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There are so many options for keeping track of your working hours these days. Some are simple, and some not so much. As a former freelancer, I could have only dreamed of the day when I could tell a smart, snarky cylinder such as Alexa to keep track of my working hours. Utilizing IFTTT, Google Sheets and Initial State I can now create beautiful dashboard that shows when I’m working and how often. This is great for any freelancer that would want to share this kind of dashboard with a client to let them know exactly when they're working on their project.
We’re going to set up an IFTTT recipe that uses Alexa to send your clock in data to a Google Sheet. The Google sheet will parse that information, and use a custom function to send those times to Initial State. I’ve already done all the leg work by creating the custom function. Also, by saying “I created the customer function,” I mean my friend Colin at Acklen Avenue and co-worker Broc basically told me what to type. Regardless, all you have to do is copy and paste what Broc, Colin and I created.
Project Difficulty: Easy like Peyton Manning on a Sunday morning.
Estimated Time to Complete: About an hour
What you’ll need:
- An Amazon Echo
- An Initial State Account
- An IFTTT Account
- A Gmail account for Google Sheets