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Thanks Gordon,

Working on a New BannedBarter.com site.

Thought I'd Share.

Glenn Osborn

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JunkYard Barter Story -

When I owned a junkyard I would get a steady stream of junk cars from some of
the best sources. Places like auto repair shops, stock car racers, shade tree
mechanics and even other junkyards.

The trick was to let them have any parts they wanted for free.

They were stunned that I would do that for them.

Most junkyard owners give away NOTHING, not to mention their hostile attitude.

My customers put a huge value on the free parts but I would usually end up
selling most of that stuff as scrap for a few cents a pound anyway, so not much
out of pocket for me to give it away.

The result?

The input from this alone was easily a third to a half of my incoming material and
a major source of word of mouth referrals to other prime supply sources.

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Go ahead and use that any way you want. Same deal as usual, use my name or
not, whatever suits you.

Dave

Asyouknow,IT worked on me
 

Gordon

How A Black Opps Para-Trooper Bartered With a General
 

Thanks Dien,

While swapping Barter Stories with - Wadley - a Retired Black Opps Soldier
he told me THIS ONE.

His Team Jumps out of airplanes - all over the world -
to set up airstrips so the Marines can land.

(A Little Insight into why we are so LUVVED all over the world.)

Wadley and his team get sent to South Korea
cuz a General has a Brilliant idea.

Fly Wadley and his team a couple Miles into North Korea. Throw them out
above the Atmosphere in Oxygen Masks. (Which they do all the time.) Then
have them Para-sail Back to the South Korea Border.

WHY?

So they can POKE AT And Stop-watch TIME How Long it takes the North Koreans
to Scramble their Fighter Jets to try and Machine Gun Wadley and his pals out of
the air.

BEFORE they can para-sail back behind South Korean lines.

Wadley always jumps First. Bright light on his helmet the his team follow
down. And he has the Portable GPS equipment so he knows which way to parachute to safety.

WADLEY and his Team WERE NOT ENTHUSIASTIC
about the GENERALS Idea.

So Wadley sent a Request up the Chain of Command...

I - Fly our wives and girlfriends from the USA to Live.

II - Free House Big Enough for the entire team.

III - Open Ended Credit Card to use at the Base PX.

THE
GENERAL
Said, "HELL NO - You will do what I say or I'll Throw you in the stockade on Bread
and water."

Here's how Wadley Negotiated his BARTER DEAL with the General...

I - Wadley pulled a GUN on the pilot. Who "Mistakenly" opened the airplane
doors early - and the team JUMPED before they got to the N. Korean line.

II - The Generals Response? He Posted Armed Guards on the plane - for Security.
But their guns just happened to be Aimed at Wadley.

III - Wadley and his men Did Some SECRET JUMP Practice. Where they Practiced
FREE FALLING Very very fast. So the team could get Back to S. Korean ground
FAST before the Jets could be Scrambled.

You've Seen it done in Movies. But it gets Tricky Up where their is no Oxygen.

IV - The General WAS NOT HAPPY. But he couldn't find anybody to Hold
Guns on Wadley while falling from 20,000 Feet up.

So Wadley Successfully BARTERED for all his "Perks."

Wadley REPORTS that - The Wives and Girl friends were Ecstatic too. Cuz they used the F-r-e-e Stuff from the PX to Barter for Maid Service. And almost anything they wanted
at local S. Korean stores.

Thanks,
Glenn Osborn

How Judith Makes 500K A Project By Bartering w/Doctors
 

Thanks Gordon,

I met Judith on a Shuttle Bus on the way to a 25K event.

Drug Companies Are IDIOTS when it comes to Finding out which new Drug
Doctors want to Buy - so they don't spend a billion dollars on a Loser.

This is Why They Pay Judith 400K to 800K
per research Project for each new Drug they want to Test.

Judith told me how She uses BARTER
to get 1000 Medical Doctors and Surgeons
to fill out a 10 page Survey. (Which info she then S-ells to Pharmaceutical co.)

I - Judith Reserves a room at the Biggest Medical Convention She can find.

II - Judith Goes Direct to a factory in China. Private produces Little Dolls
that look Exactly like - The Current Disney CRAZE - Movie Princess.

The Little Mermaid
Ella and Anna - of "Frozen"

III - She rents a Tiny booth at the back of the Huge convention floor.

IV - Hires Kids - (And Spot Checks) To Slip a Flyer - containing a Convention Floor
Map with an X for her Booth And The Offer of a F-r-e-e Ella or Anna Doll

Under the doors of 5 of the biggest hotel Doors.

V - Her Flyer Actually says,

"When you Get Home and Your Kids Say
"Mommy, Daddy - what did you Bring me? --

...Here's what you Can Show them. All we ask
in Return is that you fill out a Questionnaire."

Brilliant Barter Application,
Glenn

P.S. - Judith Also Barters her "Frozen Dolls" for 1st Class Seats on Airplanes.
Because the Airline employees have kids too.

How Arby's Restaurant Co-Founder Used Barter to BUMP Alcohol Sales 27%
 

Thanks Dien,

Got Referred to the Co-Founder of Arby's Restaurants.

While Swapping Restaurant Stories he told me
How He Used a WEIRD Barter Tactic at one of his personally owned Restaurants.

A - Robert had an empty back room.

B - So He Opened a Beauty Parlor.

C - Window signs, Menu Insert, Website offer, Table Top Display said,

"IF you call ahead and Reserve a Table for Lunch or Dinner on
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday -

You get F-r-e-e Beauty Parlor Services - Hair and Manicures and Pedicures...

While you wait for your Reservation time.

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The Result of Bartering F-r-e-e Beauty Parlor Treatments
to Fill his Restaurant Seats on SLOW DAYS?

Robert says - Groups of women would show up.

Talk and swap gossip while DRINKING.

His hi-margin Alcohol Sales went up by 27%.

Down-Side -

Robert said he had to Barter with Cabbies -
by providing their wives and girlfriends F-r-e-e Pedicures
and manicures - for Being ON CALL to take the Inebriated women home.

Thanks,
Glenn

How I Barter E-Books & Mp3 Products for Jewelry
 

Thanks Gordon,

How I Bartered a 9,138.79 Mp3
for 10 Gold Jewelry Chokers
And 2 Roped Gold Bracelets

Hi,

So Here's what I told the Owner
of the Gold Jewelry website.

So he would BARTER a
6 Hr Mp3 Audio Program
for 12 Pieces of GOLD Jewelry.

You Tell the Truth
but You Gotta Build Up
The VALUE of what you have Quickly.

We said -

I - I paid my 426 Mil Mentor
Walter Hailey 44,000.00
for a 4 Question NLP Script
that grossed Walter 2 Billion dollars.

II - Walter personally sold
1/2 billion of insurance
with these 4 Conversational
Trance Questions.

III - Walter Used this Same
Script to start, build, take public
and sell 4 companies grossing several
billion dollars in sales.

IV - We Routinely Help Telemarketers
and Sales people and Recently fired
Folks ADAPT These 4 "ENCHANTED NLP"
Questions and they Break SALES Records.

V - Walters Invisible 4 Questions are so
Incredible that we offer a 365 day 100%
No Strings Munny Back Guarantee
to our Buyers and Clients.

VI - Downside - is I have to WARN Folks
when they make MORE than their
Sales manager - they can Expect to
be Fired. Or Mis-treated. Territory reduced.

VII - UP-SIDE - none of their Jealous
Bosses Can STEAL The "Enchanted NLP
From The Big Red Nose Club" Sales
Script - Because it is Totally INVISIBLE.

VIII - As The RingMaster at Our
**Billionaire Watching Club** I Often
Reveal Specific Self Made Billionaires
Using Similar Covert NLP Systems
to take our munny. In Movies, Books,
Info-mercials. J.K. Rowling is one.

"Anyway.

"After I looked thru your Jewelry
website - here are the 2 Designs
I want. How many of each do you
have?

This is how we use 1-of-a-kind
Information Products
to BARTER for Physical Stuff
Like Jewelry.

Thanks,
Glenn

Why I regularly read Glenn's emails...
 

Thanks for sharing that, Glenn!

First, I have to say... Glenn, I think your stuff is genius!

(And of course, some of the great stuff from your customers too... Like Dave above...)

On the above idea, my "takeaway" is... When you "overdeliver" - people return the favor. And they love you... and will in effect be "partners" with you in helping to make you a success! (As Dave found with his junkyard...)

A multi-millionaire I know also does something similar. I've noticed, he always "overdelivers" with his customers. He even tries to help them through any business problems they have, for free! (As all the customers for his products are other businesses...) And in return... they love him, and are extremely loyal. He "wins" in the end, too.

Thank you for sharing that true story, Glenn!

I strongly recommend you subscribe to Glenn's email list... It's one of the few email lists I'm on which I read regularly, because every email is bursting with great stuff...

I think you can subscribe here...

http://www.enchantednlp.com

You won't regret it. (I know I haven't...!)

Best wishes,

Dien

Why A Huge chunk of Total Profits In The JunkYard Came from Barter
 

Thanks Dien,

Dave just sent me more detail.

He figures in the 1980's when he ran his Junk Yard - Barter made up 15K
a year of his profits.

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How Barter Made The Brutal
Hard Work at The Junk Yard
HIGHLY Profitable & Even Fun

We'll let Dave tell you about it.

"Some of my friends were traveling salesmen visiting
industrial or automotive businesses.

"These guys would "bird dog" for me, which is to say, recommend me to any business owner
who wanted something that they considered junk removed.

"These salesmen were deep into cars in one way or another, usually racing,
so naturally they got the same "come and get it" deal - from me - whenever they wanted anything.

"I would give them ANYTHING they wanted - from the junk yard - with a big smile and no questions asked.

"These guys, while doing their sales routes, got to go where no one off the street could ever go.

"Time after time they found spectacular deals for me.

"Often free to me to get the stuff.

"Thanks,
"Dave

How A Sailor Barters for 100 Free Meals a Year
 

Thanks Dien,

How Roger Bartered GOSSIP
for Literally 100's of Free Meals
at a Florida Marina Diner

Roger Worked for The Franchisee who bought the rights to Rescue
Sailboats, powerboats and Yachts along an area of the Florida
coast-line.

Example:

Roger is asleep. Phone Rings. A Yacht has hit a sandbar.
Is stuck with a Boat full of Drunken Party Goers aboard.

Rogers job to Rescue them.

I - Roger Runs out to his boat.

II - Arrives at the scene. Has to throw life preservers into the water cuz
several Drunken women have fallen overboard.

III - No Sailors aboard the stranded Yacht either.

IV - So Roger has to ease his heavy launch
close enough to JUMP the gap. Dog the Line to the stern Cleat or the prow
himself. Then get back on his own boat and Ease the stuck yacht off the sandbar.

After all kinds of Adventures with a Yacht full of Drunken folks
he tows them into a Marina safely.

Then goes to lunch in His Favorite Marina Diner.

WHY IS IT HIS FAVORITE?

Because it sits beside a Hi-Rise that Caters to Affluent-Bored SnowBirds.

These elderly folks have been watching his Rescue
out the windows of their 10th - 15th - 20th floor windows.

BECAUSE they know and socialize with many of the
drunken idiots on the Party Yacht.

THEY BUY HIM LUNCH - in return for hearing him
Share the gossip and name names about who was
1/2 naked on the boat.

Who UpChucked on the deck.

Which women fell over-board.

Roger has had the same Job for Several Years
and says he has Traded/Bartered GOSSIP
for F-r-e-e Meals Literally 100's of times.

Thanks,
Glenn

How White House Secret Service Agent Uses BARTER
 

Thanks Gordon,


How A Secret Service Agent
Used Beer Barter To Prevent
Fires & Big Parties During
His Shift

One of my customers is a former
White House Secret Service
Agent.

Turns out if there is a Threat
to a White House Family
member or Other VIP
They get Farmed Out
away from the White House
Security Detail.

Rand told me about the time
he was sent to Guard a
PotHead.

The man smoked so much
Mary Jane the windows of
his house looked Foggy
from the outside.

And he held huge parties
at Night for 100's of friends
which were so noisy the
neighbors called the cops
Regularly.

After Getting Razzed by
the Agents who he was
replacing to guard this
Bozo.

Part of their job is to
Keep This Stuff out
of the News.

Rand made friends
with Mr PotHead.

Asked him the Brand of
his Favorite Beer.

Made a Deal that in
Return for A Case of
Free Beer The Parties
would happen on
someone Elses Shift.

Rand was soon known
to the other Agents
as "Lucky Rand."

Thanks,
Glenn

P.S. - If you have a Barter Story - small - medium or WEIRD.

Please Visit www.BannedBarter.com and send it to us via the "support" link
at the top of the Welcome Letter.

Re: How Barter Got Dave 30%-50% of the Junk He Sells at his JunkYard
 

Great stuff Glenn and your site is awesome. I am going to spend a ton of time there.

Trevor

Lasagna Barter System Gets 7 Figure Clients in NYCity
 

Thanks Dien,

A PR Company Owner/Client Told me how she gets her biggest jobs
From The Production Companies behind NYCity Broadway Shows.

I - Susanne Spots a new Show in Production and finds their offices.

II - She knows the whole team work long hours.

III - Susanne arranges with a local Restaurant Chef to make a huge tin
of her mothers Recipe for Lasagna.

IV - Suse puts on a Delivery outfit and Hand Delivers The Big Box
of Fresh Warm Lasagna herself.

V - Inside The Big Box - Paper Plates, plastic knives, forks, spoons, Napkins.

VI - And a Note on Top.

"Dear Broadway Co Owner,

"Enjoy my Mom's Home Cooked Lasagna - on me.

I know you are working late to get ready for the New Show OPENING. So
this meal will save you wasted time - hunting for food.

"Expect a call from me tomorrow. Because this is just a small
sample of the kinds of things I can do for you - PR - wise.

Thanks,
Susanne.

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RESULT?

She says she closes 80% of those she sends Her LASAGNA SURPRISE to.

In effect.

Susanne is Bartering Lasagna for an Appointment.
And time to Talk.

And Begins That Relationship in a POSITIVE BANK ACCOUNT
Position.

She Fed The Biz owner. HELPED him or her during a TIME CRUNCH.

They OWE her.

Thanks,
Glenn

How a Butcher Shop Owner in Scotland Uses Barter
 

Thanks Gordon,

How a Butcher Shop
Owner In Scotland
Uses Barter

Krista Interviewed her friend who owns the local
Butcher Shop.

OK, they Barter Meat, Meat pies, meaty stuff for:

- fridge/freezer, hot cabinet repairs
- buying stock reduced from the delivery drivers (eggs, pie shells, pastries, sausage rolls, bridies) - gets sold for 3 times what they paid for it
- an arrangement with the cash and carry man who lends them the keys to the warehouse.
- getting the cars and vans repaired
- deal to butcher lambs for the guy that sells lamb - for resale at higher prices
- same with the chicken orders
- word of mouth sales from people who send other people to order from the shop and pay extra for the orders to be picked up. The meat market is 6 doors away and they're going anyway. They make 50% on top of salary with this one.
- people to tell them about supermarket special deals on meat (Easter, Christmas etc), they resell it in the shop at markup (double at Christmas)
- overalls, cloths, cleaning supplies

Thanks,
Glenn

Re: How A Black Opps Para-Trooper Bartered With a General
 

Thanks Glenn,

Fascinating story! It shows that there's "barter" everywhere...

One thing which is good to keep in mind is with "deal-making" - everything can be "on the table"...

It's not always just about dollars and cents! In fact, the best deal makers know that sometimes, it's something "extra" that can clinch the deal... Which may not even cost a lot of money to provide, if anything at all...

By the way, I spent some time in South Korea a few years ago. The area within Seoul where the US military base is located is called Itaewon, and it's the main area where there are a lot of "foreign" establishments, so it's probably the best place to get foreign food in Korea. In Itaewon, you see a lot of US soldiers walking around when they are walking around off base. I couldn't get on the base (as I'm not US military), but people who had been there told me that being on the base is pretty much like being in the USA... With the most popular fast food outlets, etc., that you can find in the USA.

Best wishes!

Dien

Re: How I Barter E-Books & Mp3 Products for Jewelry
 

Hi Glenn,

I gotta say, I think you're one of the smartest info-product providers out there...

Back when you could still sell ebooks on eBay (which they don't allow any more now), people were selling ebooks for $1, $2, maybe at most $5. And I saw with my own eyes... Glenn was selling his ebooks by auction for literally hundreds of dollars each...

I have no doubt they were (and are) worth every penny. Yet, why was Glenn able to do this with ebooks on eBay - and nobody else could? Not even the "big guru" marketers?

The answer to that is why I pay attention to all of Glenn's teachings...!

Thanks Glenn for sharing!

Best wishes,

Dien

Texas Good Ole Boy Figures Out How to Do BARTER w/1000's at Parades
 

Thanks Dien,

Ok.

Surprise - Surprise.

This is a bit WEIRD.

MASS Barter - instead of 1 on 1.

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FireTruck Parade
Barter System for
Chain of Jewelry Stores
Bumps Sales 20 to 31%

Hi,

We got referred to Homer Hillis
who buys Texas Radio Stations
out of Bankruptcy. He also runs a chain
of do-it-yourself Jewelry stores.

His Best Buyers String Jewelry parts
together and RE-SELL what they make.

Homer bought an old FireTruck-Fixed it up.

Then ordered thousands of Angel Pins.

Calls up Parade Organizers all over
and Asks Permission to Drive his
Antique FireEngine in their Town
Parade.

Co-incidentally - the SAME towns he
has Jewelry stores in.

The Girls on the Fire Engine Barter
Free Angel Pins - they toss into the
Crowd - in return for visits to Homers
Jewelry Store.

The Cardboad Backing on the
Angel Pin says, "Put Your Birth
Stone Colors into the Angels Eyes
Free Of Charge At ABC Jewelry
store.

Homer and His Wife Carefully Line
The Shelves and the Path to
the Back of the Store - with their
#1 Best Selling SPARKLERS.

Thus the 30% Jump in Jewelry Sales
after the Parade.

Exactly Like Putting Candy Bars at the
Checkout Counter in a food store.

Clever Way to Barter A Free
Angel Pin To BOOST Walk-thru
Traffic at his Jewelry Stores!

Thanks,
Glenn

How To Barter FREE STUFF to Get New Clients
 

Thanks Gordon,

You Know How You Catch Colds and Get The Flu Bug Every year?

Have to Take Time off?

Headaches and sneezing and Runny nose And
feel So Rotten you Have to STAY in Bed?

I am Spoiled.

I am Bullet-proof.

I NEVER Get Sick.
Haven't gotten sick - Period - for the past 26 years.

Why?

Because I eat 1 Special All Natural Energy Product that is fished out of
a Lake in Klamath Falls - Freeze Dried. BE CAREFUL Because only 1 Item on the long list is MAGIC - at NewEarth.com.

This stuff is Said to be the Most Nutritious Natural source of vitamins and minerals left on the Planet.

I Dunno about all that.

I know it works, tho.

Because For 20 Years I've been sending
EXTRA Energy to Prospects.

These Prospects often become Info buyers and clients.

And sometimes they REFER me Business.

My SUPER SPINACH mentor - Barb - Who Makes about 20 mil a year
fixing peoples Health Issues - Tells me a new INSTANT ENERGY -
Liquid Lightning Product Almost Took Her Head OFF.

So I am Calling People to get
their Physical Addresses so I
can send them a F-r-e-e Sample
When it launches this October.

Here's an Example of What Happens to me
MUNNY-REFERRAL-WISE as a Result. And an Idea for YOU to use
to Make More Munny from Referrals yourself.

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How We Used The
BannedBarter Site
to Get Referred to
a New Marketing
Client

So I Emailed Ed in
Pennsylvania to
get his Snail mail address
so I could Send him
a Free Organic
Energy product sample.

Ed Reciprocated by telling
me about a website that
can Turn Partial Info
about people on social
media into a Complete
Mailing list.

www.BroadLook.com

In Turn I told him about
the new Barter Website
I am working on.

www.BannedBarter.com

Told Him How we Used
Barter To Find out
How a Self Made
Billionaire Got his
start. Posted the story
details there.

Ed then told me he wanted
to Refer me to a Friend
Who is the owner
of a Bakery Who Needs
my Marketing help.

www.AliceBakery.com

I Googled it and the owner
is my IDEAL Client. Making
lots of munny. Just Opened
a 2nd location.

Stretched to the limit
because - Like Many
Entrepreneurs - he is doing
everything himself.

What I call - *Running a Biz
out of your back pocket.*

Ideal Client for me because
I can Replace PAIN & Lack
Of Sleep - with SYSTEMS.

So the owner Works Less
and Makes MORE due
to Systems that do the
part of his job he DISLIKES.

Thanks,
Glenn

Helping people is good karma... Tight-fistedness is not!
 

Hi Glenn,

Thanks for sharing this!

Some people try to get in business... Yet they don't want to give anything away! They see it as all about getting as much cash as possible, and holding on to it as tightly as possible... Often these people don't last too long...

A better approach is to know that... you have to give in order to receive!

Don't be too "tight-fisted"... as it will probably hurt you in the end if you take that approach. You'll fail. Many people don't realize that...

Instead, give something... Like Dave in the quote above... Like Glenn teaches with the instant scratch-off lottery tickets, and other small gifts. Even giving away free reports (which I do from time to time)... I have a friend - who I will probably be doing business with soon - who wanted to see a movie at a film festival a few days ago, but was unable to get a ticket. I heard about this, and managed to purchase a ticket at the "last minute" (I found out they were going to release some "extra" tickets a few hours before the screening, even though it was already "sold out") and I gave the ticket to her for free, as a gift. She was over the moon! I felt very good doing it... and I knew that doing that would be good for me in the long run, too!

Help people, and they'll help you back... :)

Plus, it's good "karma"...!

Best wishes,

Dien

How a 4-Color Printer Bartered for Referrals w/His Paper Supplier
 

Thanks Dien,

We called a Client who does 4-Color Printing Big Printing Jobs
for 100's of Jiffy Print stores, Banks, Malls, Ad Agencies.

"Let's Barter With your Suppliers for Referrals, George."

I - Who do you pay the most munny to every month?

ANSWER - The local Manager of a Paper Plant.

II - Who are your Biggest and most Profitable Clients?

ANSWER - Airports, Malls, Big Regional Banks

So we called the manager up at the Paper Plant and said, "George would like
to visit you at the paper plant and bring his 91,000.00 Check for the month."

ANSWER - "Great. Can he come today? I'll buy him lunch.

So.
We
Just
Bartered
A 91,000.00 Check
for an Appointment
and a Free Lunch.

NEXT QUESTION - Mr Paper Manager - are you on salary or do you get Bonuses
for more paper sales?

Answer - BONUSES.

GREAT.

So When You Refer George To People you do business with
at Any Business that fits Georges - Top 3 Best Clients - Each worth a million dollars Plus in business a year...

The 91,000 Monthly Check will go Way Up
and you get paid a BIG BONUS.

QUESTION - Who do you know who works at a Big Regional Bank,
Mall Management, Airport Administration?

Mr Paper Plant Manager Gave George 4 or 5
Contacts AND Called Them up to Introduce and Endorse George!

So We Bartered
A 91,000.00 Check for a Free Lunch
and 4 Million dollars in New Referral Business
Equal to or Better Than Georges 3 Top Clients.

You can do this too.

Thanks,
Glenn

How My Mom Used COOKIE BARTER to Fill Her Cooking Classes w/Kids
 

Thanks Gordon,

How My Mom Used
Cookie-Barter to
Pack Her Home
Economics Classes
to Over-flowing.

Hi,

I learned this Barter-
to-Keep-Your-Job-
Technique from
the inside - so
to speak.

My job - as the oldest
of 3 Brothers -
was to make
Dessert for each
meal at Home.

If something I
cooked or baked
looked GREAT.

Mom would
Ask my Permission
to Photograph it and
add it to her
Slide Show.

She Made Trips
to all the Jr High Schools
that Fed Kids into
the Sr High School
where she worked.

Took Several 1000
Sugar, Raisin, Walnut,
Oatmeal, Choco Chip
cookies (Her kids made Extra)
to Feed 500 High
School kids at a time.

While she Showed
them Slides and talked
about what they would
Learn to Cook If they
signed up for Home Ec
Cooking Class in Sr High.

Result?

Job Security.
While all other
Home Economics
Programs in
Maryland were Failing.
My Mom - as Home
Ec Dept Chairman -
Filled every Class
of hers and The
Other Home Economics
Teachers Classrooms
to Over-Flowing.

More PROOF You
Can't Learn to Be
An Entrepreneur in
Public School...

NOT ONE Teacher
asked, "Why are all
Your Classrooms
Bulging with kids
and ours are Empty?

Great Fun to meet Kids and
their parents in the Grocery
Store and hear parents
Raving about how good
their son or daughter is
in the kitchen.

Thanks,
Glenn

How My Mom Used Barter with Our Librarian
 

Thanks Dien,

My Mother used to take us 3 boys to the library regularly.

She took the Unsmiling lady at the desk
bags of Squash or tomatoes or potatoes or Beans.

Then.

When one of us LOST a Book for a few months.

And we Should have had to pay a big Penalty.

This GRIM LOOKING Lady would Smile and say, "Forget it."

We must have saved 100's of dollars in Late
fees like this.

Thanks,
Glenn

Re: How A Sailor Barters for 100 Free Meals a Year
 

Thanks again, Glenn!

There's a million dollars worth of information in your case studies!

Stories can be extremely valuable... People are bored, and want entertainment...

Of course, if you combine stories with "how to" information - like Glenn does - it's even more valuable!

The way I see it... Why are all the great religious texts of the world (including the Bible) full of stories? It's because stories work, and people love them...!

Thanks Glenn!

Best wishes,

Dien

How #1 Realtor in 5 States BARTERS for Dozens of Leads
 

Thanks Dien,

Ok.

I interviewed this guy who Claims to Be Outselling all other Realtors
anywhere near Colorado.

Is he Bragging?

You be the Judge.

1st - He sells a couple a multi-Million dollar home.

2nd - He calls up and Asks Permission to Visit Them
And Bring Food to Celebrate Their New DREAM HOME.

3rd - He Shows up with a NEW WEBER GRILL
and a Steaks and All the Trimmings. Their Favorite foods. And Cooks them a meal.

4th - After He GIFTS them the New GRILL he asks, "Who do you know
who is Equal to or Better Than you are - who is a Prospect for me?

AND - asks them to go thru their Cell Phone Rolodex
to Trigger names - and get specific phone #'s.

WooHoo!

He says he gets DOUBLE DIGITS - often SCORES of Referrals instead of 1 or 2.

And he calls the couple over
the next week to get Personal
Introductions to each of
their Referrals.

NO COLD CALLS.

Thanks,
Glenn

Bible Barter to Impress A Girl
 

Thanks Dien,

Got a Phone call from Frank.

Frank is a college student who goes to Church Religiously.

Frank says, "The Minister at Church Had the Youth Group Giving Away Bibles
at Red Lights This past Friday Night. The One who gives away the most
Bibles to passing motorists Gets Dinner For 2 At a Fancy Local Dinner Theater & Restaurant."

We Interrupted.

"Let me Guess. When you try to give the passenger or driver in the car
a Bible - they Look away. Or Shake their heads "No".

Frank Sounds Surprised. "Yeah, how did you know?

(Frank can't see but I'm rolling my eyes.)

Frank again. "You helped me sell my Bee Keeping website. So I thought
You might be able to help me win the contest too."

We Ask, "Ok to Ask a Couple Questions?"

"Sure," Frank says.

QUESTION #1 - How much are these tickets if you have to pay cash?

Answer - "$175.00 Plus tip plus Parking plus Gas.

Ok.

QUESTION #2 - "Who is winning the Contest so far? And How Many Bibles
do you have to give away to WIN?

Turns out a GIRL is winning.

One More Night and The Contest Ends.
Tonight is it.
Saturday night.

And Frank Figures if he can give away 50 Bibles
he will win by a Big Margin.

"Last Question," I say. "Who's the girl you are trying to impress?

Frank Stammers for a while.

Me - "Ok, Ok. None of my Business. Just Checking why you are out at Night Torturing yourself like this."

BIG BREATH -

"Alright.

"I can Guarantee You Will Win. I've coached Girl Scouts and Car Wash
fundraising groups to get Cars to Stop. Get a pen and paper.

"Instead of Scaring People in Cars
by coming at them waving a Bible
Like a Crazed Terrorist.

"We're going to BARTER Something We KNOW They WANT
with these total
Strangers - At Night - Thru the Glass
of their Car Windows."

"Step I - Buy 50 Scratch off 1.00 LOTTO tickets.

"Step II - Walk up to Cars at Stop Signs and HOLD a LOTTO ticket up
to their window.

"Step III - Make The Window Crank Motion with your hand.

"Step IV - Smile and Say, "I'm trying to Impress a girl by winning a contest
to give away the most Bibles. I'll Give you this LOTTO ticket if you take a Bible
too.

"Step V - The guy or girl will LAUGH. And Take Your LOTTO ticket
and Bible. And most will WISH YOU LUCK."

Wanna Guess What Happened?

Frank gave away so many Bibles
that the Minister Ran Out And WON The Contest and the Girl.

(EDITORS NOTE - I Did Caution Frank Not To Tell Anyone
His Barter Secret. Most Ministers and Priests Don't realize the Bible is full of
Barter stories. AND HAVE NO SENSE of HUMOR.)

Thanks,
Glenn

P.S. - DO ME a Favor Please?

Go to The BannedBarter.com site - where we have almost 50
Barter Stories like this one.

CLICK on the Colorful BAR CHART.

And Give Us Your OPINION on Which Category
You Want US to FOCUS on 1st and ADD More Barter Stories to.

P.P.S. - IGNORE the previous VOTES. The Website Broke
and we couldn't Track very Accurately.

Test - Test - Test.

THANK YOU.

How Randy Breaks MENS SUIT Sales Record in 60 Days
 

Thanks Gordon,

My friend Randy took psychology in College
and it shows.

After 2 Tours in Iraq Randy needed a Job.

He walked into Saks and told the Personnel
Director he had "Experience" in Selling mens
Suits - in Europe.

And Explained he needed a job after
Serving in Iraq.

She said, "Ok, We'll give you a try out."

CHALLENGE #1 - The Long Time Suit Salesman had His Face
and Awards for Most Suit Sales in a Month - on the wall.

And put Randy in Charge of The Big & Tall Dept - way way in the back -
away all the customers And Far from the
Entrance Door to the Store.

CHALLENGE #2 - Randy had spent an afternoon helping a buddy
in his Fathers Haberdashery - Suit Shop in Paris. So he really didn't
have a Clue what to do. (But he knew people & Sales.)

CHALLENGE #3 - Randy didn't have any Munny. HE had to sell suits
to eat. And do it fast. So he Used BARTER.

Randy hunted around the store.

Talking to long time employees and managers and
Found the BluePrints for the entire store. Which included a little
Map - you could fit on a 8 by 10 page.

Randy walked thru the Entire SAKS store. Figuring out
where each Dept is. And what they sell.

Then Entered the info on the back of his map.
And made 100 Copies!

(Give away a Map - and sell a Suit.)

Randy told me, "While my ENEMY was helping other patrons, I waited by the
Entrance Store door."

"When people came thru the door I said, "Hello, I am Your Saks Store TOUR
GUIDE! What are you looking for? I've got a Store Map here. And
I've memorized the entire store. I can help."

"WHILE We Were Talking.

"AFTER I Gave Them a Saks Store Map.

"While We Were Laughing together.

"I mentioned that I ALSO Sold Mens Suits. And Asked Women if anyone
in their family needed a FRIEND to help them Find Some New Suits."

Randy said, "It was as IF The FLOOD Gates Opened. I discovered The Women,
The Wife did all the clothes Shopping. Were DESPERATE to get their
Husbands and Boyfriends who HATE SHOPPING - to up-grade their
wardrobe.

These LADIES WHO GOT a Store Map (And Randy's Card.)
came back with 1, 2, 3 or more MEN - and they ALL got suits from Randy.

Randy passed His ENEMY in Suit Sales.
Got HIS Face on The Placque on the wall.

FUNNY END to the Story.

Randy's ENEMY and BOSS in the suit Dept - Saw he was Hanging out
at the front door.

TOOK Over that door position.

But He Got in Their Face & Made Everybody MAD -
And Randy - Going with PLAN B -
By the Escalator - was able to Say,

"I'm Not Like THAT GUY. I'm Here to HELP. Here's a STORE Map. Whatcha
Looking for?"

Result?

Randy sold even more suits than BEFORE
when he hung out at the front door!

Thanks,
Glenn

P.S. - 49 More FUNNY Stories Like this one - at www.BannedBarter.com

Re: How a 4-Color Printer Bartered for Referrals w/His Paper Supplier
 

Thanks Glenn...

I know your approach is ingenious at generating referrals!

And of course, referrals are the life-blood of many businesses... With them, they can grow faster... Without them, they could wither and die...

What Glenn is showing us here is potentially worth a mint...!

Thank you for sharing it, Glenn! :)

I still highly recommend Glenn's websites... :)

Best wishes,

Dien

Beauty Parlor Website Customer Barter Story
 

Thanks Dien,

Beauty Parlor
WebSite Referrals
Barter

My friend liked to get a blow-dry and manicure at a particular beauty salon.

She dragged me in there one day and it became apparent I'd been set up to redo
a website for the owner.

The last webguy had run off with the passwords and the code and done an awful job.

I didn't mind, so as a favour to my friend I said I would do it, no problem.

The lady was all happy and wanted to know how much to pay me. I said, nothing,
just do my friends treatments for free for a few months.

Turned out to be a good decision because,
her customers all wanted to know who had done the artwork and I got a lot of
people wanting stuff done.

Kelly

3 skunks free, you trap and remove - CraigsList Barter Deal Begins
 

Thanks Gordon,

You Barter or do Chatteling on Craigslist.

So you will get a LAUGH about this Barter Beginning.

ONE - I made a Bribe offer to my list - ASKED them to Vote
on which NICHE at BannedBarter.com - they LIKED BEST.

"CraigsList Barter" Got 5X More Votes than any other.

So.

I was running my eyes down the F_R_E_E Section of CraigsList
near me.

Found this Item:

---------------
"3 skunks free, you trap and remove"
---------------

LARRY HAS a Problem.

The STINKIER his PAIN the Better for any Barter deal.

HERE's
What
We've
Done so far...

I Called - Got VM and hung up. (I want him to Write me so I can Share.)

Then Emailed Larry with a note...

"Hey Larry,

"Your Craigslist Posting brought back memories.

"A - As a Kid We used Humane Wire traps to catch Raccoons and Groundhogs
that are eating our corn. Drove them far away.

"B - We Caught a Skunk. My 2 Brothers wouldn't Get involved for fear of
getting SKUNK SPRAYED.

"C - But I figured a way to get the door open - safely.

"And had to come up with 2 OTHER Strategies too.

"Skunks seem to love Apples.

"We caught THREE skunks. Each with a different Personality.
So
the same trick wouldn't work twice.

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FINALLY - I told Larry - "You are 50 Miles away from me.

"How BAD a Problem are your 3 Skunks?

(I mentioned that usually skunks are GOOD to have around - they dig out
and eat Yellow Jacket nests in the ground.)

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BARTER ACTION PLAN -

NOW we wait to see what Larry says.

I - How Badly does he want his skunks gone?

II - What is he willing to pay me to come catch his skunks?

III - Will he PAY cash?

IV - What does he have to Barter?

V - Can I just TEACH him what to do and still get Paid?

Dunno yet.

BUT.

Unless Larry is a JOKER and CraigsList Clown. HE HAS A BAD SKUNK problem
to risk Getting made fun of on CraigsList by all his friends.

Thanks,
Glenn Osborn
Farm Boy and Skunk Wrangler

P.S. - YIKES - This will Definitely go in the WEIRD Barter Category
at our BannedBarter.com - site - if we do a deal.

We are Up to 50 --- 1-of-a-kind Barter Stories from all over the world
already.

Glenn... Your Mom was one smart cookie! :)
 

Hi Glenn,

It does take a different kind of thinking to be an entrepreneur!

Imagine how great the country would be if even more people learned entrepreneurship!

Your Mom was one smart cookie (pardon the pun)!

What an ingenious way to fill her classes... I can see now a little bit where you get some of your own ingenuity from...!

Thanks Glenn... I thoroughly enjoyed the story, and the profound lesson too! :)

Best wishes,

Dien

Why if I'm not careful, I may have to run around buck naked...
 

Thanks Glenn!

Great story!

You know... I'm like those men in your story! I hate clothes shopping...

My "gal" buys almost all of my clothes... She likes to joke that if we ever split up, she'd take back all those clothes she bought for me... and I wouldn't have anything left to wear!

(Except maybe my belt... I think I bought my own belt!)

The sad thing is - she's probably right! That's why I work on making sure she's happy... I don't want to have to run around town in my "birthday suit!"

Thanks Glenn... Awesome story and lesson, as usual... :)

Best wishes!

Dien

The law of "karma"...
 

Thanks Glenn for sharing Kelly's story...

I've found that, when you help other businesspeople... It almost always comes back to you in a positive way...

Other people can help open new doors to opportunities, as well as help solve your problems... It's always a good thing to do!

Often, you'll find that this is one of the things that separates the success stories, from those who just don't make it... The successful people are more likely to help others...

Best wishes!

Dien

Re: 3 skunks free, you trap and remove - CraigsList Barter Deal Begins
 

Thanks Glenn!

Can't wait to hear the end of the skunk story...

You may need to create a new business card with...


Thanks for sharing! :)

Dien

How I Bartered for 3200 Pounds of Sand on CraigsList
 

Thanks Dien,

This past summer I answered a CraigsList ad about Free Sand.

A young lady had ordered TEN TONS of Clean, Pure, Sand. The perfect
kind you order to put btwn sidewalk paving stones.

"8 tons of Sand in my Front Yard
Come Get it."

How is this BARTER you ask?

Well.

On day 1 - I showed up with a shovel and 20 - Five Gallon Buckets in my
pickup truck.

Jane showed me her Garden beside the house
with her 5 year old daughter -Lucy- dancing around us - in a Pink Leotard.

So I went into my glove compartment.

Made a Paper Rose for her. And Asked PERMISSION to make a Yellow, Pink,
Red and Purple Paper Rose for Her Daughter - Lucy.

Soon Lucy was out with me Ankle Deep in the sand pile
"HELPING" me shovel sand with her Pink Plastic Shovel and Hot Pink
Bucket.

That little girl Talked Non-stop
for an Hour.

I told Mother - Jane - And Daughter Lucy, "I'll be Back tomorrow."

Jane said, "Ok, I won't call the neighbors or any of my gardening friends
until you get all the sand you want."

Day #2 - I Stuck a 2 Inch wide Star on Lucy - for "helping me." And suddenly
a 6 yr old neighbor girl showed up too. I made each of them a Paper Rose.

Day #3 - I made two trips. (Now I had 3 Little Kids "helping me"
shovel sand.)

20 buckets - 5 gallons each wet sand. (A gallon of water weighs 8 lbs.)

So.

20 buckets X 4 Trips = 80 Buckets of sand

40 lbs per bucket

80 Times 40lbs = 3200 pounds of sand

And All Because I BARTERED A Dozen Paper Roses
And Gold Stars I Made - right there in front of the Mom and Daughter.

Without the PAPER ROSE MAGIC
Jane would have called her neighbors
and friends and all the sand would have been Gone
over the 3 days of my Sand Collecting.

I put sand in 5 Of my Raised Bed Gardens
and am Raising WaterMelons and Cantalopes as I Write this.

NEVER could grow watermelons - Until NOW -
Too much clay.

Not anymore.

I've got watermelons bigger than my head Growing.

Thanks,
Glenn

P.S. - Oh yeah - Tell My Magician friend at www.NapkinRose.com
that Glenn Osborn sent you. Might help me Barter for some
more Napkin Rose Colors.

Re: The law of "karma"...
 

I'm wondering if Karma shouldn't be called Charma. Isn't that what we are really doing? Charm has a very positive connotation so it would not be like we were tinkering with a tried and true principle.

How Jack Canfield Barters To Increase His Advance Book Fee to 6-Figures
 

Thanks Dien,

Here's How You Can BARTER to find out what Self Made Millionaires
and Even Self made Billionaires Are REALLY Doing to make make
Big Bucks.

I often work as a "Shadow Consultant" to other Consultants
when they have A CLIENT EMERGENCY.

Dorothy called.

Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hanson had a "How to Write a Best Selling Book"
Seminar coming up in 5 days - 250 Seats where UN-SOLD.

A Staffer Called Dorothy-The-Marketing-Consultant in a PANIC.

a - Dorothy called us. We dictated an Email.

b - Dorothy and the "Team" Emailed millions of "Chicken Soup for the Soul"
book buyers an Offer to SPEAK to and ASK Questions of Mark and Jack
- F-r-e-e.

c - Inside the email we "mentioned" 3 new book authors
Mark and Jack had mentored - would be on the call to share their experience.

AFTER 90 Minutes of the FREEBIE Conference Call all 250 seats SOLD OUT.

As a Result Dorothy told me
How Jack Got a SIX FIGURE Advance on
a book they were writing together.

Jack put the Total Book Sales of His
Previous Book on a page.

Then the # of people on their
"Chicken Soup..." Mailing and Email list.

Then listed the # of Attendees in seats
at their Various Giant Seminars. (Including back of room book sales)

AND a Mock-Up of the book cover.

Table of Contents.

And Bullets and cover design for the back and front of the book.

***The MUNNY TOTAL Went At Bottom.***

BASICALLY
Jack Had his Team
Do all the Work FOR The Book Companies.

Then Jack sent this page to the
TOP DOG at 3 Competing Book
Publishing companies.

With a cover letter that said, "Top Advance Bid Gets This Book."

AND
Waited for his phone to ring.

Thanks,
Glenn

A Trash Can That BARTERS for F-r-e-e Wi Fi Service
 

Thanks Gordon,

Here is a Wangdoozler of a Barter Story!

Glenn

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A Trash Bin That
Barters for Free
Wii Fi

This is Genius!

Some Techies who couldn't find a cell signal
at a Fair Created a Internet Trash Can.

Basically - when you toss in trash
you get a few minutes of F-r-e-e
Wii Fi signal for your phone
or other internet devices.

Here is a YouTube
Link to a video
which should stay up
for a long time.

If Not.

Google- "Wi Fi Trash Bin"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsozqe9Xn8w

Sent in by Arabella in Scotland

How We Bartered 3 FLOWERS for a 350.00 Apple iPad Mini
 

Thanks Gordon,

Paper Roses Cost me about 50 cents each.

Instant Scratch off Lotto tickets - 1.00 each

So I Bartered about 4.50 to Get This 350.00 Apple iPad Mini.

In a Restaurant.

Our Brunette waitress was smiling and happy and
getting us all kinds of Extra stuff from the kitchen.

A clean soup spoon.
More Ketchup. (My Dad puts ketchup on his string beans)
Extra Napkins.

So I smiled and Thanked her
and Gave her a LOTTO ticket.

Then While she watched
I made her a Red Paper Rose
I got at www.Napkinrose.com

Then another LOTTO ticket.

Then a Yellow Rose.

A 3rd Lotto ticket
and a Purple Rose.

This Girl Was Skipping
and dancing.

The end of the meal
comes and Sue
brings over some
Raffle Tickets.

Sue says, "The Restaurant
chain is celebrating it's
20th Anniversary. You've
Been SO Great here are
10 Chances to win a
Free Drink or a meal
or even a Computer."

My Dad is 96 and says,
"What's the holdup?
Let's go."

I am scratching madly away
and say, "Just a minute."

3 Scratch-Cards in and The
spoon I am Scratching cards
with Uncovers the words...

GRAND PRIZE
WINNER

And Darn if I didn't win
an Apple iPod Mini.

I - I put the rest of the
scratch-offs in my pocket
so Sue didn't get into
trouble for giving me
10 Cards.

II - Then we had to wait
for the manager.

III - I signed about 10
pages of FORMS.

IV - The manager is
muttering, "I can't
believe it. 2nd day
of the Promotion
and our only Grand
Prize is gone."

Turns out they
issued ONE Apple
Mini to each Restaurant
and I GOT IT.

Thanks,
Glenn

Re: How Barter Got Dave 30%-50% of the Junk He Sells at his JunkYard
 

Glenn
Nice going, I really like that story

Trevor

Millionaire LIMO Company Owner Builds ENTIRE Biz on Barter
 

Thanks Gordon,

I got Referred to a Fellow
who is what we call a
Serial Entrepreneur.

Meaning he creates,
Operates and sells
multiple businesses
at once.

I was hired to increase
Sales at his LIMO Biz.

I Asked Questions:

#1 - Do you have a Yellow
PAge ad?

NO.

#2 - Do you advertise on the
Radio or TV?

NO.

#3 - Do you have a Website?

YES - but it's just for
show. Doesn't make
us a dime.

#4 - Do you call Past clients
for repeat business?

NO.

#5 - Do you ASK Customers
for Referrals?

NO.

#6 - Not even while they
are DRUNK?

NO.

Exasperated I said, "Well,
How in the World do You
Get Clients to use your
LIMO Service?

ANSWER: "I Barter
Champagne &
A Fr-e-e LIMO Ride
For 2 Plus Use Barter
To Arrange a FREE
Night-On-The-Town
At Swanky Restaurants,
Clubs & Bars with
The Concierge of
Two Major Hotels.

I asked, "Isn't that
Against Hotel Rules?

"Don't The Big
Hotels Have Referral
Deals with XYZ Limo
Service?

CLIENT ANSWER: "They
do but the Concierge
Gets NOTHING for
those referrals.

"So they send All they
can to me.

WOW-MY Marketing Job
was EASY after that.

I Made a List of Big
Hotels and Took the
Concierge To Lunch
and explained
the "Barter-for-Referrals
To-LIMO-Rental-Clients
Plan-BENEFITS."

Several Came on Board
even tho Our LIMO
Barter Referral System
was Somewhat
BLACK - OPPS.

Thanks,
Glenn

Barter Challenge w/Special Forces Soldier
 

Thanks Gordon,

We Got Referred to a Bored Special Forces
Soldier - just Retired from Jumping out
of planes all over the planet.

Sent him CHAPTER I of "Enchanted NLP V#1"
And Wally Said, "This is GREAT. People Act WEIRD
when I ask them Any One of your 4 Questions."

So I Challenged him a bit.

"Wally, You probably can't Do This but Here's how
I meet All the Waitresses AND the Manager of Restaurants
BEFORE I meet a Potential Client."

"If you do it RIGHT. You Can CONTROL the Restaurant
and Lead All the people there - Pied Piper Style."

"Get 100.00 in One dollar bills. Flirt Tip Every Waitress
who passes your Table with 1.00 Bills.

"Then Make Friends with the folks at a table near yours
and tell them you want to impress a client when they
arrive. Hand a Volunteer at their table 10 - 1.00 bills.
And SAY, "Everytime I hand the waitress a 1.00 bill
YOU do it too, OK?"

"You Are Soon KING of The Restaurant. Waitresses
and cooks Dancing around and giggling and Piling
food on your table. AND the Prospect is Much
More likely to PAY You When he or she sees
you Leading 100's of people."

Wally said, "I'm going to TRY THAT with my Mother-in-Law
at the Table on my Wife's Anniversary dinner."

RESULTS?

Wally Reported back, "Wow, everything worked Fantastic.
Even my Mother-in-Law was Impressed at the Service.
And finally SHUT UP. The Joint was Jumping.
And when we left 7 waitresses
lined up at the door to Say Thank You."

I asked, "Did you tip them all another dollar
on the way out?"

Laughter, "OF COURSE."

Wally Then sent me 913.79 for the REST of the
"Enchanted NLP Invisible Persuasion-Program.

Thanks,
Glenn