Tom McDowell’s Barter Blog

Babysitting co-ops. It’s not the first thing that comes to mind when someone says barter. But, if you say barter to a group of Moms, you’d think twice about what comes to mind. Babysitters are expensive. The going rate is $10.00 an hour for a teenager to come to your home, watch the kids and [...]

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You’ve grasped the barter concept and now want to start bartering. Now what? A great way to be in the loop with barter is to join a barter exchange. The exchange is a barter facilitator and will track and manage the trade dollars used in barter. As a member, the trade exchange will also promote [...]

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Virtually anything! Anything that can be purchased, any good or service, can be bartered. Anything you could pay cash for can be bartered. If someone wants it, you can barter it. People barter anything from baseball cards to vacation homes. You can barter your professional services such as accounting work, marketing work, IT services, anything. [...]

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Recently, I heard about a set of neighbors that are bartering services to help each other out. A neighbor is plowing the driveway for one neighbor and that neighbor is mowing the grass on the weekends while the other neighbor is away. Both of these neighbors could do something in exchange for something they [...]

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When the economy started to crash and businesses were trying to brainstorm ideas on how to save cash flow, many people turned to an age-old concept of barter. Many businesses have embraced barter and are seeing what types of benefits barter brings to a business. The good news if that those companies are not going [...]

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Here is a story I read in the news about a segment of the population that is embracing the concept of barter…on the most extreme level. A highly orchestrated swap, or barter, was arranged for 13 people to receive a kidney transplant. Yes, we’re talking about organs. 13 people offered a kidney to whoever [...]

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Barter is a great way to move idle inventory. The more customers barter brings your way, the quicker your inventory turns over. This will leave room for the newest, most advanced products in your industry. A barter exchange network can help you sell off your excess inventory and convert it into something you need. [...]

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Barter is transacting business without the use of cash. How do you get started? The first thing to do is contact Tom McDowell, a barter industry veteran, to enroll in the Barter Trainer Program. This intensive 3-day training is one on one with Tom and covers all aspects of the barter exchange business. Everything [...]

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Barter is a concept everyone learns in elementary school. It’s a fundamental lesson in childhood as well. Remember the times your Mom would say you have to finish your dinner in order to have desert? Did you ever trade chores with the siblings? “I’ll do the dishes for a week if you’ll clean the bathroom!” [...]

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Barter started out in small communities. Local people trading with other local people. Over time, barter has grown into a world-side reach. Trades between companies from Vermont to California are feasible. Due to modern conveniences such as over night shipping, the internet and other digital means, people can barter for goods and services Nationwide and [...]

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