Updates
News, features, and tips from the Jotter Jobs team.
Materials Tracking Done Properly: Stop Losing Money on Forgotten Supplies
Fittings from the van, supplies picked up mid-job, leftover stock that never gets billed. Here's how to track materials without adding paperwork.
Read more →Winter Productivity Tips for Tradespeople
Shorter days, rain delays, and cold starts. Here are practical tips for keeping your trades business productive through the New Zealand winter.
Read more →How Dave the Drainlayer Got His Fridays Back
Dave runs a four-person drainage crew in the Waikato. He used to spend every Friday afternoon doing admin. Here's what changed.
Read more →Does Xero Have Time Tracking?
Xero does not include built-in job time tracking or mobile timers. Xero Projects offers basic desktop time entry, but no offline mobile timer for field crews. Here is the honest answer and the simplest fix.
Read more →Stop Invoicing From Memory: How to Bill Accurately Every Time
Forgotten hours, missing materials, vague line items -- invoicing from memory costs trades businesses real money. Here's how to fix it.
Read more →Plan the Week, Dispatch the Day
A new scheduling calendar in Jotter lets you plan your week, drag jobs onto the calendar, and dispatch work to your team. Rolling out to customers now.
Read more →Time Tracking That Actually Works for Tradies
Built-in timers that show on your Lock Screen, run multiple timers at once, and survive app restarts. Here's how Jotter handles time tracking differently.
Read more →Offline-First: Why Your Job Tracking App Needs to Work Without Internet
New builds, basements, rural sites -- if your app stops working when the signal drops, it's not built for the field. Here's how Jotter handles offline.
Read more →Going Paperless in the Field: A Practical Guide for Tradies
You don't need to overhaul your whole business. Here are five practical steps to ditch the notebook and start tracking jobs digitally -- without the headache.
Read more →Why Xero and Jotter Belong Together for NZ Trades
If your team uses Xero, Jotter turns completed jobs into proper invoices automatically. Here's why that matters more than you think.
Read more →Jotter Jobs Is Live -- Track Jobs and Invoice Through Xero
Today we're launching Jotter Jobs: a simple job tracking app that syncs completed jobs to Xero as invoices. Built for NZ service businesses, freelancers, and trades teams, free to start.
Read more →Something New Is Coming for NZ Trades Teams
On April 2nd, we are launching Jotter Jobs -- a simple job tracking app that syncs to Xero. Built in New Zealand, for New Zealand trades businesses.
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