Thursday, November 16, 2006
A Holiday Recipe for Added Value
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, Joe Barter is busy negotiating a special menu of strategic partnerships that promises to be every bit as tantalizing to his members as a holiday turkey dinner with all the trimmings, but minus the calories.
If you’ve been following this blog, you’ll know Joe Barter is a new online business, launched this past summer, where members can buy, sell or trade products, services and textbooks at no cost, plus access local networking services and resources.
What you don’t know is how busy Joe’s been trying to provide additional features that will make visiting joebarter.com a more engaging, exciting and rewarding experience for his members.
Here’s a sampling of what’s in the works:
* Mobile access via PDAs and cell phones to your Joe Barter account, including updates on offers made by other members for your listings on Joe Trading Post or Textbook Traders, plus downloads of music and movies
* Mobile access to ads and retailer offers that allow members to access discount codes, then download UPC codes to their PDAs or cell phones, where they can be scanned at retail locations
* Free customized e-mail accounts
* Discounted newspaper and magazine subscription offers, including free issues
* Online store where members can purchase a variety of Joe Barter branded products at great prices
Joe Barter is also negotiating with some of the biggest brand names in the online and entertainment industries to provide even more content and features to members.
So, keep checking out this space for more news and updates. Or contact us at joenews@joebarter.com subscribe to our monthly online newsletter, where you'll find news and information about developments in Joe Barter’s world.
While you’re at it, check out the rest of our joebarter.com website too. Registration is free to anyone.
If you’ve been following this blog, you’ll know Joe Barter is a new online business, launched this past summer, where members can buy, sell or trade products, services and textbooks at no cost, plus access local networking services and resources.
What you don’t know is how busy Joe’s been trying to provide additional features that will make visiting joebarter.com a more engaging, exciting and rewarding experience for his members.
Here’s a sampling of what’s in the works:
* Mobile access via PDAs and cell phones to your Joe Barter account, including updates on offers made by other members for your listings on Joe Trading Post or Textbook Traders, plus downloads of music and movies
* Mobile access to ads and retailer offers that allow members to access discount codes, then download UPC codes to their PDAs or cell phones, where they can be scanned at retail locations
* Free customized e-mail accounts
* Discounted newspaper and magazine subscription offers, including free issues
* Online store where members can purchase a variety of Joe Barter branded products at great prices
Joe Barter is also negotiating with some of the biggest brand names in the online and entertainment industries to provide even more content and features to members.
So, keep checking out this space for more news and updates. Or contact us at joenews@joebarter.com subscribe to our monthly online newsletter, where you'll find news and information about developments in Joe Barter’s world.
While you’re at it, check out the rest of our joebarter.com website too. Registration is free to anyone.
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Beat Rising College Costs!
According to the College Board’s annual “Trends in College Pricing” recently released report, tuition and fees at four-year public colleges climbed $344 to an average of $5,836 for the 2006-07 academic year.
That’s a 6% increase. What’s a poor college student to do?
Go to joebarter.com and register for free to use our Textbook Traders feature. Trade texts with other students on campus and save the money you’d spend at the campus bookstore.
Joe Barter is a new online business where you can buy, sell or trade products, professional services and textbooks at no cost.
Here’s how:
* Go to joebarter.com and take 15 seconds to register for free.
* Click Textbook Traders under Joe University.
* Post the textbooks you’ll want to trade next semester at Textbook Post.
* Search for texts you’ll need at Textbook Search.
* Textbook Traders automatically maintains a comprehensive list of all your textbook postings – the texts you have to trade and those you want to trade for – at View My Booklist.
Tell your classmates about Joe Barter and Textbook Traders. The more students who post the texts they want to trade, the easier it will be to trade and save a bunch of money.
While you’re at it, check out the rest of our website, too. It’s free.
That’s a 6% increase. What’s a poor college student to do?
Go to joebarter.com and register for free to use our Textbook Traders feature. Trade texts with other students on campus and save the money you’d spend at the campus bookstore.
Joe Barter is a new online business where you can buy, sell or trade products, professional services and textbooks at no cost.
Here’s how:
* Go to joebarter.com and take 15 seconds to register for free.
* Click Textbook Traders under Joe University.
* Post the textbooks you’ll want to trade next semester at Textbook Post.
* Search for texts you’ll need at Textbook Search.
* Textbook Traders automatically maintains a comprehensive list of all your textbook postings – the texts you have to trade and those you want to trade for – at View My Booklist.
Tell your classmates about Joe Barter and Textbook Traders. The more students who post the texts they want to trade, the easier it will be to trade and save a bunch of money.
While you’re at it, check out the rest of our website, too. It’s free.
