Jonathan Stark

Ditching Hourly

Business EN ↓ 396 episodes

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

Author

Jonathan Stark

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Business

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podcast.ditchinghourly.com

Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Value Pricing in the Enterprise with guest Jeff Scornavacca 08.03.2017

Ditching Hourly 021: Value Pricing in the Enterprise with guest Jeff Scornavacca Hello! and Welcome to Ditching Hourly. I'm Jonathan Stark. Today, I'm joined by guest Jeff Scornavacca . Jeff is a business consultant who helps companies improve their contracting and offer development processes. He's worked with clients like Johnson & Johnson, Ocean Spray Cranberries, Reebok, and many others. Je...

Is Value Pricing Immoral? 24.02.2017

Ditching Hourly 020: Is Value Pricing Immoral? Hello! and Welcome to Ditching Hourly. I'm Jonathan Stark. Today, I'm going to answer the question: Is value pricing immoral? The next time a client questions one of your hours entries, visit http://valuepricingbootcamp.com to signup for my free email course. Again, that url is: http://valuepricingbootcamp.com ---- Do you have questions about how to i...

Can Any Type Of Project Be Value Priced? 17.02.2017

Ditching Hourly 019: Can Any Type Of Project Be Value Priced? Hello! and Welcome to Ditching Hourly. I'm Jonathan Stark. Today, I'm going to talk about what sorts of projects can be value priced and which can't. Any kind of project can be value priced. BUT... not every kind of project can be value priced profitably. ---- Do you have questions about how to improve your business? Things like: Value...

Ten Ways To Attract Your Ideal Buyer 24.01.2017

If you're barely getting any leads, you're not going to have the confidence to experiment with ditching hourly billing. Hello! and Welcome to Ditching Hourly. I'm Jonathan Stark. Today, I'm going to talk about gaining the confidence you need to experiment with new pricing techniques by increasing the number of leads you get on a weekly basis. "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and...

Escape Hourly Billing with Productized Services with guest Kurt Elster 19.01.2017

Shopify guru Kurt Elster explains how he used productized service to escape the hourly billing trap. Hello! and Welcome to Ditching Hourly. I'm Jonathan Stark. Today, I'm joined by guest Kurt Elster. Kurt is a Senior Ecommerce Consultant who helps Shopify store owners uncover hidden profits in their websites. Kurt is the founder of ecommerce agency Ethercycle, host of the popular Ecommerce Hacks W...

High-Touch, Low-Touch, and Leverage 17.01.2017

Using the concepts of high-touch, low-touch, and leverage in your mix of products and services. Links Concierge medicine Offering Mix Graph Offering Mix Medical Analogy Sign off If you bill by the hour and would like to learn how to significantly increase your income, please go to http://valuepricingbootcamp.com to signup for my free email course. Again, that url is: http://valuepricingbootcamp.co...

Building a Product Ladder 22.12.2016

Escape the feast/famine cycle by building a product ladder. Hello! and Welcome to Ditching Hourly. I'm Jonathan Stark. Today, I'm going to talk about how to escape the feast/famine cycle by building a product ladder. HOUSEKEEPING The 4 phases of engagement is something I heard first from Blair Enns of WWP in a post called "We Will Diagnose Before We Prescribe" If you bill by the hour and would lik...

Productized Services 13.12.2016

How to break the habit of trading time for money with productized services. Today, I'm going to talk about how to break the habit of trading time for money using something called productized services. Topics covered include: What is a productized service? What are the pros and cons of a productized service? What goes into creating a productized service? ---- Do you have questions about how to impr...

The 8 Steps to Value Pricing with special guest Ron Baker 08.12.2016

Special guest Ron Baker talks about overcoming pricing objections, managing scope creep, safely offering guarantees, and much more. Today I’ve got a very special episode of Ditching Hourly for you. I'm joined by value pricing pioneer, Ron Baker. Ron is a recovering CPA who began value pricing in 1989. He’s the author of seven best-selling books, including: Pricing on Purpose; Measure What Matters...

100% Up-Front 29.11.2016

How to get paid for projects 100% up-front. ---- 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 with m...

How To Write Proposals That Close 16.11.2016

My #1 tip for writing proposals that close. ---- 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 with m...

The Why Conversation 09.11.2016

The three types of questions you must ask your prospect before writing your proposal. ---- 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 propos...

Making the Leap to Value Pricing with guest James Jeffers 07.11.2016

Guest James Jeffers shares his recent success with his transition to value pricing. ---- 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...

The Hourly Trap 31.10.2016

Has a client ever questioned your timesheets? Or asked you to eat hours? Or demanded that you split the difference on a blown budget? If so, you've been caught in the hourly trap. ---- 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...

Cost vs Price vs Value 27.10.2016

The only three numbers that matter when calculating profitability. ---- 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-o...

The Red Balloon 24.10.2016

Internalizing the idea of mutual profit. ---- 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 with me a...

Burying the Billable Hour with guest Ed Kless 17.10.2016

Guest Ed Kless explains why hourly billing is immoral, dispels the biggest myths of business, makes predictions about the future of money and more. Links Ed's website Ed's Twitter Ed's VoiceAmerica radio show Ed's book Pricing On Purpose Verasage Institute ---- Do you have questions about how to improve your business? Things like: Value pricing your work instead of billing for your time? Positioni...

Three Ways to Transition to Value Pricing 17.10.2016

Learn three safe and simple tactics that will help you make the transition from hourly billing to value pricing. ---- 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 wr...

Intro to Value Pricing 17.10.2016

Value pricing defined. ---- 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 with me and get answers to...

The Hourly Income Barrier 17.10.2016

Why hourly billing is bad for you, your work, and your clients. ---- 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...

Hello World 17.10.2016

Ditching Hourly: who it's for and what it's about. ---- 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...

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