Okay, Fine. Hourly Can Work.

Dec 7, 2023

Exploring the concept of charging clients hourly and its effectiveness, gaining clients through the one-to-mini strategy, making connections and expanding business goals, the issue of hourly rates and tracking time, and the debate between hourly billing vs. fixed pricing for freelancers.

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Gaining Clients through the One-to-Mini Strategy

13:56 • 4min

Making Connections and Expanding Business Goals

18:06 • 10min

The Issue of Hourly Rates and Tracking Time

28:23 • 5min

Hourly Billing vs. Fixed Pricing

33:08 • 21min

On today’s show: I finally give in to the idea that charging your clients hourly can actually work in some business models.

It’s still not my favorite—since you get punished for being more efficient.

But our return guest Josh, gives us an update on his business, throws some new challenges at us, and—yes—convinces me that sometimes charging hourly just makes the most sense.

See what I mean on today’s episode of Freelance to Founder. Here we go.

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