purses_showusgoods_cartoonDid you know that approximately 85% of Fortune 500 companies use barter as a way of obtaining skills and resources without spending a lot of money? These companies include Donald Trump’s Enterprises, McDonald’s, Pepsi, Sara Lee, Dole, and many, many more!!!

Are you a Give ‘N Take Network Member who hasn’t started bartering yet? Or are you someone who’d love to join and take advantage of the oldest currency in the world? Well then, SHOW US YOUR GOODS!!!

Participate in the SHOW US YOUR GOODS!!! contest and you’ll get the chance to win prizes valued up to $500!:

- $100 BARTER BUCKS (aka Give ‘N Take Trade Dollars) so that you can go shopping in our barter exchange. You’ll have over 40,000 merchants to choose from, with the opportunity to barter everything from printing services to lavish vacations!

- 4 COMPLIMENTARY Coaching sessions with your choice of 4 coaches from our round table of hand-picked experts! (1 session per coach)

-A copy of the “Best of” The Own Your Power Radio Show CD

How Can I Play?
All you have to do is create a barter store page. A barter store page is similar to a profile page in the Own Your Power community (www.ownyourpower.ning.com), only you will need to sell a service or a good. If you don’t think you have anything to offer, consider items in your home or office. A computer, vacuum cleaner, cool vase, or a used digital camera. It’s similar to Ebay, but instead of cash, you sell things for BARTER BUCKS!

Step 1: If you’re not a Give ‘N Take Network Member, take advantage of our FREE registration!

Step 2: Once your membership has been approved, create your page and SHOW US YOUR GOODS!!! Don’t worry, you don’t have to be a web designer! A panel of Give ‘N Take judges will review your page based on the following criteria:
-Company Logo
-Photo of item with description (always a PLUS). If you’re selling a service a headshot is always good.
-Contact information; website address if you have one (if you don’t have a website, you can always use your Own Your Power Community profile page, ex:
http://ownyourpower.ning.com/profile/SimoneKellyBrown
-Testimonial (s) Depending on service/goods
-Shipping price (if needed)
-Quantity on hand: Even if it’s a service you want to list what you’re willing to barter. For example: Our Give ‘N Take Network Founder, Simone Kelly-Brown has 4 hours of coaching as one of her items up for barter.

Once you join, make sure you call our Marketing Coordinator, Salima Smith, to set up a 30 minute orientation to help you with any questions you may have. Salima can be reached at 877.545.7352.

Feel free to add as many items as you’d like. When you complete your page, e-mail me at simone@ownyourpower.biz, so that I can enter you in the contest.

Important Dates:

Contest starts on Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Contest ends on Friday, APRIL 31, 2009 (date extended)
Winner will be announced on Monday, March 23, 2009 in the Own Your Power blog (http://ownyourpower.biz/blog/) and via the Own Your Power community (www.ownyourpower.ning.com)

Now go ahead and SHOW US YOUR GOODS!!!

Good Luck!