With a few days left in the month of November network sales are already almost $4,000,000 ahead of 2009. It appears most exchanges are going to finish the year on a strong sales note. With the addition of Value Card Alliance, That’s Tradeable, Barter 50, Barter Benefits and Cedar Rapids Barter in the last few weeks the network is also showing strong growth in new software users, expanding the trading abilities for everyone.
Posting transactions from your cell phone
November 1st, 2010 by Alan Mink No comments »In the last week Barter 21, a software supplier to the barter industry, proudly boasted that they have installed new 2d bar code technology and are the the first ones with “These amazing features.” Truth is anyone that is part of The Trade Banc network has been able to do transactions from their cell phone for 2 years. Second point – 2D bar codes are very insecure so anyone could start to use someone else’s account (most people are now using 3D bar codes).
Latest news from The Trade Banc
October 8th, 2010 by Alan Mink No comments »This week saw 2 new exchanges join the family of over 100 barter companies using The Trade Banc online barter software. The newest members of our family are located in Amarillo, Texas and Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Next week will see the launch of our new, updated website.
New custom websites
September 30th, 2010 by Alan Mink No comments »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.
Network Growth
September 9th, 2010 by Alan Mink No comments »The Trade Banc network is healty and strong, showing a gain of 906 members within the total of all exchanges using The Trade Banc 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.
New members
August 11th, 2010 by Alan Mink No comments »In the last week 4 more exchanges join The Trade Banc as software users, expanding the number of cities and offers available to the entire network. We welcome exchanges in Orlando, Daytona, Macon and Las Vegas.
Newest software users of The Trade Banc
July 11th, 2010 by Alan Mink No comments »We welcome the newest members of The Trade Banc who now use the world’s best barter software.
Barter Now, in Flint MI.
Planet Trade Banc in Sacremento, CA.
Barter-ology in Phoenix, AZ
Sun City Barter in El Paso, TX
Software support firm refuses to honor their contract.
April 9th, 2010 by Alan Mink No comments »In October of 2009 we contracted with a firm in Shanghai to work on enhancements and upgrades to our software. After 4 months of training their tech person assigned to our company they then came back and said we must double the agreed upon contracted hours or they would not honor the contract. Even if we were so inclined we will never do business with any firm or person with such a lack of integrity to not honor a written contract. I am sure there are many fine software people in China but if you are considering using a firm there you may want to find out who this unethical, unreliable firm is so you do not get caught in such a trap. Just reply to this blog and include an E-mail address where we can reply to you and we will tell you this companies name.
First 2 months sales in the network up 67%
March 28th, 2010 by Alan Mink No comments »In the first 2 months of 2010 the total barter sales in The Trade Banc 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 Banc network that allow trading between members of one exchange with members of another exchange, greatly increasing goods and services available to all.
Barters growth in 2009 up substantially
March 27th, 2010 by Alan Mink No comments »Of the exchanges using The Trade Banc Barter software most had substantial growth from 2008 with a few exchanges exceeding 50% growth from 2008 to 2009. With the state of the economy and continued drop off in business for many businesses and increased expenses barter is posed for exceptional growth again in the future. As reported in the Wall Street Journal “Trade is the only business that has doubled every year since 1980″ If you are a business and you do not barter you need to start now and we can put you in touch with a barter exchange in your area. If you are thinking of starting a barter exchange The Trade Banc has all the tools you need, free consultation as necessary, and can put you in the barter industries largest group of independant barter exchanges.
