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 387 Episodes
Joel Clermont - From Hourly Billing Agency Owner to Value Pricing Soloist
Joel Clermont joined me on Ditching Hourly to detail his multi-year transition from "hourly billing" agency owner to "value pricing" soloist.
Are You Over Delivering? (TBOA#227)
Overdelivering—giving your clients and buyers more than they expected or contracted for—is a seemingly thoughtful and helpful practice that is anything but. (cross-pos...
Sunsetting Products And Services
This episode is an anonymized question that I answered in one of my Ditcherville LIVE Q&A sessions inside of my group coaching community.
How Project Oversight Retainers Work
This episode is an anonymized question that I answered in one of my Ditcherville LIVE Q&A sessions inside of my group coaching community.
How To Capture And Organize Ideas For A Daily Mailing List
This episode is an anonymized question that I answered in one of my Ditcherville LIVE Q&A sessions inside of my group coaching community.
Kevin Freidberg - Adapting The Why Conversation
Founder of 7-Second Websites, Kevin Freidberg joined me on Ditching Hourly to describe how he has adapted The Why Conversation to better suit his personality and land ...
Coaching Call with Web3 Consultant Luke Willis
Web3 Consultant Luke Willis joined me on Ditching Hourly to brainstorm ways to position and package his crypto/blockchain/web3 expertise.
Coaching Call with UX Writer Merav Levkowitz
UX writer, Merav Levkowitz joined me on Ditching Hourly for a coaching call to brainstorm ways she could get away from billing hourly for ongoing maintenance and execu...
Alex Hillman - Paid Project Discovery
Author, founder, and rebel scum, Alex Hillman returned to Ditching Hourly, this time to talk about paid project discovery engagements.
Solar System Content Model
Let’s say you wanted to start a daily mailing list… How would you come up with enough stuff to write about? My Solar System Content Model is the answer.
Punk Marketing
The core strategy behind my "punk" marketing approach.
Absolutely Everything Can Be Measured
Other than hourly billing, this is the mindset shift that has had the biggest impact on my business.
What if you had no competition?
This time on Ditching Hourly I answer a question from Kenneth Taylor about how to build a solo authority business that essentially has no competition.
Coaching Call with “JavaScript-in-FileMaker” expert Jeremy Brown
“JavaScript-in-FileMaker” expert Jeremy Brown joined me on Ditching Hourly to brainstorm which business models might make the most sense for his highly specialized are...
David C. Baker - The 5 Things That Happen Right After You Specialize
The “Expertise Expert” himself, David C. Baker joined me on Ditching Hourly to talk about the 5 things that happen right after you specialize.
Rick Finkelstein - The Heavy Metal Lawyer
My dear old friend Rick “Fink” Finkelstein joined me on Ditching Hourly to talk about he got booked solid using fixed fees, specialization, and niching.
Coaching Call with Trading Card Creator Colyn Brown
Longtime web developer and freshly minted trading card creator Colyn Brown joined me on Ditching Hourly to brainstorm about how to capitalize on early interest in his ...
Digby Leigh - Alternative Fee Arrangements for the Legal Industry
Long-time lawyer, second-time guest, and first-time SaaS co-founder Digby Leigh joined me on Ditching Hourly to talk about alternative fee arrangements making inroads ...
Coaching Call with Equity-Driven Design Strategist Lucy Flores
Equity-Driven Design Strategist Lucy Flores joined me on Ditching Hourly to brainstorm her positioning.