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 372 Episodes
James Williams - Fractional CTO Masterclass
James Williams of Cofebe.com joined me on Ditching Hourly to give what amounted to a masterclass on how to avoid failure and delight clients as a fractional CTO.“The c...
Michael Zipursky - Selling Consulting Into Large Organizations in 2023
Guest BioMichael Zipursky – Michael has consulted for organizations and advised leaders throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Middle East ...
Ron Baker - Time’s Up!
Pricing legend Ron Baker joined me again (for a record-setting fourth appearance!) on Ditching Hourly to talk about the nuances of the subscription model for service b...
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...