Blair Enns - Productized Services
Blair Enns returned to Ditching Hourly to discuss the pros and cons of productized services.
The wonderful Blair Enns of Win Without Pitching returned to Ditching Hourly to discuss the pros and cons of productized services.
Blair is generally against them and I am generally for them. Since we tend to agree on most things business-related, I wanted to have him back on the show to get to the bottom of our disconnect on this particular point.
During the course of our hour-long chat, we uncovered lots of nuance and eventually understood both sides of the argument for or against.
TL;DR:
Whether or not offering productized services is a good move for your business depends on several factors, including:
Blair is generally against them and I am generally for them. Since we tend to agree on most things business-related, I wanted to have him back on the show to get to the bottom of our disconnect on this particular point.
During the course of our hour-long chat, we uncovered lots of nuance and eventually understood both sides of the argument for or against.
TL;DR:
Whether or not offering productized services is a good move for your business depends on several factors, including:
- Whether you're a soloist or a big firm
- How good you are at sales
- Your business goals
Blair's links:
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Do you know you need to niche down, but keep hesitating because you're afraid of picking the wrong niche, cutting off good opportunities, or boxing yourself in?
You DON'T need more convincing that vague positioning is a problem.
You DO need a way to make positioning feel less risky so you can finally choose a direction, test it in the market, and adjust without blowing up your business.
On Tuesday, September 8th, 2026, at noon Eastern Time, I'm running a live workshop called Positioning For Soloists Having A Hard Time Niching Down.
That's what we'll tackle in this workshop.
It's the second session of my Fall 2026 Soloist Growth Workshop series for expertise-based business owners just like you.
Live attendance is limited to 20, so don't wait.
Learn more at: https://jonathanstark.com/sgs
Enroll in Positioning For Soloists now »
Hope to see you live in Zoom on Tuesday.
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