How To Get Trade Dollars

“What if I don’t get any trade dollars?

The trade economy is just like the cash economy. You must have a product that someone is willing and able to purchase. The sale of goods and services is determined by the demand.

Since the sale of goods and services is determined by the demand, it is important to keep in mind that your product or service is “saleable”.

BUSINESSES:

Are you a small business owner?

Do you have extra product on your shelf?

Is it time to mark it down to move it out of your inventory?

Are you offering a service with unbilled hours?

STOP!

Did you know that you can list your merchandise on a trade exchange for full retail value?

Did you know that your product/merchandise could be viewed by as many as 25,000 members?

Would you like to save cash?

Would you like to make more profit?

Let’s say that you are a small antique dealer and you have had some items in your shop for too long.

Instead of marking it down, you could list it on a trade exchange for the full price plus shipping and get huge exposure at the same time. You will earn barter dollars to spend on something else that you would have paid cash for. Voila, you have more cash in your pocket, as you kept your profit margin and secondly, you used barter dollars to buy what you want.

We call it WIN WIN

Another great example is a beautician or barber. These businesses could easily barter some of the empty time slots in their appointment books.

How about Hotels? Do they have a full house every night? That’s how lower rates are obtained by listing vacancies with Expedia or other online venues. With Barter, your vacancies need not be discounted. You get your full rate.

How do you like them apples?

PERSONAL

Although a trade exchange is designed to service business, professional and non-profit groups, it can, on occasion, be beneficial for individuals.

Ever heard the saying “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure”?

Now here’s an interesting thought.

How many of us have a library of books we’ve already read?

Do we want to sell them at half or three-quarters the cost on Ebay?

How about those garage sales we do every year? Are there some great items that you have to almost give away? Why not get barter dollars for them?

The same is true of music, movies, equipment in good condition with the manuals, etc.

It’s just like building a savings account without having to deal with all the trouble of holding a garage sale.

How about renting out that cottage that you only use two weeks out of the year?

So, let’s get with it…..take out those good unwanted items, take a picture, write a description and post it. You are on your way to putting barter dollars in your bank.

OUR FIRST BLOG

Welcome to the Barter Blog. We are excited to share our barter experiences with you and are hopeful that you will share your thoughts, ideas and trade experiences with us. Together we can all attain success as we embark on an adventure like no other….

BARTER? TRADE? SWAP? EXCHANGE? What does it all mean? Could it be as simple as it sounds?

In 1874 a weekly newspaper showed a man engaging in offering chickens in exchange for his yearly newspaper subscription.

Today, we all have products and services that we want and need. We have products or services we no longer need or we have too many products on our shelves with no immediate buyers.

To kick off this Blog, we will be addressing the top QUESTIONS that have come from barter/trade exchange members.

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“What if I can’t spend my trade dollars?”

Before you start in barter it is extremely important to create a spend-down list of goods and services

that you would buy on trade. This list should be up-dated on a regular basis. A good trade exchange program today should have a list of over $1million of goods and services.

HINT: follow the link http://mainetradebanc.com

Maine Trade Banc is a member of Trade Banc National which provides a software platform for trading and has reciprocal association with other trade exchanges throughout the country.

When my friend just started bartering, she was sure that all she wanted was travel opportunities. Her list has grown as she has realized that she now has the opportunity to check the Maine Trade Banc for items that she currently pays U.S. dollars for.

Do you get your hair done?

Do you like to get massages?

Do you buy books?

Do you listen to music?

Are you interested in health and diet programs?

Get the idea?

For a closer look at just some of the categories, please GO TO http://mainetradebanc.com

On the left sidebar; GO TO Member Directory; Hi-lite Categories; Briefly scroll through and you will find some items that you would never think to add to your list.

For those who are new to barter or need help in using trade, there is a new website www.learnbarter.com which promises to be great at answering barter questions.

We invite you to comment on our blogs; to ask questions; to share your barter experiences.