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Social Networking, Marketing and Advertising

• Network with local businesses and members by hosting exclusive trade events.
• Mix business with pleasure to get the most out of trade
• Deepen your brand image, generate awareness and secure new customers by advertising to local schools, churches and neighborhoods
• Grow your business by reaching new local customers
• Convert new local trade customers to cash customers

Business Management

• Online tools that help you manage inventory, track sales and market your services
• Post Group Deals or eGift Certificates to leverage your resources and attract new customers
• Grow on your terms by defining the amount of trade you want to do and when

Save cash and conserve credit lines

• Buy products and services using trade instead of cash
• Advertise on trade so that you can put more money in your pocket
• Find hundreds of products to buy on trade through our online classifieds
• Advertise on trade so that you can put more money in your pocket
• Business line of credit to help grow your business while conserving cash
• No cash needed

Reach Local Neighborhoods, Schools, Churches and Businesses

Differentiate your business and create a real local connection. IndieTrader is a unique advertising platform with thousands of classified sites including; neighborhood, school, church and work place sites. Positioning your business in IndieTrader advertising can help strengthen your brand while targeting the people you want as customers. Brand awareness and connection to community can help in your campaign to generate real word of mouth about your business.
Our thousands of local sites include:

• Neighborhood sites
• School sites
• Workplace sites
• Meetingplace sites

• Target Deals or Gift Certificates to specific cities
• Promote Deals at times that are right for your business
• Control the growth of your business and traffic
• Easy redemption process
• Control limitations or restrictions on certificates
• Save administrative hassle through electronic E-Gift Certificates and Deals
• Convenient and useful for all types of businesses including (Automotive, Restaurants/Bars, Spas/Salons, Fitness Services, Entertainment, etc)
• 15% fee (No Cash)
• Very easy to administer so that you can focus on your business

Trade has been around for many centuries. It involves an exchange where both parties get something they need and value. For example, a farmer could trade eggs for milk. This is considered a direct trade. The issue with direct trade is that often one party does not want or need something the other party has to offer. Our trade is different. It is a computerized transaction system that gives you enormous flexibility. You use trade credits to buy what you need from whoever you want. Your credits are stored as virtual currency.

With rising interest rates, limited credit available, and costly bank overdraft fees; cash is becoming very expensive to use. People are very cautious and tight about how they spend their cash and this scenario makes it extremely difficult to gain new customers.

• Save cash to pay for necessities like rent and utilities
• Save your credit card lines for important business purchases
• Reduce amount of cash spent on credit card interest charges or fees
• Reach new customers that see trade as fun, social and an opportunity to try your business
• Reduce unnecessary bank overdraft fees
• Grow your business by fueling sales through trade while minimizing your overhead costs

How it Works

For example, if you are a restaurant you can sell dining gift certificates during seasonal times when you are slow or to reach full capacity. Media companies such as radio or newspaper can sell unused space or air time. Theatres can sell gift certificates or passes to fill the house. Use credits from your sales to buy what you need.

How do I spend my Trade Dollars?

When you sell your product or service to another member you earn 'trade credits'. These credits go into your trade account. You can then spend these credits on whatever you want: Printing, Office Supplies, Bookkeeping, Electronics, Entertainment, Contractor Services, etc. You can find a product or service by going to our classified site or by searching through our member list. You can also contact your Concierge to locate a hard to obtain item or service

What is a Trade Exchange?

A trade exchange is simply a system that tracks your sales and purchases with credits and debits. A transaction fee is generally charged on the purchase side, sell side or both.

How We are Different From Other Trade Exchanges

IndieTrader is a sophisticated web and database application that tracks every purchase and sale you make. Unlike a traditional trade exchange that requires brokers our system allows you to make purchases from anywhere 24x7 from your computer, smart phone or tablet. That means you can trade anything, anywhere, anytime. More importantly, our trade exchange reduces the reliance on brokers so that we do not need to charge cash transaction fees. Our trade is simple. You sell items and earn credits. You buy items and your credits are deducted from your account. Each time you SELL an item you are charged a 15% trade transaction fee (No cash). Let’s say you are a massage therapist. You sell 4 massages for $75 each. You get credit for T$300 dollars minus a T$45 trade fee. You can use these credits to buy whatever you want, whenever, so a direct trade is not needed. There is only a fee when you make a sale. The advantage of trade is that it allows you to leverage your resources and skills to get things you need while conserving cash.

Turn Trade Customers Into Cash Customers

By joining IndieTrader you can reach a wide audience of new customers that can help grow your business. Sell to individuals who trade in our local classifieds or to other businesses. Individuals who sell a lawnmower in our classifieds for example, may want to purchase a restaurant gift certificate for a night out. Our local exposure gives you real opportunity to turn individual trade customers into long term cash customers.

Preserve the Value of Your Service

Trade allows you to preserve the value of your service versus highly discounted and popular ‘deal-of-the-day’ sites. Discount sites when overused can make customers discount the value of your service and expect it to always be highly discounted at 50-90%. This can create negative long term branding effects. Trade however, allows you to preserve the value of your brand and service, since it is not highly discounted. This means that when you convert a local trade customer to cash, they will not expect you to be highly discounted.

Start growing your business and leveraging your resources using trade.
It’s FREE to join and there is no credit card needed. Cash is not used for trade transactions.
Open up your business to great new opportunities using trade.