Join the Bartering Economy to Increase Your Income in the Money Economy
Bartering existed long before the money economy developed. It was a way to exchange products or services you had for products or services from someone else.
The growth of bartering seems to be inversely related to the growth of the money economy. So as people earn more money, they have less interest in bartering, and vice versa. That’s why during the early 1980s recession, many bartering clubs emerged, so people with reduced funds or work could have more buying power.
The way these clubs work is that the members offer their services or products for points; then others use their own points to purchase those services and products. A person can accumulate negative points to some degree if they purchase more producers and services than they sell. But then they have to earn more positive points in order to continue to buy something. The ideal is attaining a balance between what people offer and what they get from others. It’s like another money system which you can use when you aren’t earning as much as you have earned in the past from the regular economy.
Today, this seems like a good way to increase your earnings power, either by creating a system yourself or finding one to join.
This can be a very successful service to set up as an entrepreneur if this kind of business appeals to you. Or you can barter directly with the people you meet through personal contacts, networking, or through social media sites or your e-mail contact list. Or look for a bartering service in your area, where you can list your services and products and look for services and products you might like to attain from others.
To engage successfully in bartering, think of all your skills, services, and products that others might want. You might use visualization techniques such as I have written about in Want It, See It, Get It to help you think how to do this. If you have a lot of skills, services, and products to offer which might appeal to different markets, group them together and pitch them separately to different groups.
For more ideas on achieving what you want, you can see some chapters from my book Want It, See It, Get It (www.wantitseeitgetit.com).
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Gini Graham Scott, Ph.D. is the author of over 50 books and a seminar and workshop leader, specializing in work relationships and professional and personal development. Her latest books include Want It, See It, Get It and Enjoy! 101 Little Ways to Add Fun to Your Work Everyday, both from AMACOM.
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