The term ‘barter’ usually evokes thoughts about times of crisis or what the ancients did before money was invented. This is completely wrong, as bartering is a natural way of exchanging things without the intermediation of money. We do it all the time, often without realising it, so is not an exchange method necessarily associated […]
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Month: August 2016
Tip: How to find CES members quickly
Sometimes members find it daunting to locate the details of other Talent Exchange users. Once you know how to do it you will find it is extremely easy. Not only is it easy to find users of the Cape Town Talent Exchange but you can easily find any user of the CES worldwide. There are […]
Tip: How to get off Talent Exchange mail...
Have you had enough of emails from the Talent Exchange? Well, it is very easy to unsubscribe from any and all Talent Exchange mailing lists. While we don’t recommend cutting yourself off completely, if you are no longer participating in the Talent Exchange then you might get annoyed about continuing to receive the regular emails […]
Tip: Gift Someone!
Talents are not the only mechanism the Talent Exchange offers to facilitate transactions with others. The CES platform provides a range of exchange options including gifting, bartering, swapping, time recording and record keeping. The ‘official’ (Rand) money system presents itself as a monopoly, as if it is the only method of facilitating exchange. This has […]