Tom McDowell’s Barter Blog

Barter is the simple concept of trading something you have for something you want…all without cash. Maybe you’ve heard of Kyle MacDonald who started with a red paperclip and traded 14 times to eventually make a trade for a house! Sounds outrageous I know. It’s also the power or barter.
Kyle started out by trading [...]

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Barter is the basic concept of trading something you have for something you want…all without cash. As a business owner, you might be wondering what you could get via barter for your business. The answer: virtually everything! Printing of advertising material? Yes. Accounting services? Yes. Computer services? Yes. Security System? Yes. Heating and Air Conditioning? [...]

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Barter is booming in this tough economical time. Business owners looked at alternative means to preserve their business when their competitors started to close up. Those who embraced the tried and true practice of barter were able to weather the economic storm better than those who didn’t. Now that more businesses have embraced barter, as [...]

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Barter is the exchange of goods benefiting both parties without the use of cash. The practice is elementary and has been in practice for ages by those of any age! We all have a little experience with barter. Think back to your childhood and all the times you traded something with a friend. It is [...]

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