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Bartering Makes A Comeback – And An Introduction

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Bartering sites are big business these days. It’s one of the fasting growing segments on Craigslist. And newish sites like Recessionwire were partially built on trading one service for another.
People who read and contribute to this site may not have deep pockets, but they certainly have valuable services to offer. Let’s latch on to this [...]

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Another Great Service For Unemployed Advertising People

Thursday, May 7, 2009

If you’re in advertising and unemployed, chances are you like free stuff. And since you’re on the nexus of hipness, you’re probably  into books, movies, music, and video games too.
Enter Old Switcheroo, where you “get rid of your [old] stuff and get something new in return.” Here’s a description from their site:
Old Switch·er·oo n.

A place [...]

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Focus On What’s In Front Of You (And By You, I Mean Me)

Monday, March 30, 2009

Unemployment works in mysterious ways. Since about Week 2 of Please Feed The Animals, not a day has gone by that someone hasn’t tilted their head like a confused puppy after learning of my disinterest in monetizing this space.  Capitalizing on others’ misfortune feels wrong on many levels, but the most profound reason to keep [...]

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Was It Better To Be First?

Friday, March 20, 2009

It’s been 5 months so far. Despite the initial self-flagellation and why-mes that came with being a layoff early adopter, I consider myself fortunate.
If not for being first, surely, someone would have beaten me to the freelance assignments I was lucky enough to get. If not for being first, someone else would have started Please [...]

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