Tom McDowell’s Barter Blog

Those who quit with a positive balance are rare. Mostly, the exchange is owed money when this situation arises. Our contract carries a provision so that anyone who does quit with a positive balance must agree to spend his or her dollars within a pre-determined timeframe. At this point those dollars would become income to […]

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The effort spent maintaining the relationship with each client is your key to success. The little extra effort you need to keep relationships thriving is miniscule by comparison. But if you ignore this important step, you will find yourself constantly working to build new relationships all over again.
Don’t forget the rules of common courtesy. Always […]

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Two - if they’re the right two. Some exchanges have several thousand members, and I still wouldn’t call them successful. The KIND of clients you have is more important than the quantity of clients. You must have a variety of products and services so people will buy from each other.  If you had […]

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Barter Association National Currency
The Barter Association National Currency (BANC) provides a common and credible barter currency, allowing independent barter exchanges to do business with each other, without the need for back-to-back reciprocal trading. The BANC serves as a trade exchange for trade exchanges, and strives to create a stable barter currency that promotes trading and […]

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