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![]() 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 |
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![]() 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. |
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![]() Great stuff Glenn and your site is awesome. I am going to spend a ton of time there.
Trevor |
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![]() 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. ======== ======== 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 |
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![]() 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 |
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![]() Thanks Dien,
Ok. Surprise - Surprise. This is a bit WEIRD. MASS Barter - instead of 1 on 1. ========== 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 |
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![]() 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. ========== ========== 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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![]() 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 |
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