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Get from sign-up to your first tracked hours in a few minutes. This guide covers the fastest path: create an account and workspace, add a project and…

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Get from sign-up to your first tracked hours in a few minutes. This guide covers the fastest path: create an account and workspace, add a project and client, track time, and see it in reports.

Before you begin

You'll need a modern web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge) and an email address. For current plans and trial details, see the pricing page.

Step 1: Create your account

  1. Go to heyweek.com and start the sign-up.
  2. Enter your email address and create a password.
  3. Confirm your email by clicking the link Heyweek sends you.

Step 2: Set up your workspace

A workspace is your home for projects, time, clients, and billing.

  1. Give your workspace a name.
  2. Set your time zone and preferred language.
  3. Choose whether your week starts on Monday or Sunday.
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You can create more than one workspace later — for example, one per company you work with — and switch between them at any time.

Step 3: Invite your team (optional)

If you're working solo, skip ahead. To add others:

  1. Open your workspace settings and go to the members area.
  2. Enter the email addresses of the people you want to invite.
  3. Choose a role for each:
    • Admin — manages members and settings.
    • User — tracks time and manages projects and tasks.
    • Guest — limited, mostly read-only access.
  4. Send the invitations. Each person gets an email to join.

Step 4: Add a client and a project

  1. Create a client with their name and details — this is who you'll bill and report on.
  2. Create a project and link it to that client.
  3. Give the project a clear name and, optionally, a color so it's easy to spot.

Linking a project to a client means your tracked time flows straight into reports and invoices for that client.

Step 5: Track your first time entry

  1. Open the timer, type a short description of what you're working on, and pick your project.
  2. Press Start — the timer stays visible at the top of the app as you work.
  3. Press Stop when you're done to save the entry.

Prefer to log time after the fact? Use Add manually to enter a duration or a start and end time.

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Add the description as you start, not at the end. A few words now is far easier than reconstructing your afternoon later — and it makes reports and invoices read clearly.

Step 6: See it in reports

Open Reports to see your tracked time roll up by project and client. From there you can filter by date range and use the data to follow progress or prepare an invoice.

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