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Did you know iScripts builds intuitive business models directly into software applications? You may not be aware, but entrepreneurs and businesses all over the world use our products and services to fit their unique needs. From social networks and dating sites to multi-vendor shopping carts and e-commerce solutions, we take great pride in being the first option and sought-after resource for our clients! From online print shops and social networks to local marketplaces and multi-level marketing solutions, you can take advantage of many software options to perfectly fit your needs. Rather than spend a small fortune on software and programming needs, you can take advantage of our pre-made, open source software to be the core of your online business. We create the framework – you build the business and run it yourself. Take a look below at our latest customers and what they have created using various versions of iScripts software, specific to their online business idea.

Tienby is a complete all-in-one solution that helps you easily set up a store and start selling online. Your store created by Tienby will be equipped with similar features to Volusion.com and Shopify.com. Edit this page to let visitors know why they should use your site to build an online store. The store will be automatically integrated with the help desk system for supporting store owners. No programming required. You shouldn’t have to know to code or pay a lot for a website to get your online business started. It supports multiple payment gateways too. You store is created with SEO friendly shopping cart. Give users an easy-to-remember URL and rank above your competition in search engines. Create your own online store in a click. Build a store and sell Multi-channel. Sell on your own store, eBay, Facebook, Google, and Mobile.

Tienby is powered by eCommerce Website Builder from iScripts. This powerful online store building and shopping cart hosting system allow your customers to build e-commerce stores and host them on your server – similar to sites such as Volusion and Shopify. This unique software includes integration with major domain registrars, as well as billing, account management, and help desk support.

Ready to create your own eCommerce Website Builder? Try it out for yourself right now See the Free Live DEMO: iScripts GoStores

With iScripts GoStores, this is a lot easier and the ready-to-go solution can quickly let you set up this business system without any need for programming knowledge. You would not want to worry about development hours to be spent on forging the final script to manage the users, servers, finance and all other aspects of your system. This script is a complete e-commerce platform for your online store-builder business.

• One-Click Installer – Complete the entire installation process within a single click. No waiting, calling, cross-checking or techie talk to work through.
• Trial Period Functionality – Offer instant gratification to your customers by offering a trial run of your service. This functionality is built into the system to encourage quick sign-up.
• GoDaddy Integration – The world’s largest domain name registrar has been added so that you may give your site users increased options and credibility.
• Enhanced Templates and Dashboards – The Admin panel has been revamped to include detailed graphs and fusion charts. Choose from various templates while allowing your users to select from a wider range of site designs.
• Additional Payment Gateways – Offer payment options through a wide variety of gateways such as WorldPay and Paypal Express.
• Advanced Management Features – Easily add and manage features, website content, custom banners and plans as the site administrator.

User side advantages:

• An easy-to-use dashboard
• Support for digital and physical products
• Multiple payment gateway support
• Integrated shipping methods
• SEO friendly URL

For more information or questions related to how you can take advantage of the platform, contact us at (312) 423-6728 or email to sales@iscripts.com

We can modify and tweak the script and add any additional features or site design changes. Just tell us your thoughts and any budget specifics or limitations. We will work with you to provide the best options!

Want to try it yourself? See all the new and existing features you will receive by reviewing the LIVE DEMO.

Have questions about our web software and Mobile Apps and how it can work with your existing business or online business idea? Call us at (312) 423-6728 with any questions you may have. We’d be happy to explain how our software works, including any additional business, needs you may have.
We also offer custom development of web and mobile apps at a reasonable rate. Feel free to inquire about our capabilities and portfolio of past, satisfied clients!

Pricing models are implemented in IT industries on their projects and development works in a way which suits specific budget and cash flow requirements of an organization. The primary motive of these methods has always been cost effectiveness. Different pricing models are essential to decrease the complexity created by the extends of different projects. Each pricing model forms a successful sort of agreement with the outsourcer and the service provider. The needed can choose the model that suits their requirements. To obtain the maximum benefits from the aimed project various pricing models are implemented now.

Let’s have a look at the various pricing models:

1. Fixed Cost Pricing Model
   A fixed price model is the most common model used in the outsourcing industry, for which the price is set during the start and the project is delivered within the fixed schedule. This model is mainly utilized when all the requirements for the project are well set and the process will not accompany any changes in the go. The process involves inquiry, negotiation, a final proposal and agreement between the parties. Various benefits associated with fixed pricing models are:
   1. Clarified Requirements
      The requirements of the project are well defined which describes the ease of flow.
   2. Predictable scheduling 
      Scheduling aspects are fixed accordingly and hence the pattern flows in the defined manner which makes the project well predicted.
   3. Less supervision required
      The above-told pre-defined project flow makes the supervision to the minimum hence making the clients concentrate less on the reported tasks
   4. Risk factors are low
      Lesser risks are involved as there exists no complexity in the services provided and thus unwanted deviations can be avoided.
   5. Known Capital
      The capital required for the project is known from the schedules and it will be fixed until the delivery.
2. Time and Material Pricing Model
   Another popular pricing model used in IT industry is the Time and Materials model. More suited where the predefined end is still not available and when slight changes in instances are required. This is based on the time and material used in the completion of a project. This model can be completely altered according to the time classifications, like hourly, daily, weekly basis.
   This type of models can be implemented for maintenance and support based projects. The major benefits associated with these pricing models are,
   1. The development is incremental as it is decided by the aspects that arise when some particular changes occur in the flow of the project.
   2. As the requirement variation is high, it mainly focuses on the projected growth rather than the fixed schedules.
   3. Strong project management teams and methodologies are implemented to monitor and track the project’s progress on dimensions of schedule, scope, cost, quality, and productivity.
   4. Skilled resources are locked for the entire project duration, so competencies and skills can be built over the time as the scope of the project is not really defined.
3. Mixed Mode Pricing Model
   An ideal implementation of both the above told over situations where your requirements are not specific but the need for maintaining a strict time frame is essential. The mixture of both the Fixed price model and the Time and materials model, known as the mixed model use the maximum advantage of the gains of the fixed model associated with the clarified requirements and that of T & M model with all other factors.  The model comes with many benefits like:
   1. Time frames generated will be having better control and can be easily managed with better supervision.
   2. Helps in saving the costs associated with unplanned project schedules, thus results in reducing the gross total cost in the project.
   3. Receives the advantages of both the above-told models.
4. Staff Augmentation Pricing Model
   A pricing model that needs better and skilled resources for maintaining and supporting the project. The requirement variation associated with this kind of model is quite high and it does have dynamic but rather strict timelines. Also, the client supervision required for the above model is quite high compared to the others. When it seems that you need to add some extra staff for promoting support for your project, you choose the staff augmentation model and over this method, one can effectively make use of the dedicated team given for the decided time span and with your total control over it. Various advantages related to the model includes,
   1.  The monitoring of the team will be more and hence the total control will be better compared to other models.
   2. Alterations, as needed, can be implemented on the team as per the requirements, that is if the need for any special skilled member for the project at any particular situation is acceptable at this point.
   3. Addition according to the client needs helps in attaining the result even when the timelines are critical.
   4. Delivers a major role in reducing the overhead charges associated with the project
5. Consumption-based Pricing Model
   This is a highly dynamic model in which the costs are allocated based on actual resource usage. This model is highly suited for outsourcing organizations that have to contend with issues, such as service provider productivity and variable demand. This model is well suited to situations where the fixed costs could be shared across many customers. Consumption-based pricing delivers substantial productivity gains and makes cost structure analysis and adjustments relatively an easy task. Furthermore, this model converts capital expenses into operating expenses.
   1. The models help in delivering a fair and accurate prediction of demand.
   2. Sometimes it encounters an issue with changing demand pattern, it is a challenge to predict annual growth rates.
6. Gain-sharing Model
   This sort of pricing model is an outcome-based model. It can also be called as a profit sharing model. The model delivers out of the box gains to the service providers that can include incentivizing and rewarding for increasing the overall value delivered to the outsourcing organization. This model is highly unsuited in the condition where cost savings are the main fulcrum of an outsourcing engagement. A few benefits associated with this model can be,
   1. Encourages and empowers service providers to get more engaged in creative aspects related to the project success as they work with the client organization towards achieving mutually beneficial business goals.
   2. Helps in achieving better tactical and strategic business results.
   3. For this kind of models, a high level of trust exists between the participating organizations, equal distribution of risk and reward, and significant upfront investment are usually ensured.
7. Shared risk-reward Model
   Shared risk-reward Model is a pricing structure in which the additional payments are decided from the detailed objectives that define the project outcome. This model is usually employed in situations where the service provider and client jointly fund new product or service development. Both the provider and the gainer shares the rewards for a fixed period of time. Few details about the Shared risk-reward Model are,
   1. The rate of monitoring and evaluation tends to increase in this type of model without any compromises.
   2. Sometimes third parties are involved to rectify issues from conflicts created between the participating organizations.
   3. The governing capability required for this kind of model seems to be more and it mainly facilitates joint venture or partnerships.
   4. Hence the organization should share both faces of the coin with the partnering organizations.

iScripts is one of the leading service providers in dedicated development. We have an extensive history of setting up and maintaining different projects for several corporations as well as startups. The perfect combination is expert developers and a personal project manager. iScripts.com has the experience, the process, and the staff to build your web or mobile project not just to completion, but build it to “success”.

Today outsourcing is no longer a simple concept but a choice of various options for product development and the choice of a price model. That is why it is important to understand how it differs and how the right one can help to save your time, funds and give other benefits. So, what to choose: Fixed Price, Dedicated Team – is a matter of the company’s needs.

iScripts Dedicated Programming Service Comes with a Huge Selection of Benefits Including:

• Reduced Rates: Compared to regular customization projects, our dedicated programming services have reduced hourly rates.
• Dedicated Staff: A dedicated programmer will be assigned for your project and will work on the project for 8 hours a day, 5 days per week.
• Specific Timelines: Weekly meetings will be conducted on the project status and complete transparency shall be maintained.
• Plans and Monitoring: Weekly Reports containing the project status and the works allocated for the upcoming week will be sent to you on a regular basis.
• Extra Perks: Any holidays and leaves taken by a programmer will be tracked and compensated by the developer by working extra days.
• Manager On Call: A dedicated project manager will manage the project and he/she will handle all the operation tasks on behalf of you.
• Easy Communication: Interact live with the project manager and the programmer regarding the project – whenever required. You can also interact with your developer and project manager via email.

Which type of projects can you work on?

Our programmers can implement web software development projects including: Creating web applications from scratch, maintaining and modifying current websites, creating custom designed websites, modifying existing proprietary applications, customizing open source applications, database-driven websites, intranet productivity applications, social networking sites, eCommerce, billing systems, custom applications, shopping carts, Content Management Systems (CMS), mobile apps and much more.

iScripts Dedicated Programming Services also provides you with:

Flexibility – Choose from any number of our developers for your own unique project. Select them depending on the requirements needed to fulfill the job and only pay for the resources you use. We provide all the necessary details to you.

Exclusivity – A dedicated development team works only on your tasks. Our developers work hard to ensure your site is on time and thoroughly inspected.

Expertise – Members of your development team will have the necessary experience behind them. We only hire the best and most qualified applicants.

Stability – At a fixed monthly price and containing a constant number of skilled developers, we make your project stable and independent. You can count on us to manage your project and keep everything on track.

Security – Secured environments and a full compliance with strict security procedures ensure that your software is in safe hands at all times. We value security and privacy as much as you.

Get a quote for your project from us here!

For more information or questions related to our work, previous clients and how you can take advantage of our services, contact us at (312) 423-6728 or get a quote for your project.

Have questions about our web software and mobile apps and how it can work with your existing business or online business idea? Call us at (312) 423-6728 with any questions you may have. We’d be happy to explain how our software works, including any additional business, needs you may have. We also offer custom development of web and mobile apps at a reasonable rate.

Web hosting is one of the trending business that isn’t slow down. Web hosting is essentially rental space on a computer that holds all the files for your website. This computer is most often referred to as a server. It’s best to think of a server as the place where your website lives.

Did you ever notice why the web hosting business has its demand for ever? Reasons are:

• Earn recurring income every single month
• Increase your earnings month after month
• Work from home (or anywhere you want to work from)
• Add a new service to an existing web design or internet marketing business

Entering to Web hosting business is obviously great but you need a strong platform to reach success in this competitive segments. Ultimately, your decision to start your own hosting business should depend on your motivations, technical know-how and the workload you can handle. Starting a hosting business also requires a significant time commitment. Initially, you have to find time for a daily basis maintaining your website, providing customer support and processing payments. Eventually, everything goes your business will grow to become a full-time job with great pay.

Important fields needed for a perfect business platform: Setup Your Website, Billing System, and Support Channels

If you have dedicated servers set up and ready to go for customers. Now create a website as the face of your business. You’ll also need other systems before you can start selling.

cPanel / Plesk is the most popular website hosting control panel, and it easily integrates with CloudLinux to isolate customers. A built-in support desk for handling customer inquiries. Many hosts opt to use external helpdesk software like Kayako or Zendesk. Most new web hosts start off by only offering email support and choose other support channels when necessary.

Shared web hosting:
Shared servers are those share server space with other clients of the hosting company. You’re also sharing costs, which makes shared hosting an inexpensive option. It’s a good starter choice for sites not expecting large amounts of traffic, but there are downsides. If another site sharing the server attracts heavy usage (or worse, gets hacked), it’ll affect your site’s performance and could potentially take down your website until usage normalizes. Or if your site generates the increased traffic, you could be charged extra.

Dedicated web hosting:
Dedicated web hosting is comparatively cheaper, limited in disc space and bandwidth, dedicated web hosting assigns a server to your business exclusively and it’s usually more expensive. However, the trade-off would be worth it if your site generates significant traffic or you expect it to in the future. With dedicated hosting, you may also have to take care of your own maintenance, unless you upgrade to managed hosting

VPS web hosting:
Somewhere between shared and dedicated hosting in price and performance is virtual private server (VPS) hosting. VPS hosting simulates a dedicated server within a partitioned shared server, with its own operating system, storage, RAM, and data transfers for more stable and insulated site efficiency. While VPS is still a form of shared web hosting, it’s more expensive but still typically costs half as much as dedicated hosting.

Reseller Hosting: A reseller hosting account is much cheaper since a physical server can host multiple reseller accounts as the user will have to pay just for a part of the resources of the server while he gets the first customers and can afford to upgrade to a dedicated server and continue growing.

The reseller hosting market became really popular about 10 years ago and its market share was rapidly increasing until the VPS hosting was invented allowing the end user much more control than the reseller account at a lower price. At the moment, reseller hosting is still actively being sold and mainly used by web design studios, web developers, people looking to sell web hosting and others hosting their own websites and friends websites.

If you are not tech savvy here are a few simple methods you might want to consider when it comes to managing your web hosting software. Many web hosting software today comes with an integrated website builder to create and manage professional looking websites. One of the best examples is iScripts AutoHoster.

iScripts offers a turnkey solution completely useful for entrepreneurs, web designers and hosting companies. iScripts AutoHoster comes equipped with built-in billing and account management, a user-friendly site builder, robust support system, real-time domain registration, live chat, and remote desktop sharing!

AutoHoster is indeed, a complete hosting management system for both your customer and yourself. Everything needed is included within a single bundle, saving a great amount of time. The possibility to expand your services is also made easier with this unencrypted open-source script. Choose the best for your business and iScripts AutoHoster is there for the customers who are looking for the best hosting management website which comes with the best affordable price available in the market now.

iScripts AutoHoster supports 3 different modes.

1. FULLY AUTOMATED MODEL
2. SEMI-AUTOMATED HOSTING
3. MANUAL OPERATION MODEL

Key Features:

• Supports unlimited accounts, domains, and servers.
• Integrated website Builder (iScripts EasyCreate) with professional layouts at no extra cost included.
• Integrated help desk (SupportPRO Support Desk) for efficient customer support at no extra cost included.
• Integrated dynamic help module for complete help management.
• The responsive front end.
• Supports monthly, quarterly, annual recurring billing and one-time billing.
• Supports additional services like web design, programming etc..
• Easy to use domain name management panel for end users.
• Easy to install and set up with an install wizard.
• Auto billing and invoicing.
• Powerful admin panel to manage all aspects of your hosting business from one place.
• Supports different payment gateways like authorize.net, PayPal, your pay, Pay Leap, 2Checkout etc,
• Supports Manual domain management option to the site administrator for choosing any desired domain registrars.
• Fraud prevention using minfraud for credit card payments.
• Supports real-time domain name registration and transfer using Enom and Directi API.
• Multiple style sheets to integrate with your site existing design.
• Automated hosting account creation using CPANEL & Parallels PLESK to put the business on autopilot.
• Online customer signup

The software itself is developed as an easy-to-use platform for users as well as site administrators by incorporating drag-n-drop functionality, automated processes, and quick setup. Your software comes equipped with separate logins for you (the Admin), users and staff members (if applicable). Once the software is installed on your server, you will brand your website by adding your logo and content, setting up your reseller and hosting accounts, and defining the plans offered on your website. After these steps are complete, you can market your hosting business to new or existing customers.

Have questions about our web software and mobile apps and how it can work with your existing business or online business idea? Call us at (312) 423-6728 with any questions you may have. We’d be happy to explain how our software works, including any additional business, needs you may have. We also offer custom development of web and mobile apps at a reasonable rate.

Teespring is a marketplace of consumer designed products. Initially, it was started as a market for customer designed t-shirts. It offered customers a way of selling self-designed T-shirts for fundraisers. They provided a great DIY online design tool for customers to create professional looking T-shirts and other printed garments. Later this evolved into a marketplace for entrepreneurial designers to sell their custom designed T shirts to raise funds for themselves or charity of their choice.

TeeSpring Clone

A number of Teespring clone websites like Bonfire, Sublimator also offer slick online t-shirt designer and ability to print a limited number of custom T shrts.  Recently all of them have added more and more custom print products like hats, other garments etc..

If you like to create a website smilar to Teespringa and clone their business model, you can do so using iScripts Printlogic. Check out a live demo to see how it looks from the user perspective and admin perspectives. Some customization might be required, but the majority of the functionality required is available off the shelf product.

Ever heard about on-demand business service? Let’s recollect memories from 2009 where smartphones and apps are elaborating. But the ecosystem to properly connect services and consumers was a bit raw. The new generation, meanwhile, striven for more and wanted to purchase anything anytime with a tap on the screen.  OnDemand Business is a successful model for startups.

The on-demand business service is a business model in which companies execute clients demand on the basis of goods and services. The whole idea behind the on-demand is accessing is better than ownership. Vendors/suppliers offer goods/service for rent while the customer needs to rent.  Both find it more desirable than owning simply because it entails not only using things efficiently but also interacting with people.

The on-demand model not only compromises in access and ownership but also access to product and services are becoming more efficient, convenient, and intuitive. Nowadays huge competitions are going on that forced companies to improve their operation on daily basis. The end users are the most beneficial factor of this system. The common concern you may have about the service is, Is this is a short-term trend? Would the hyper growth slow down soon? The exact answer to these question is “ No”.  The new on-demand models have opened the door to the real-time fulfillment of goods and services, which consumers have embraced with a frequency that is unprecedented.

The fast-moving technology companies competing in this arena have developed new models that are transforming industries which have historically been slow to innovate. The ground transportation, grocery, and restaurant industries are prime examples of hyper-growth categories in the on-demand world — growth that is in a large part a result of the application of new technology on top of existing infrastructure.

It’s incomplete without mentioning Uber services in a discussion, a little-to-no-value company transformed itself into a $51-billion on-demand economy behemoth in some 6 years.

If you are looking forward to creating something that can be defined as “ Uber for X “ more often than not you will be attempting an online-offline integration in a certain vertical.

Important factors before getting into the on-demand service

• Choose niche industry
• An app for easily accessible to customers and providers
• Ensure value of chain is optimized

Here are the few of the services that currently fall within the scope of on-demand business, but not limited to, are:

• Grocery delivery
• Transportation
• Health & Beauty
• Food Delivery
• Fitness
• Laundry
• Housekeeping
• Event Coordination
• Caretaking

If you are operating any of the businesses listed above, it’s time to build a mobile app and do ‘uberification’ of the service you are providing. The future of on-demand business lies in building a great mobile app. It will call for creativity and passion. It will revolutionize the way people live, interact and transact. It will personalize the experiences for customers. Without it, you can’t expect your customers to find you and seek your services.

We iScripts providing a niche and efficient service based turnkey software that makes your business online and more feasible to customers. iScripts UberforX is an on-demand service platform gives you the flexibility to run any Uber-like services for medical, health, automobile, food, maid, taxi etc.

iScripts users have been using iScripts UberforX for their business as one of the best models for a service-related script. iScripts UberforX already comes with a robust administrative control panel for the administrator – or site owner – to manage the operations of iScripts UberforX. This gives you total, full control over your business and the flexibility to choose how it should operate online. There are numerous options and settings included in this script so that it may benefit a wide range of services, specialists, and industries, giving you complete flexibility to build the business you envision at an affordable price. The software also allows site administrators to have an unlimited number of services, categories, vendors, and users at no additional cost. iScripts UberforX is developed with unlimited software scalability in mind. iScripts UberforX includes 100% customizable source code, which can be tailored to meet your specific business requirements at any time, now or in the future. The software is completely scalable and does not limit your users or vendors.

Mobile Apps are available for Providers as well as Users. This platform helps you book different services provided by different vendors. You can set up and manage your business operations within your vertical market by signing up service providers into the system. Your customers can easily book the services provided by these vendors. They can either book through a site or through the app.

The on-demand model not only compromises in access and ownership but also access to product and services are become more efficient, convenient, and intuitive. Nowadays huge competitions are going on that forced companies to improve their operation on daily basis. The end users are the most beneficial factor of this system. The common concern you may have about the service is, Is this is a short-term trend? Would the hyper growth slows down soon? The exact answer for these question is “ No”.  The new on-demand models have opened the door to real-time fulfillment of goods and services, which consumers have embraced with a frequency that is unprecedented.

Mobile App Specifications

Mobile Apps are available for Providers as well as Users. The turnkey user app lets customers choose an appropriate service provider and book an appointment for service. The users can use this handy application to book the services provided by the admin. For example, Users can hop on to a Total Fitness App, and easily find the right service and staff to address their specific needs on their own schedule that works for their life. This turnkey vendor app lets the vendors get schedules well in advance, further allowing them to plan their business in a better way. The features include:

• Search for fitness service providers based on the desired service and availability
• Lookup from the available list of service providers
• Map view & list view available, along with a rating & review of service offered
• Bookstaff & services for your desired time slots
• Fitness providers can see all bookings
• View a sorted list of bookings by date and staff

Try it out for yourself right now See the Live DEMO Here

Get an idea of how to use the system and see the full list of features in action by using the free trial of our online demo. Have additional questions? Contact our team at (312) 423-672

Have questions about our web software and mobile apps and how it can work with your existing business or online business idea? Call us at (312) 423-6728 with any questions you may have. We’d be happy to explain how our software works, including any additional business, needs you may have. We also offer custom development of web and mobile apps at a reasonable rate.

For more information or questions related to how you can take advantage of the platform, contact us at (312) 423-6728.

Whether you’re an individual or a business, sometimes the way that we have come to handle commerce can seem tiresome. We provide goods or services to raise money that we can exchange for goods and services. Why can’t we just trade our goods and services for someone else’s goods and services and skip the middle-man?

Well, we can. Bartering was common in just about every culture before the specialization that came largely from the industrial revolution in the nineteenth century. Since the development of the internet, however, it has become much easier to make others aware of our goods and services and the services that we require. While this can be casually done through social media, it has also given rise to barter networks. This article will discuss some of our favorite barter networks that you can use to save time and money by trading goods and services directly for goods and services.

Barter Network

Barter Network Inc. is a company targeted explicitly at businesses trying to move unsold or overstocked product without taking a cut on profits. It does this by giving its member businesses access to a platform where they can trade their goods for those offered by another company. These goods can then be resold at your company, or used to defer expenses. There is a membership fee and monthly and barter fees, but the site provides you with great resources like your own broker to help you navigate the site and manage your exchanges.

Barter Only

Barter Only is aimed at individuals looking to trade unwanted goods. The website has lots of search filters to choose from but only lets you search things that you want, not things that other people might want from you. It’s easy to navigate things that people have, but it is difficult to find other aspects of the site, like whether they charge for membership.

Barter Quest

BarterQuest is a website that allows you to register as an individual or as a business to exchange goods, services, or real-estate. The site is easy to navigate and lets you filter searches by products, services, or real estate, as well as by whether you are looking for things you need or looking for people to supply. The major problem with this site is that it is too simple, so it is difficult to find information on the site, as their pricing structure.

Biz Exchange

BizExchange is another bartering website specifically for business to business goods transactions. The site works by allowing your business to buy and sell goods to other member businesses in exchange for a digital currency called “BizX Dollars”. The site tracks your usage and creates forms and records of transactions. Because all BizX Dollars are spent on costs of doing business, they don’t change the way that you report your taxes, which is good for larger businesses. The site is free to join and has no monthly fee, but the site pays overhead with a percentage of the value of each transaction, between 6 and 7.5 percent.

CraigsList

Many people are aware of Craigslist.org, but may not know that the site is commonly used to barter goods and services. When you search something that you need, select “barter” in the menu on the left-hand side of the screen. This will narrow the search to people who are willing to trade in exchange for goods and services. Using Craigslist is nice because of the size of the site and because it automatically narrows search results to your area. Because it is not intended for bartering, however, the site lacks some affordances of other bartering sites, like the ability to search for people who want what you offer rather than just people who are offering what you want. This can make it difficult to find someone who wants what you offer and is offering what you want.

IMSbarter

International Monetary Systems has been a powerhouse in the finance and business worlds for over thirty years, and they move into bartering with IMSbarter. This site, specifically aimed at businesses, lets your business sell its unsold products or even spare time to other businesses on the network in exchange for their excess services or spare time. There’s a lot of information on the site about how it works, but it doesn’t tell you much about pricing until you contact the company.

Listia

Listia is meant for individuals rather than businesses and works for items but not for services. Users of the site post items that they want to be rid of, which other members bid on using “Ink” the site’s digital currency. Ink can also be earned, rather like the player points on popular video games, by using different aspects of the site. The site is very approachable, as it has both apple and android compatible apps, and it can be signed into using Facebook.

Shared Earth

Shared Earth is not for bartering goods or services exactly, it is essential for sharecropping. You can register on the site as a landowner, or as someone looking for land. As a land-owner, you let other gardens on your land in exchange for some of their produce. As a land-user, you get access to land in exchange for some of your produce.

Simbi

Simbi is for individuals looking to exchange services. You can perform services for someone else, who performs a service for you, but there’s another option. Suppose you give guitar lessons to someone who paints pottery. They want your lessons, but you don’t want their pottery. Instead of exchanging services, they can pay you for your service with the site’s digital currency which you can use on a service that you do want.

Swap

Swap.com isn’t a purely bargain-based site but instead markets itself as an online thrift store. You post items, which other people buy. You can then use that money to buy items from other users. The key advantage to using this site over a brick-and-mortar thrift store is the size of the selection. The site still uses real money, so it’s not as fun as some of the other sites discussed, but it also doesn’t have any membership fees.

SwapRight

SwapRight.com is meant for individuals to trade goods and services. It doesn’t have a lot of fancy features or an associated app, but it is entirely free, you can sign in with your Facebook, and it’s easy to use.

TradeAway

TradeAway allows you to post items to barter, but you can also simply buy items. The site has no fees and has an associated Apple and Android compatible app, but also works entirely on the browser page.

TradeMade

TradeMade is an app-based bartering app that lets you exchange goods and services for other goods and services. One unique thing about this site is that it lets you trade multiple goods or a combination of goods and services, allowing you to make very custom deals. The only downside is that the app is not currently available on Android devices.

TradeStuff

TradeStuff is another site meant for individuals to trade goods. The site allows the trading different number of items, but it also allows you to trade through other users. For example, if the pottery painter wants your guitar but you want a bathroom sink, but someone with a bathroom sink wants pottery, you can all get what you want in the same transaction. The TradeStuff app is available on Apple and Android.

U-Exchange

U-Exchange is an international website for exchanging goods and services. You can search by your area, or browse the whole site. Signing up is free and so are most trades, though trading larger items like real-estate or vehicles require a small fee.

Depending on your needs there are a lot of great bartering sites out there, each with its affordances and limitations. Hopefully, this article has started you off on your search for the right site for you.

If you are trying to create a barter network, you might want to consider iScripts eSwap – the opensource barter exchange software. You can clone the business model of most of these sites using eSwap and you can make customizations as you wish.  The branded mobile apps make use of your network easy. Check out the Live Demo

The iScripts eSwap user app comes with a stylish interface and in addition, an easy way of managing products. The app comes with side menus, a Categories menu, category product listings and many more features a quality app requires.

iScripts eSwap is a barter exchange APP equipped with many built-in and comprehensive features This bartering app allows your users to buy, sell and swap items easily. This app contains all features and functionality necessary for you to launch a professional barter exchange network app similar to Swap.com or U-Exchange.com. Users of the APP can add items for swap or sale in exchange for another thing quickly and easily

Here you can see the app works with several functions such as:

• Add Item for Sale, Swap, Wish functionality
• Fully editable mode
• Sale addition-  Sale product listing added by the user
• Swap addition- Swap product listing added by the user
• Wish addition- Wish product listing added by the user
• Complete User details
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Ready to create your own barter or swap site? Try it out for yourself right now See the Free Live DEMO: iScripts eSwap

Choose to use the software as-is, add on to your software using our team of programmers, or even select a white-labeled version for your added convenience.

For more information or questions related to how you can take advantage of the platform, contact us at (312) 423-6728 or email to sales@iscripts.com

We have the ability to modify and tweak the script and add any additional features or site design changes. Just tell us your thoughts and any budget specifics or limitations. We will work with you to provide the best options!