and come up …
10 Steps For Successful Project Management
To figure out how to create a successful project, you need to be somewhat of a jack of all trades. This is because there are many factors to consider, and …
Pricing Strategy 101: Discover the right way to charge what you’re worth
Whether you’re freelancing or running an agency, figuring out what to charge for your services is one of the trickiest tasks in the creative industry. From hourly pricing to value …
Dissecting The Design Conference 2018
The Design Conference 2018 This is the fourth time this week I have sat down to write a piece about The Design Conference 2018. So far, my success in completing …
The Future Is Freelance
The Future Is Freelance If you’ve been following us recently, you’ll know that we recently launched our free plan. Run 5 jobs at a time for as long as you …
The agency’s guide to working with freelancers
More and more agencies use freelancers. Around 43% of the workforce in the creative industry is already self-employed, and 35% (around 55 million) of the total workforce in the US. …
The Future of Digital Project Management
The digital project management industry faces constant adaptation because digital technology constantly evolves, and it does so at a faster and faster rate. It’s a challenge to keep on top …
10 expert tips to boost your productivity
Our lives are busier than ever before. We use a ton of apps to communicate with each other and are (almost) always on, especially if we work with people across …
10 expert tips to get the most out of time-tracking
Whether you’re a freelancer or work in an agency, tracking your time may be a necessary evil. Equally, if you run your own studio, you may have to track your …
Here’s 7 reasons why Streamtime is a great alternative to Basecamp
Two months into 2017 already – time is flying! Now that the new year has well and truly calmed down, it’s a perfect time to look for a new tool to …
An Alternative to Wrike
Streamtime vs. Wrike Why do we need to over complicate things? Here’s 7 reasons why Streamtime could be a better alternative to Wrike. 1. Time Management, but not as you know it …
How to stay on top of deadlines
As a designer, you often have clients needing designs urgently – whether for a last minute event, team function or simply for a change of date on a flyer. Tight …
Pins, Pencils and Pinnacles: The good, the bad and the ugly of awards
Anyone around me will know that I have a healthy cynicism when it comes to awards. As with so many things in our industry, I feel that what was once, …
Share Your Data Across Multiple Apps with Streamtime and Zapier Automation
No two people are the same, so it stands to reason that no two peoples’ workflows are the same – even if the end goal is almost identical. Some people …
Choosing the right project management software for your creative agency
Finding the right project management software to do your budgeting, estimating, time tracking, scheduling, invoicing etc…Geez, it can be hard work. Today more than ever there is an abundance of …
Improve cash flow and get paid quicker
In order to run a successful creative business you need to have a decent cash flow. Enter guest blogger, Peter Czapp, director at The Wow Company, a proactive accountancy practice that advises creative …
6 reasons why Streamtime is a great alternative to Harvest
Streamtime vs Harvest Let’s start treating people like humans, not robots. 6 reasons why Streamtime is a great alternative to Harvest. 1. The future of timesheets Gone are the days of chasing people for …
Sketch, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
A hell of a lot of work has gone on behind the scenes to create Streamtime. Guest blogger Melissa Baillache, shares one of the secret weapons behind the redesign. Here at For The …
Automation – Hacking Your Work Life
Life hacks. We’re all looking for them. Ways to make our lives easier, quicker, smarter and more productive, but with less effort. It’s all about automation. The internet is awash …
FAST TRACK TO THE FUTURE (part 3): Three paths, one destination.
In our first blog, we shared the conclusions we came to after researching (and just generally thinking really hard about) project management. In our second blog, we talked about how …
FAST TRACK TO THE FUTURE (part 2): By people, for people.
“I was thrown out of N.Y.U. my freshman year for cheating on my metaphysics final, you know. I looked within the soul of the boy sitting next to me.” — Alvy Singer …
FAST TRACK TO THE FUTURE (part 1): Deconstructing project management.
Iteration is easy. But starting again… that’s harder. You can’t fall back on the tried-and-true when the going gets tough. You’re climbing up onto the highwire without a safety net. …
An easier way to manage your projects
If you’re thinking there must be an easier way to manage your projects, come and join us for our next webinar. We’ll take you on guided tour of Streamtime, showing …
Webinar Wrap Up – May 2016
In this month’s webinar, Lindsay and Becca took us through a typical workflow in Streamtime, which included creating and planning jobs, creating a quote from a job plan, and managing …
How to time track and actually enjoy it
In the next blog in our comprehensive guide on productivity, to-do lists and Streamtime, guest blogger Mat Groom takes a look at how one key user insight radically transformed the …
5 simple rules to help creatives be more productive
Moving further into our guide, guest blogger Mat Groom looks at how you can boost your own productivity. If you’re the one in-charge of the business, you don’t have a huge amount …
How leaders can make their teams more productive
In the third of our five part blog series on productivity, to-do lists and Streamtime, guest blogger Mat Groom looks at how to make your team productive – for everyone’s sake. …
Why we love feeling productive
In our second blog in our Comprehensive Guide to Productive To Do Lists and Streamtime, guest blogger Mat Groom explores just how important a sense of productivity is to the human condition. Last …
The history of to-do lists (and why we still use them)
In this blog on productivity, to-do lists and Streamtime, guest blogger Mat Groom takes a quick look at the history of to-do lists – and why they’re still loved today. …
Why did we change?
You’ve probably already noticed. Streamtime is changing – and has changed, a lot over the past few weeks. We’ve heard from Aaron on the broader history of Streamtime and how …
Streamtime the Next Generation
Streamtime Founder, Aaron Green steps out of his time machine to talk with Kye and David in our new format podcast – It’s About Time. We find out where he’s …
For The People on being different
Streamtime caught up with For The People Co Founders Damian Borchok, Jason Little and Andy Wright to discuss working with startups, life without client service managers and bringing your own lunch …
Luke Kellett on stimulating change through creativity
Luke Kellett, is the Principal and Managing Director from Headjam, an agency that exists to stimulate change through creativity. Streamtime caught up with Luke to talk about Headjam’s creative process, their passions …
Flyn Tracy on education in the design industry
In this episode of Streamtime Radio, we catch up with Flyn Tracy, Industry Program Manager for Tractor, Organiser for CreativeMornings Sydney and Founder and Host of Australian Design Radio. Over a …
Finger Industries on animation techniques
In this Game of Thrones themed episode of Streamtime Radio, I catch up with Marcus Kenyon and Rachael Exton from Finger Industries. Over drinks and dinner at Grain Store, London we …
Ross Floate & Josh Kinal on dressing for success
For this episode of It’s About Time we’re in the studio with the impeccably dressed Ross Floate and Josh Kinal from Floate Design Partners. We discuss their approach to solving problems, …
How to get the best from your creatives
Every studio has one, a creative diva, that Eyeore type that grumbles and moans about every task, hates whatever they are doing, yet doesn’t really do anything about it. Why …
Rhys Gorgol on the importance of collaboration
For episode 03 of Streamtime Radio we’re in the studio with the delightful Rhys Gorgol, Creative Director at <strong>Kye:</strong>. We talk about the importance of collaboration, standing behind the value of design and …
Is collaboration good for business? An agency view
According to The Wow Company’s 2015 Benchpress Review of the UK’s independently-owned agencies, 47% have committed to strategic alliances with other agencies in the coming year. Forming relationships with someone …
Agency Management: Five top tips for how to boss it!
My experience in various studio management roles and later operations taught me it doesn’t matter how big or small your agency is; besides running a profitable studio, you will also …
Simon Hipgrave on the joys of the letterpress
For this episode of It’s About Time we’re in the studio with Simon Hipgrave Founder and Creative Director of The Hungry Workshop. We talk about the challenges of starting a business, the …
How much should I be charging my clients?
The rate you charge your clients is the most important calculation you can make for your business, as it plays a key role in your company’s profitability. At the recent …
How to increase your agency’s profitability: step 2 measuring profit
We’ve already shared our tips on pricing and how important that is to your profit. In the second part of our profitability series we are going to share some tips on the tools …
4 tips for managing client expectations
One of the many highlights of the recent Jacky Winter Gives You The Business seminar in Sydney was a session with Bianca Bramham on Managing Client Expectations. Bianca had some great advice on how to …
How to increase your agency’s profitability: step 1 pricing
Every year our friends at The Wow Company run a survey so creative businesses in the UK can benchmark themselves against their peers. The results for the 2015 survey have been …
The wonderful world of Wes… in a bar
Here at Streamtime, we’re big fans of Wes Anderson, so imagine our delight when we discovered that he has designed a bar. Complete with formica tables, a juke box and a …