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Lancer
Streamlined Project Management for Freelancers and Small Teams

What is Lancer?

Lancer is a purpose-built project management solution designed for freelancers, individuals, and small teams seeking to simplify business operations. The platform combines essential business management tools by enabling users to manage projects, track income and expenses, create and send invoices, and oversee clients and team members in one user-friendly interface.

Users can log hours, assign billable or non-billable work, and benefit from features like customer management, automatic project updates, and exporting final income reports for tax assistance. Lancer provides an integrated dashboard for clear project overviews and supports multiple project billing types to accommodate diverse work arrangements, aiming to reduce unnecessary complexity and costs for smaller teams.

Features

  • Project Management: Manage projects with a clear, data-rich dashboard tailored for freelancers and small teams.
  • Income and Expense Tracking: Log income and expenses, track estimated taxes, and export year-end reports.
  • Invoicing: Create and send invoices, sync with Stripe, and track payment status.
  • Client and Team Management: Add clients, assign tasks, and enhance transparency with client watchers.
  • Automatic Project Updates: Opt-in to send clients weekly update emails summarizing progress and billable hours.
  • Flexible Billing Types: Support for fixed-price, hourly, and non-billable projects per client.
  • Task Assignment and Tracking: Assign, manage, and monitor tasks for yourself and team members.
  • Work Log Tracking: Record hours for each task, designate billable work, and estimate income for hourly projects.

Use Cases

  • Project management for independent freelancers
  • Coordinating small team collaborations
  • Invoicing and payment tracking for client projects
  • Tracking and managing business income and expenses
  • Generating financial reports for tax purposes
  • Assigning project tasks and monitoring progress
  • Enhancing client communication with automatic updates

FAQs

  • What is the maximum number of projects allowed on the free plan?
    The free subscription allows up to 3 projects, with unlimited tasks, customer management, worklogs, income and expense tracking, support for 10 additional members, and invoicing.
  • Does Lancer support different billing types for projects?
    Yes, each project can be designated as fixed-price, hourly, or non-billable, catering to various business models.
  • Can I export income and expense reports for tax purposes?
    Yes, users can export a final report for each year, helping streamline the process of filing taxes.
  • How does client transparency work in Lancer?
    Clients can be added to projects as watchers and can receive automatic weekly email updates summarizing completed tasks, logged hours, and billable activities.

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