In The Trenches

Jonathan Stark is a former software developer who is on a mission to rid the world of hourly billing. He is the author of Hourly Billing is Nuts, the host of Ditching Hourly and writes a daily newsletter on pricing for independent professionals.   During today’s conversation, Jonathan breaks down the idea of ditching hourly rates and why you should think about shifting more towards the less limiting avenue of value pricing. My big takeaway from today’s conversation was that if you are selling services professionally, hourly billing is probably not the way to go. It limits your upside profit potential and it can also harm relationships with longer term clients. In this broadcast, Jonathan and I talk about:   How did Jonathan venture into this space What are the issues with hourly billing In what ways could hourly billing seem like a trap How does switching from hourly billing increase efficiency What are the benefits of selling outcomes vs selling time/hours What are the issues of trust with buyer