Groundwork
This week I shared my Claude-based ‘bizdev dashboard’ with a few people on some Slack channels of which I’m part. Some people have gone on created equally-useful personalised dashboards, and I’m running a session next Friday to help anyone who wants some guidance.
Meanwhile, I’ve been iterating a single-file offline, private dashboard for tracking projects and profitability for freelancers. I’ve called it ‘Groundwork’ and you simply download index.html and run it in your browser.
A dashboard for freelancers that lives entirely on your computer. Track your leads, income, time, and to-do list — without subscriptions, accounts, or sending your data anywhere.
What it does
- Pipeline — see all your work at a glance, from first conversation to getting paid. Drag jobs across columns as they progress (Lead → Proposal → Active → Invoiced → Paid).
- Income — a monthly bar chart showing what you’ve earned, your best month, and a projected year-end total based on your average.
- Time & capacity — log hours by client, see how your week is filling up, and keep an eye on your workload.
- Next actions — a simple to-do list with priority levels so you know what to tackle first.
- Ask AI — describe a change in plain English and the dashboard updates itself. “Moved the Acme project to invoiced” or “Logged 3 hours on the Barnardo’s website” — that kind of thing. Completely optional.
That last point is pretty cool. Although it can be used entirely manually, there’s also the option to connect it to an LLM via an API key from ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini. You can also use a local LLM via Ollama. Oh, and it’s multi-lingual, has various colour options, and is fully accessible.
Source: GitHub