As a techie geek I get asked for help from my friends all the time with setting up computers, recovering lost files and just about anything else you can think up.

I run a consulting business and charge a decent rate for my time but I always feel awkward charging friends.  I wrote a blog post about this back in October that's worth a read:

Since that time I have don't several collaborative deals and people have been asking me what they can trade so I made a quick list:

If you want to barter for service there are a few things I can think of off the top of my head that we could pick from:

• Watch people's kids at the Lakeview Lodge Concerts (www.lakeviewlodgemusic.org)
• Watch my kids so Ali and I can have a date night
• Clean my gutters
• Install a new mailbox
• Prepare dinner for the family
• Clean garage 
• Mount and frame 3  8×10 photos
• Fix the ceiling in my kitchen
• Put more insulation in my attic
• Purchase and install 4 guitar wall mounts
• Clean our windows
• Cut the dead branches out of the oak tree in my back yard