Some Thoughts on Currency Value

I’ve been reading a lot of stories lately about the value of currency. There are a lot of people that are worried about the value of the American dollar, assuming that the value of the dollar is going to plummet in the very near future. Many radio pundits and survivalists are declaring that we need [...]

Two Things the Barter Industry Needs to Learn NOW

Two Things the Barter Industry Needs to Learn NOW

I’ve been coaching a number of individuals for the last six months, and I keep tabs on the barter industry through the BarterNewsWeekly.com website, which I own and manage, and two related themes have floated to the surface of the industry chatter and experience. Both are subsets of one major idea: the barter industry isn’t [...]

Barter Exchange Landing Page

Barter Exchange Landing Page

I love internet marketing and do a number of projects in that realm on a regular basis. For the first time I found something that I think is a good idea for the barter industry. OneWorldBarter is the company that is doing it, and you can see it live at http://www.oneworldbarter.com/intro_barter_analysis.php. The page takes you [...]

The Best Trades I Have Ever Seen

The Best Trades I Have Ever Seen

When I started working for the United Business Exchange in 2000, I often wondered about the magnitude of trades I would see…would I see huge transactions? Would I see entire buildings traded? Would I see manufacturers trading huge amounts of freshly created goods? Would my clients barter for things like vacations to Europe? Within a [...]