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June 22, 2009

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How are you currently involved with the Community Exchange Network?
CES User
What's the full name of your Exchange? Answer N/A if you are not yet an Admin or User.
community exchange system
Describe your Exchange (type of exchange, location, activities, members, how it's going)
Sign up and take a look for yr self!
- it's free and if you don't like what you see you can un subscribe
- but you wont want to!
- the best way to get to understand what it's all about is to go to a talent market day and or go to the website and spend a good half hr looking at everything
- its really simple
- you offer the things you have to offer or want to get rid of
- and you take a look at what others are offereing and get in touch with them via email or phone as you can see their profile and contact details
- FOOD sells
- has to be tasty though
TRANSPARENCY - real transparency!
- you can take a look at my account if you like and see what i've been selling and buying and how many talents i've got in my account - i don't care if you know!
- you cant steal them! they are vertual -
You fill in a form and take the money from my account when i've purchased from you!! hows that - no more " its in the post - i sent it yesterday - i'll post it tomorrow" etc etc as
- as you press enter having filled in the form yr account get the moeny instantly and i get an email telling me what you've done! If there's been a mistake we sort it out between us
- YOU can start to buy with out having had to make talents - interest freeeee!
- it's brillliant and such fun! LOVE the people
- we are ever so fortunate to have a super geek who put the whole thing onto the internet - it's a doddle
- I really want this to be up and running in the informal settlements
- no electricity and no computers so it's a whole different ball game there
it's slow but i'm told it's happening
If your Exchange has its own local website, what is its address?
http://ces.org.za/
Your Favorite Books/Websites/Blogs/RSS Feeds for Information about local currencies.
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Best Phone/Cell Number Best phone number for CES service calls (Optional and Kept Private, but very helpful when we need to reach you.)
you can get hold of me by going to my profile on the talent exchange!
Skype address from http://skype.com/download -- add LSquiresSkype to your Contacts.
need to plug in my headset at the back on my machine - too difficult right now a mountain of wires!
Suggestions you have for improving these Registration questions.
to find out more about south africa i have a lot of brilliant links to
loads of excellent site eg south african info/ events / newspapers & latest on xenophobia - current situe with refugees in camps - look on side bar for blogg roll and the catergory cloud - will serve up all the posts by theme
https://bizlinks.wordpress.com/
My Website (1)
https://bizlinks.wordpress.com/
My Website (2)
http://bizlinks.wordpress.com/2008/04/05/an-alternative-financial-s...

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At 6:36pm on October 11, 2008, Roy de Vos said…
Hi Odette
Yes I do offer lessons. See my offerings. Hope you're well. Roy
At 12:30pm on October 11, 2008, Michael Cahill said…
Hi Odette

I am an "Australian" living in france. I do not know any Cahills living in the UK.
You located to be located in SA. LETS seems to be really big there . What are the demographics of the members like?

Does the system percolate into the communities of people without computers.

Here in this part of France it appears that many LETS members are not computer users so will be resistant to an on line system.
 
 

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