
Ditching Hourly
For freelancers, consultants, and other independent professionals who want to make more and work less without hiring.
Latest episodes

Dec 7, 2021 • 50min
Ryan Berman - Courage Is Your Competitive Advantage
Speaker, author, and entrepreneur Ryan Berman joined me on Ditching Hourly to talk about using courage as a competitive advantage.Things We MentionedRyan’s WebsiteReturn On CourageThis Book Will Make You Dangerous by Tripp LanierIcarus Deception by Seth GodinJonah Berger
----Before you go!The next time someone asks you for your hourly rate, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to valuepricingbootcamp.com to sign up for my free value pricing email course.Hope to see you there!

Nov 30, 2021 • 24min
Swizec Teller - The Employed Consultant
Software engineer, author, and educator Swizec Teller joined me to talk about consulting vs employment in Silicon Valley.Swizec's links:https://swizec.com/https://twitter.com/swizechttps://seniormindset.com/
----Before you go!The next time someone asks you for your hourly rate, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to valuepricingbootcamp.com to sign up for my free value pricing email course.Hope to see you there!

Nov 23, 2021 • 1h 17min
Philip Morgan - The Self-Made Expert
My good friend Philip Morgan interviewed me on The Self-Made Expert Podcast about what's been going on behind the scenes in my business for the past couple years. We chatted about a bunch of things I don't usually get asked about, including: My transition from surfing a once-in-a-generation tech wave to a very different kind of advisory businessMy inventory of nasty emails received from my mailing listHow I run inexpensive experimentsLinks:My previous appearance on Philip's podcastPhilip's main website
----Before you go!The next time someone asks you for your hourly rate, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to valuepricingbootcamp.com to sign up for my free value pricing email course.Hope to see you there!

Nov 16, 2021 • 1h 6min
Blair Enns - 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: Whether you're a soloist or a big firmHow good you are at salesYour business goalsBlair's links:https://www.winwithoutpitching.com/https://twitter.com/blairenns
----Before you go!The next time someone asks you for your hourly rate, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to valuepricingbootcamp.com to sign up for my free value pricing email course.Hope to see you there!

Oct 12, 2021 • 1h 7min
Justin Jackson - Catching Bigger Waves
Transistor.fm co-founder Justin Jackson joined me on Ditching Hourly to talk about leveling up your "business game" by learning to spot bigger waves. Justin's links: https://transistor.fm/https://megamaker.co/https://devmarketing.xyz/https://justinjackson.ca/https://twitter.com/mijustin
----Before you go!The next time someone asks you for your hourly rate, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to valuepricingbootcamp.com to sign up for my free value pricing email course.Hope to see you there!

Oct 5, 2021 • 48min
Coaching Call with Design Thinking Consultant Hannah Berson
Design Thinking Consultant Hannah Berson joined me on Ditching Hourly to figure out a way to align the financial incentives on a novel three-party deal. Hannah's links:https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-berson-8b56672/https://www.saltcollaboratory.com/
----Before you go!The next time someone asks you for your hourly rate, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to valuepricingbootcamp.com to sign up for my free value pricing email course.Hope to see you there!

Sep 28, 2021 • 1h 38min
Coaching Call with David Thorp
David Thorp joins me on Ditching Hourly for a positioning discussion to figure out if he's a Filemaker developer or a Swift developer or a business analyst or something else. David's website:https://www.alphacustomapps.com/
----Before you go!The next time someone asks you for your hourly rate, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to valuepricingbootcamp.com to sign up for my free value pricing email course.Hope to see you there!

Sep 21, 2021 • 1h 9min
Coaching Call with Software Architect George Stocker
Software architect George Stocker joins me to get clarity on his ideal buyer. George's site: https://georgestocker.com/
----Before you go!The next time someone asks you for your hourly rate, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to valuepricingbootcamp.com to sign up for my free value pricing email course.Hope to see you there!

Sep 14, 2021 • 51min
Coaching Call with THE Mason Bayne
Musician Mason Bayne joined me for a coaching call to brainstorm where to find the most value in the music business. Mason's website: https://www.masonscottbayne.comValue Pricing Bootcamp:http://valuepricingbootcamp.com
----Before you go!The next time someone asks you for your hourly rate, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to valuepricingbootcamp.com to sign up for my free value pricing email course.Hope to see you there!

Sep 7, 2021 • 1h 2min
Coaching Call with Health Coach Jihane Farrell
Health coach Jihane Farrell joined me to talk about how to price "quality of life" and other intangible and highly subjective client outcomes.Jihane's email address: catbirdwellness@gmail.com
----Before you go!The next time someone asks you for your hourly rate, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to valuepricingbootcamp.com to sign up for my free value pricing email course.Hope to see you there!