When I first started marketing my services locally through Jamie's Notebook two years ago, I wasn't sure of the best way to get the word out. I couldn’t afford traditional advertising and I knew networking, while effective, would take a long time to be fully effective. After all, networking is about relationships and those take time to nurture. Around this time, I learned about a new organization called Local Trade Partners that was accepting new members. The idea was that you could trade services for a dollar-for-dollar amount, but in trade dollars. There is a small “real [ Read More ]
