Bartering: Want to swap services?

The other day, I listed some sites where you can get free stuff. Today, I thought I'd talk about some of the great bartering sites that are available on the Internet. Not familiar with bartering? Bartering is where you trade one service (one that you're good at) to get another service (one that you're not good at) with no cash involved. Say, you need your house painted or a website built and you have skills as a writer, an electrician, a decorator, or a carpenter--whatever. Well, your skills can act as your currency to get a job done. Get it? Sound intriguing? If so, here are some bartering sites that are available on the Web.

Craigslist: If you've used Craigslist to find or post a job, you know that there are a whole lot of other services available to you there as well. One of these services is bartering, which can be found under "barter" in the "for sale" section of each of Craigslist's city sites.

U-Exchange: Their website says "Trade Anything, Pay Nothing. U-Exchange is the Largest Free Swap Site that specializes in every type of trade. No membership fees, barter currencies or commissions taken on trades. It's Free to contact, post and swap with other members." Worth a look, huh?

Favorpals: Created by a small team of software developers, Favorpals is their response to the "untapped potential for mutual benefit" in the connections that billions of people are making on the Web daily. Favorpals provides space where services can be freely exchanged for other services and/or goods. Craftsmen, artists, laborers, professionals--anyone with skills or goods to trade--can swap for the services or items they need with anyone in the Favorpals community.

Do you know of any other bartering sites? Have you tried one yourself? Was it a good/bad experience? Let us know in the comments section below.