Listen "Escape Hourly Billing with Productized Services with guest Kurt Elster"
Episode Synopsis
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.
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