Jonathan Stark
The Ditching Hourly Guy • For freelancers, consultants, and other experts who want to make more and work less w/o hiring
Appears in 355 Episodes
Ryan Golgosky - Productized Subscription Model for Web Design
180Sites.com founder Ryan Golgosky joined me on Ditching Hourly to explain in detail how his web design company manages to add and service more than 30 new clients per...
The Song Of Significance with Seth Godin (TBOA #285)
Cross-post from The Business of Authority:Seth Godin joins us again, this time to answer the core question in his brand-new book “The Song of Significance”: What does ...
Denis Čahuk - Building Autonomous Engineering Teams
Denis Čahuk (aka “Coach Denis”) joined me on Ditching Hourly to share his experiences as an engineering team coach in the tech industry. He discusses his coaching appr...
Geraldine Carter - Finding Your Niche: Tackling Objections and Getting Traction
Longtime friend-of-the-show and “three-peat” guest Geraldine Carter returns to go deep on the trials, tribulations, and benefits of niching down on a target market.Tal...
Dr. J.J. Peterson - Building A Business Beyond Hourly Billing
Dr. JJ Peterson, head of StoryBrand, joined me on Ditching Hourly to explain why he says, “You can't build a business on hourly billing.” JJ emphasizes the importance ...
Denis Čahuk - Find Out What’s Valuable And Then Do Nothing Else
Tech trainer and coach Denis Čahuk joined me on Ditching Hourly to explain how he doubled his income by selling his value instead of selling his CV.Denis’ links:https:...
Luke Willis - Taxes, Inflation, and the Psychology of Currency
Our resident crypto expert and longtime friend of the show, Luke Willis, joined me on Ditching Hourly to explore the psychology and mechanics of inflation.Links mentio...
James Turner - Selling Credits Instead of Hours
James Turner, partner at SNAP Copy, joined me on Ditching Hourly to explain the nuances and benefits of selling copywriting services by the credit, not by the hour or ...
Nick Loper of Side Hustle Nation - How to Monetize a Content-First Business
Nick Loper of Side Hustle Nation joined me on Ditching Hourly to talk about how he grew his mailing list and podcast audiences to 100k+ each and how he got started mak...
Floyd May - Pricing Software Development Based On Shares, Not Hours
Canyon Trail founder Floyd May joined me on Ditching Hourly to describe his “shares” pricing model for software development.Floyd’s Links:https://canyon-trail.com/http...
Tim Burris - From Annual Salary to Hourly Billing to Fixed Pricing
Longtime software developer Tim Burris joined me on Ditching Hourly to talk about his transition from annual salary to hourly billing to fixed pricing and the positive...
Steve Folland - The Freelance Journey
Steve Folland, creator of the Being Freelance podcast and Doing it for the Kids podcast, joined me on Ditching Hourly to chat about his journey into freelancing, organ...
Alain Chautard - Four Ways To Monetize Technical Expertise
Angular expert Alain Chautard joined me on Ditching Hourly to share the novel ways he escaped the trap of trading time for money by packaging and pricing his platform ...
Coaching Call with ex-Googler Kartick Vaddadi
Ex-Googler Kartick Vaddadi joined me on Ditching Hourly to brainstorm which of his offerings might be most compelling and to find ways to increase the number of leads ...
Ditching Hourly Fireside Chat with Ed Gandia and Jonathan Stark
This week I am joined by Ed Gandia. Ed is the co-author of The Wealthy Freelancer, the host of the High-Income Business Writing podcast, and a coach to ambitious write...
Mitch Kowalski - Helping Law Firms Ditch Hourly Billing
Legal operations advisor and law professor Mitch Kowalski joined me on Ditching Hourly to talk about innovation in the legal profession, including alternatives to hour...
Sew Heidi - The Business of Fashion Design
Sew Heidi is a business coach and educator who helps freelance fashion designers build better businesses. She joined me on Ditching Hourly to compare notes on the simi...
Jason Lengstorf - Learning Together Online As A Full-Time Job
Jason Lengstorf joined me on Ditching Hourly to talk about the novel way he's using his generalist web skills to create value, have fun, and make a living.Jason's Bio:...
Junaid Ahmed - From UX Designer to Home Studio Architect
Home studio architect and author Junaid Ahmed joined me on Ditching Hourly to talk about why it's important to look and sound your best on camera, how to level up your...
Jeff Doolittle - From Web Dev To Software Architect
Jeff Doolittle is a software architect, transformational leader, and se-radio.net host who’s on a mission to make good software professionals great.Jeff joined me on D...
Reuven Lerner - Building A Software Training Business In 2023
In-demand Python teacher Reuven Lerner joined me on Ditching Hourly to talk about building a software training business in 2023.
Brandon Reed - Instant Success With Fixed Price Options
Landscape architect Brandon Reed joined me on Ditching Hourly to discuss how ditching hourly billing, offering fixed price options, and niching down transformed his fi...
Erica Goode, CPA - Inflation, Recession, Cash flow, and Taxes
CPA Erica Goode joined me on Ditching Hourly to talk about how coaches and consultants should think about inflation, recession, cash flow, and taxes.
Mitch Herrema - High Ticket Productized Services
Mitch Herrema of Bulb Digital joined me on Ditching Hourly to talk about his experience selling high-ticket productized services.
Erin Balsa - From “Hit or Miss” Proposals to a 100% Close Rate
Erin Balsa of Haus of Bold joined me on Ditching Hourly to talk about the dramatic success she experienced once switching to my 5-page proposal template.
Coaching Call with Vikram Shetty
Vikram Shetty of 73bit.com joined me on Ditching Hourly for a coaching call to help clarify the difference between the end user, target market, and ideal buyer for his...
John Strohmeyer - Packaging And Selling Legal Services On A Fixed-Fee Basis
Proprietor of Strohmeyer Law, John Strohmeyer, joined me on Ditching Hourly to talk about why he left a big hourly law firm to start his own practice and how he packag...
Geraldine Carter - Providing More Value Faster
The CPA Savior, Geraldine Carter, joined me on Ditching Hourly to talk about her journey from custom coaching to productized services and how it opened up a path to se...
Coaching Call with QA Consultant Preshant Bellad
QA Consultant Preshant Bellad joined me on Ditching Hourly to discuss value pricing for monthly QA services.
Reuben Swartz - Anti-CRM For People Who Hate Selling
Founder of Mimiran, Reuben Swartz, joined me on Ditching Hourly to talk about the unique client relationship management needs of solo consultants and shared the novel ...