Escape Hourly Billing with Productized Services with guest Kurt Elster

Shopify guru Kurt Elster explains how he used productized service to escape the hourly billing trap. Hello! and Welcome to Ditching Hourly. I'm Jonathan Stark. Today, I'm joined by guest Kurt Elster. Kurt is a Senior Ecommerce Consultant who helps Shopify store owners uncover hidden profits in their websites. Kurt is the founder of ecommerce agency Ethercycle, host of the popular Ecommerce Hacks Weekly video series, author of Ecommerce Bootcamp, and host of The Unofficial Shopify Podcast. In this episode, Kurt explains how he uses productized service to escape the hourly billing trap. Enjoy! More Information about Kurt: Websites Get Kurt's book at ecommerce-bootcamp.com Learn more about Kurt at kurtelster.com Hear Kurt's advice at unofficialshopifypodcast.com Work with Kurt at ethercycle.com Learn from Kurt at Ecommerce Hacks Weekly Social Media https://twitter.com/kurtinc https://www.linkedin.com/in/kurtelster That's it for today. I'm JS and this is Ditching Hourly. Thanks for listening. The next time someone asks you for your hourly rate, remember to visit http://valuepricingbootcamp.com to signup for my free email course. Again, that url is: http://valuepricingbootcamp.com ----Do you know you need to niche down, but keep hesitating because you're afraid of picking the wrong niche, cutting off good opportunities, or boxing yourself in?You DON'T need more convincing that vague positioning is a problem.You DO need a way to make positioning feel less risky so you can finally choose a direction, test it in the market, and adjust without blowing up your business.On Tuesday, September 8th, 2026, at noon Eastern Time, I'm running a live workshop called Positioning For Soloists Having A Hard Time Niching Down.That's what we'll tackle in this workshop.It's the second session of my Fall 2026 Soloist Growth Workshop series for expertise-based business owners just like you.Live attendance is limited to 20, so don't wait.Learn more at: https://jonathanstark.com/sgsEnroll in Positioning For Soloists now »Hope to see you live in Zoom on Tuesday.