Recently saw one of the barter software suppliers claiming to be the new leader! Not only a false claim but based on what criteria? Hope, wishful thinking? Claiming to be the leader when at best they are 4th or 5th in the number of exchanges using their software (out of 6 we even consider to be remotely relevant). Less than 2 years in business they do maybe 10% the monthy volume that The Trade Alliance does, have far fewer exchanges using their software, have far fewer total members in the network. What do they lead in? Hopefully anyone that is looking at barter software does their due diligence and learrns about anyone they intend to do business with. How big is the organization? How many exchanges use the software to run their business? (Do not confuse that with claims that they have x amount of exchanges in their network) We do not allow just any barter company to access our network as the others do. If you do not use The Trade Banc software then you do not have access to the offers and members. We support our software users by not allowing just any barter company to buy all the “goodies” leaving the network with the leftovers. Do you know that several of the software suppliers to the barter industry also run their own exchanges too?  Do you think it is a conflict of interest to supply software to someone and be a competitor too?

The Trade Alliance, the true leader in supplying barter software to the barter industry with 7 exchanges choosing The Trade Alliance software to run their exchange in just the last 7 weeks.

During the first week in Feb several more exchanges joined the family of independent trade exchanges using  The Trade Alliance barter software. These new exchanges service, Jacksonville, Fl, southern GA., and Eastern Long Island, New York.

The final statistics for 2010 for The Trade Alliance network are truly great! Comparing 2009 to 2010:

2010 saw an increase of 7976 members in the network.

Total sales in the network increased by $23,334,415.67

In 2010 The Trade Alliance processed 667,584 transactions.

Under a new revenue sharing plan all barter exchanges using The Trade Alliance barter software will be able to earn substantial revenue under the new revenue sharing plan put in place to begin January 1, 2011. Complete details of this exciting new program will be given to all our software users the first week of January.

The new custom website for The Trade Banc will debut very soon. Others in The Trade Banc barter network are also changing to a custom site as The Trade Banc offers the ability for any barter exchange to have a truly custom site of their own using The Trade Banc barter software.

The Trade Alliance network is healty and strong, showing a gain of 906 members within the total of all exchanges using The Trade Alliance software and an additional 481 new members in August. Sales of all exchanges in the same 2 month period increased 23% over 2009. Over the next few weeks new software enhancements will be added as we strive to maintain our leadership role in the barter industry.

In the first 2 months of 2010 the total barter sales in The Trade Alliance network were up 67.3% from the previous year. These sales are for exchanges that were open for 1 year or more and do not include sales of new exchanges opened less than 1 year, showing again the strength of the barter industry in these terrible economic times. A good part too of the sales increase is due to the strength of the many exchanges within The Trade Alliance network that allow trading between members of one exchange with members of another exchange, greatly increasing goods and services available to all.

Since it’s introduction a few months ago The Trade Banc Member Protection Plan has been well received. Under the plan any exchange that signs up for the plan, and all new exchanges that are automatically added can assure their members that should their exchange ever go out of business that the members barter dollars are safe and the member will be assigned to another exchange so business continues as usual. The member protection plan has no effect on an exchange should they sell their exchange or merge with another exchange and there is no cost to thte exchange for the Member Protection Plan.