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Get Going with Pro (8 Easy Steps)
Get Going with Pro (8 Easy Steps)

We lay out the steps for you to get started with Pro

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Written by Dennis
Updated over a week ago

You've seen movies about ancient armies using watchtowers to defend their villages. The watchtowers provided a high, 360-degree view of the surrounding areas, allowing the watchmen to detect enemy threats.

Chronotek Pro is your watchtower, giving you complete visibility of your business like you've never seen before and defending you against employee time theft, rising labor costs, and unplanned overtime.

You're on the way to getting back control of your business.

We have laid out a plan to help you learn Pro as quickly and easily as possible. Follow the steps below, and you will be a Pro before you know it.

8 Steps to Getting Started with Chronotek Pro

Step 1 - Download the Pro app

Scan the QR code with your phone.

Then:

1. Select your app store.

2. Download the Pro app.

3. Log in.

Step 2 - Clock in on the app

We want you to see how easy it is to clock in. Click on My Work to clock in. We created a schedule for you. Here's an article on how to clock into a scheduled job.

Step 3 - Enter your employees (We suggest up to 5)

Read the article, How to Add People. Then, enter your employees. Check out this short article/video on how employees easily clock in.

Step 4 - Invite your employees to download and install the app

Your employees will need to download and install the Pro mobile app. Entering your employees in step 3 does not send the invitations to them. But it's very simple. You have two options:

  1. Send them this link: https://install.mychronotek.com/ or

  2. Send invitations through the app. Here's a 15-second video showing you how.

Step 5 - Add your Jobs, along with Customers and Locations

Pro is set up like your business. Your employees do Jobs (work) at different Locations for your Customers. Pro is designed to track this work separately for precise job costing. More importantly, we built Pro to ensure that your employees can never clock into the wrong job. You will love that!

For your pilot group of 5 employees, you will add the customer they work for, the location where they work, and the work (Job) they do.

Here's a quick video (1m27s) on how to add jobs, customers, and locations.

Also, read the article, What Are Customers, Locations, and Jobs? to learn more about this unique approach to tracking your work time.

Step 6 - Ensure Your Remote Employees Clock In at the Job Site

You should absolutely check out our exclusive TimeTiles™ and create clock-in stations at your job sites. Employees must tap them to clock in and they can't do that from the parking lot or the McDonald's drive-thru. Here's a directory of TimeTiles™ articles, including one on how to order them.

Step 7 - Proactively Manage Issues as They Happen

Pro's Issue Tiles are your sentinels, alerting you to real and potential problems. Do employees leave the job site while still on the clock? How did you ever know before? Now you will know because a yellow issue flag alerts you. Did an employee forget to clock out? You don't have to wait until payroll day to work through these headaches. Red Issue Tiles warn you as they happen.

You'll never be surprised again.

Step 8 - Communicate with your Team

Communicating with your entire workforce has never been easier. Here's a short video (46 sec) on how to send a company-wide message. Send one to your employees to remind them to clock in every day.

Find more answers to common questions in our Help Center. Go ahead and bookmark the site. 😊

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