Jonathan Stark

Ditching Hourly

Business EN ↓ 407 episodes

For solo professionals who want to make more and work less without hiring.

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Jonathan Stark

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Business

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Latest episode

Oct 22, 2026

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Episodes

How to prevent clients from reverse engineering an hourly rate from your value price 26.03.2019

Q&A from TheJonathanStarkShow.com on YouTube ---- Do you have questions about how to improve your business? Things like: Value pricing your work instead of billing for your time? Positioning yourself as the go-to person in your space? Productizing your services so you never have to have another awkward sales call or spend hours writing another custom proposal? Book a one-on-one coaching call w...

Can designers sell retainers? 25.03.2019

Q&A from TheJonathanStarkShow.com on YouTube ---- Do you have questions about how to improve your business? Things like: Value pricing your work instead of billing for your time? Positioning yourself as the go-to person in your space? Productizing your services so you never have to have another awkward sales call or spend hours writing another custom proposal? Book a one-on-one coaching call w...

Are advice retainers different from design retainers? 24.03.2019

Q&A from TheJonathanStarkShow.com on YouTube ---- Do you have questions about how to improve your business? Things like: Value pricing your work instead of billing for your time? Positioning yourself as the go-to person in your space? Productizing your services so you never have to have another awkward sales call or spend hours writing another custom proposal? Book a one-on-one coaching call w...

How should I raise prices on a monthly-based service with my existing clients? 23.03.2019

Q&A from TheJonathanStarkShow.com on YouTube ---- Do you have questions about how to improve your business? Things like: Value pricing your work instead of billing for your time? Positioning yourself as the go-to person in your space? Productizing your services so you never have to have another awkward sales call or spend hours writing another custom proposal? Book a one-on-one coaching call w...

How do I get past a gatekeeper to the real decision maker? 22.03.2019

Q&A from TheJonathanStarkShow.com on YouTube ---- Do you have questions about how to improve your business? Things like: Value pricing your work instead of billing for your time? Positioning yourself as the go-to person in your space? Productizing your services so you never have to have another awkward sales call or spend hours writing another custom proposal? Book a one-on-one coaching call w...

When is the best time of year to try to land new clients? 21.03.2019

Q&A from TheJonathanStarkShow.com on YouTube ---- Do you have questions about how to improve your business? Things like: Value pricing your work instead of billing for your time? Positioning yourself as the go-to person in your space? Productizing your services so you never have to have another awkward sales call or spend hours writing another custom proposal? Book a one-on-one coaching call w...

How should I make the shift from employee to consultant? 20.03.2019

Q&A from TheJonathanStarkShow.com on YouTube ---- Do you have questions about how to improve your business? Things like: Value pricing your work instead of billing for your time? Positioning yourself as the go-to person in your space? Productizing your services so you never have to have another awkward sales call or spend hours writing another custom proposal? Book a one-on-one coaching call w...

How should I split the profits if I hire someone to do the implementation work for me? 19.03.2019

Q&A from TheJonathanStarkShow.com on YouTube ---- Do you have questions about how to improve your business? Things like: Value pricing your work instead of billing for your time? Positioning yourself as the go-to person in your space? Productizing your services so you never have to have another awkward sales call or spend hours writing another custom proposal? Book a one-on-one coaching call w...

How do I start to attract big brands to my agency? 18.03.2019

Q&A from TheJonathanStarkShow.com on YouTube ---- Do you have questions about how to improve your business? Things like: Value pricing your work instead of billing for your time? Positioning yourself as the go-to person in your space? Productizing your services so you never have to have another awkward sales call or spend hours writing another custom proposal? Book a one-on-one coaching call w...

How can you value price a big project without a comprehensive scope document? 17.03.2019

Q&A from TheJonathanStarkShow.com on YouTube ---- Do you have questions about how to improve your business? Things like: Value pricing your work instead of billing for your time? Positioning yourself as the go-to person in your space? Productizing your services so you never have to have another awkward sales call or spend hours writing another custom proposal? Book a one-on-one coaching call w...

How long should a money-back guarantee be good for? 16.03.2019

Q&A from TheJonathanStarkShow.com on YouTube ---- Do you have questions about how to improve your business? Things like: Value pricing your work instead of billing for your time? Positioning yourself as the go-to person in your space? Productizing your services so you never have to have another awkward sales call or spend hours writing another custom proposal? Book a one-on-one coaching call w...

What if my client pivots their business in the middle of a value priced project? 15.03.2019

Q&A from TheJonathanStarkShow.com on YouTube ---- Do you have questions about how to improve your business? Things like: Value pricing your work instead of billing for your time? Positioning yourself as the go-to person in your space? Productizing your services so you never have to have another awkward sales call or spend hours writing another custom proposal? Book a one-on-one coaching call w...

Do I have to move to a tech hub to grow my business? 14.03.2019

Q&A from TheJonathanStarkShow.com on YouTube ---- Do you have questions about how to improve your business? Things like: Value pricing your work instead of billing for your time? Positioning yourself as the go-to person in your space? Productizing your services so you never have to have another awkward sales call or spend hours writing another custom proposal? Book a one-on-one coaching call w...

Can a newb become a consultant right away? 13.03.2019

Q&A from TheJonathanStarkShow.com on YouTube ---- Do you have questions about how to improve your business? Things like: Value pricing your work instead of billing for your time? Positioning yourself as the go-to person in your space? Productizing your services so you never have to have another awkward sales call or spend hours writing another custom proposal? Book a one-on-one coaching call w...

Should you work for free in exchange for referrals? 08.03.2019

What would you say if someone asked you to work for free in exchange for referrals? ---- Do you have questions about how to improve your business? Things like: Value pricing your work instead of billing for your time? Positioning yourself as the go-to person in your space? Productizing your services so you never have to have another awkward sales call or spend hours writing another custom proposal...

XY Positioning Statement 01.03.2019

How to craft an XY Positioning Statement. Click here to read the companion article ---- Do you have questions about how to improve your business? Things like: Value pricing your work instead of billing for your time? Positioning yourself as the go-to person in your space? Productizing your services so you never have to have another awkward sales call or spend hours writing another custom proposal?...

Making Seconds Count with guest Alice Lee-Yoon 20.02.2019

Scientific research into the negative psychological effects of trading time for money. Guest bio: Alice Lee-Yoon is a prospective phd student researching the link between time, money, and employee happiness. Her papers have been published in leading journals such as Current Opinion in Psychology and Academy of Management Journal, and her works have also been covered in Harvard Business Review, Psy...

Productized Services with guest Jason Resnick 12.01.2019

Jason Resnick (aka @rezzz) shares how he went from burnt out jack-of-all-trades to in-demand specialist. Related Links Jason's Twitter Jason's website Transcript Jonathan Stark Hello and welcome to Ditching Hourly, I'm Jonathan Stark. Today I'm joined by guest Jason Resnick. Jason, welcome to the show. Jason Resnick Thanks for having me Jonathan. Jonathan Stark Can you tell folks who haven't heard...

Setting Expectations with guest Ben Manley 28.11.2018

The benefits of offering a productized service. In this episode of Ditching Hourly I'm joined by guest Ben Manley. Ben is the founder of Knapsack, a web design firm that offers an laser focused productized service that allows his team to deliver beautiful websites to their clients in one day. Ben shares his background and explains in detail how he went from a generalist design freelancer who would...

Creating a Business That Can Thrive Without You with guest John Warrillow 25.10.2018

Business valuation expert John Warrillow explains the benefits of making your business more valuable as an acquisition target, even if you have no intention of selling it. Talking Points The two most common reasons business owners consider selling their business Why it makes sense to build your business to sell even if you don't want to sell The difference between growing value and growing revenue...

The Language of Business with guest Norman Lieberman 19.09.2018

Veteran recruiter Norman Lieberman shares hard won war stories from 37 years of cold calling. Talking Points You have to take control of the conversation in the first 20 seconds The importance of finding out the client's problem before you even think about selling anything to them Why talking about your company, product, or process is worse than useless Why to lead with a question and then shut up...

The Shape of Engagement with guest Scott Gould 27.08.2018

You know you want your customers, employees, and communities to be engaged, but what exactly does ‘engagement’ mean? Scott Gould, author of The Shape of Engagement joins me to talk about how independent software developers can sow the seeds engagement. Talking Points Why engagement matters What engagement is The three levels of engagement The three processes that make up the cycle of engagement Re...

Breaking The Time Barrier with guest Mike McDerment 03.08.2018

Freshbooks CEO Mike McDerment joins me to discuss his book Breaking the Time Barrier. Talking Points The importance to talking to your clients Looking for ways to help your audience How to push yourself out of your comfort zone Why hourly billing is a bad idea Quotable Quotes “In one year, I worked 19 days and brought in $200,000.”—MM “I think the constant paranoia of not knowing something is heal...

Building Signature Systems with guest Maggie Patterson 25.07.2018

Guest Maggie Patterson describes how she more than doubled her income by ditching hourly billing. Talking Points How hourly billing decreases your income The value of creating clearly defined service packages The benefits of systematizing your service delivery The magic of naming process steps How taking control of the client engagement increases your fees The importance of saying no to clients wh...

Fishing Where The Fish Are with guest David A. Fields 12.07.2018

Guest David A. Fields shares a gold mine of practical advice on outreach, positioning, building authority, trust building, and more. Talking Points How to maximize your impact as a consultant How to "fish where the fish are" How to identify ugent problems that your clients are dying to pay you to fix for them How to win business even when you're up against giant competitors How to build trust in a...

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