This review of Bartercard has been sent in by Jodie Ensor of Mud Drum, find more Bartercard reviews here.
Business: Mud Drum
Owner: Jodie Ensor
I was looking at getting a bit of cashflow assistance when I needed boxes and packaging for our products. I didn’t have the cash at the time but the line of credit on first joining Bartercard enabled me to get something we really needed for the business.
I then realized I could get LPG for our kilns on trade and this allieviated another one of our major cash expenses. I even bought my partner two hermit crabs, named Joe and Tonkin for Christmas on Bartercard.
We have been able to get our products into shops that we wouldn’t have been able to otherwise. Our mud drums are in Cairns, Northern New South Wales, Sydney and Victoria.
Being a part of the Bartercard network means we can pick up the phone tell the Trade Co-ordinator about our product and they do the legwork in finding us customers. As part of Bartercard, more people are receptive to listen to your sales pitch.
It didn’t take long before I noticed an increase in turnover in our business. With the help of our Trade Co-ordinator, who was very proactive I noticed business picking up within 3-6 months. As a result I entered the Bartercard Kick Start Program and won the State finalist for South Australia.
I was flown to the Gold Coast and met the Bartercard team who have been so willing to promote my business. It was a great experience.