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How to Track Work Hours with ClockFuel

A step-by-step guide to your first session, from account setup to saving your work.

A useful time record answers three questions: which job did you work on, how long did it take, and what did you accomplish? ClockFuel keeps those details close to the timer. Start with one job and a short session rather than configuring your entire working life at once.

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First-session checklist: name the job, set the rate, choose planned hours, Start, Stop, add an optional note, and confirm the account save.

Set up your first job

Create an account and confirm your email, or select Sign in if you already registered. Open your workspace. Under Jobs & focus settings, rename My Remote Job to something recognizable, such as Studio website. Save the name, then set your hourly rate and Hours today. These are different inputs: your rate calculates estimated earnings, while planned hours set your daily progress target.

Start, pause, and stop

Press Start when you begin work. Pause for a break, then Resume to continue the same session. Pause does not finish the session, so job and rate settings remain locked. Press Stop when the work is complete or before changing jobs. The stopped session becomes part of your work history. A short practice session is still a real record, so do not confuse it with client work.

Give the record some context

When you pause or stop, the optional work-note box lets you explain what happened. For example: Updated the contact form and checked mobile layout. Save the note or choose Skip. Notes describe the work; entering 20 minutes in a note does not change the recorded timer duration.

Finish with a save check

Look for Saved to your account before closing the page or switching devices. Open Earnings & work history to see the saved session. If a save warning appears, keep the browser data intact and follow the recovery options. A local copy is useful, but it is not proof that another device has received the session.

A ClockFuel product guide, created with AI assistance from the current app workflow. Examples are illustrative. For button-by-button instructions, see Help.