Accelerate Your Progress
Are you a self-employed professional who is ready to invest in growing your business? I offer a wide range of books, workshops, and coaching options for folks just like you. Please feel free to email me at jstark@jonathanstark.com if you have questions about which might be the best fit for you.
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Coaching
Private Coaching with Jonathan - $25,000 SOLD OUT
Has your business been stuck at “pretty good” for way too long? My four month 1:1 private coaching program will give you the instruction, guidance, and accountability you need to break through to the next level.
Private Backchannel with Jonathan - $4,500
Not sure how to get to the next level? What if you could increase your income by working smarter, not harder? Get six months of unlimited private 1:1 Slack access and learn how to attract more leads, land better clients, and increase your profits.
Private Call with Jonathan - $1,250
Are you facing a specific business challenge and need expert advice quick? Book a private 1:1 consultation call now. I’ll give you no-nonsense advice that you can put into action immediately, guaranteed.
Ditcherville Coaching Community - $695/yr
Are you in need of ongoing business advice from an expert but haven’t got the time or money to commit to 1:1 private coaching? Get instant access to 24/7 support, an archive of 150+ hours of video Q&A, and a knowledgebase of email sequences, business templates, website teardowns, and more.
Workshops
The Pricing Seminar - $745
Are you a self-employed professional who is ready to start getting paid what you’re worth? Learn how to stop billing and start pricing in The Pricing Seminar. 30+ lessons shared over 12 weeks, reinforced with experiential async group discussion. Money-back guarantee.
Email365 - $245
You’ve tried email (or blogging) before but it was a lot of work, you didn’t keep up with it, and it never seemed to turn into business. What would it do for your business if hundreds (or thousands!) of your ideal buyers were anxiously looking forward to reading your messages every single day? Email365 is a 5-day interactive online workshop for aspiring thought leaders who want to build their authority fast.
5-Day Podcast Challenge - $245
Have you thought about starting a podcast but gave up because it seemed too hard? 5DPC will show you exactly what to do to start your show, in as few as five days. Don’t worry, running a podcast doesn’t have to be hard. If you can run a conference call, you can host a podcast.
10-Day Systems Challenge - $89
Would you like to get more done in less time? 10DSC is an interactive online workshop that will help you systematize your business in order to decrease your labor, increase your productivity, and get more stuff done.
Automatic Proposals - $47
Are you sick of spending way too much time writing proposals that never end up closing? Learn how to write an amazing proposal so quickly that it feels like it wrote itself.
Books
Hourly Billing Is Nuts
Essays On The Insanity Of Trading Time For Money—This book will give you the confidence you need to begin the transition away from a commodity position to premium pricing. You’ll find dozens of essays that will convince you once and for all that trading time for money is absurd. You’ll also learn about an alternative to hourly billing that will free you from the constraints of the time-based model. If you keep an open mind, internalize the stories, and implement my advice, the benefits will be life-changing.
Learn Your Lines
What To Say When Clients Put You On The Spot—In this 57 page handbook you’ll learn exactly how to answer common client questions like:
- “What’s your rate?”
- “Can you give me a ballpark price?”
- “Will this be done by Black Friday?”
- “We’re a non-profit, can we get a discount?”
- “You’re the most expensive option, why should we pick you?”
- “Do you guarantee your work?”
- “Can we pay you 50% now and 50% on completion?”
- And many, many more...
Pigeonhole Yourself
Transform Your Positioning From Soggy To Solid With 21 Real-World Examples—In this 63 page handbook you’ll learn:
- The #1 thing you must do before engaging in marketing of any kind
- How to get word of mouth referrals without even asking
- The one thing to say when someone asks, “So... what do you do?”
- The 4 components of a laser-focused positioning statement
- The secret to differentiating yourself from your competition
- and more...
The Freelancer’s Roadmap
Learn The Tools, Tactics, And Systems You Need To Transform Yourself From Commodity Freelancer To In-Demand Consultant—This brief book is for you if you’re a self-employed person who has skills that you rent out to clients on an hourly basis. You might call yourself a freelancer, or a contractor, or say you do staff augmentation. You might call yourself a developer, or a designer, or a copywriter. You might spend time looking for work on job boards, or Craigslist, or Upwork. If this sounds like you, The Freelancer’s Roadmap will teach you the tips, tools, and systems you need to transform yourself from commoditized freelancer to in-demand consultant.
How To Build Your First Productized Service
A Step-By-Step Guide For Independent Professionals Who Want To Get More Clients With Less Selling—In this 60 page ebook, you’ll learn:
- What a productized service is (and why you should care)
- Where a productized service fits in your product ladder
- Examples of common productized services
- What your productized service should deliver
- How to create a productized service description
- How to write a sales page for your productized service
- How to price your productized service
Miscellaneous
Testimonials
Kind words from readers, listeners, students, and colleagues. Thanks to everyone who contributed! (Care to add yours to the list? Awesome! Drop me a line here: jstark@jonathanstark.com)
Resource Center - FREE!
A collection of my most effective articles, podcasts, and webcasts. Topics include how to charge 100% up-front for software projects, how to write proposals that close without lowering your rates, how to break the time barrier with value pricing, and many more.
About Jonathan
Hi! I’m Jonathan Stark and I was a software consultant for the better part of fifteen years. I’ve given sold out talks on three continents, I am the author of five books, and I have helped brands like Staples, Time, T-Mobile, and others with their software strategy, tactics, and training. (You can check out my press page for more info.)
In my first year as a solo consultant, I doubled my income by ditching hourly billing for value pricing. I have over a decade of real-world experience successfully applying value-based theories to my own consulting work and that of 100+ business owners I have counseled. These days I routinely command an effective hourly rate of $2000+ per hour.
The unconscious acceptance of hourly billing as the best and only option for selling services is a collective hallucination that literally keeps me up at night. In fact, I consider it my mission in life to rid the earth of hourly billing. Care to join me? You’ll be glad you did. 🙂