An 1874 newspaper illustration from Harper’s Weekly, showing a man engaged in barter: offering chickens in exchange for his yearly newspaper.
Benefits of Barter
- For people who are struggling out there
- What you have may be worth more than you think
- What you do not want, may be wanted by others
- Save your hard earned cash
- You need something but cannot afford to pay for it
- Trade your surplus time for what you need
- Deal directly with friends and neighbors
- Your spouse wants it out of the house
Benefits of Barter for Business
- Increase your sales as other businesses learn about you through Bartertown’s e?mail, direct mailings, and web?site. This will open the door to a new group of customers who are short on cash but have goods and/or services for trade which will improve your business.
- Trading goods and/or services through Bartertown frees up cash desperately needed in the present state of the economy.
- Any businesses having surplus goods, and are not operating at maximum capacity, will benefit directly from trading by increased productivity. This will also promote a reduction in inventory, keeping cost down, and creating an increase in production.
Sign up here to become a citizen of BarterTown
The number of citizens in Bartertown increases daily and is now offering goods and services for barter including:
- Auto Mechanic
- Auto Electrical
- Attorneys
- Accountants
- Dentists
- Periodontists
- Painters
- Builders
- Insulators
- Trim work
- Pest Control
- Veterinarians
- Bush Hogging
- Cabinet Making
- Tanning
- Investigation Services
- Picture Framing
- Lawn Care
- Landscapers
- Child Care
- Plumbers
- Roofers
- Vinyl Siding
- Interior Designers
- Home Plans & Designers
- Home Inspectors
- Bookkeeping
- Catering
- Housekeeping
- Contractors
- Heat & Air Repair
- Flooring Installers
- Concrete Work
- Masonry Work
- Computer Clean?up
- Handyman
- Trenching
- Dirt & Dozer Work
- Surveyors
- Engineers
- Beauticians
- Manicurists
- Electricians
- Tree Transplanting