Swaps in Business

do you mean like how BNI does it?

So you know someone in most of the professions and if anyone you know needs a certain tradesman or service you just give out the number that person from the BNI group?

Suppose it's a bit like barter card (google it)

Not convinced personally, though have done a straight swop for services of similar value, but normally after I have been speaking to someone, rather doing anything formal via a 3rd party website.

I am always happy to recommend businesses/individuals that have provided me with a good service. As a small business I prefer to work with similar sized companies and individuals that share similar beliefs in service levels as I do.

But I have always been sceptical about referring/recommending people/businesses which whom I have had no dealings. So services such as BNI I don't really agree with, as after all - you are (more often than not) referring a service of which you have personally never used. If the service is not up to scratch - you have referred/recommended someone/a business which has let down your client/business associate/friend etc.

Agree. I don't like commission deals (for recommending specific companies) either so won't take them.