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Monday, December 17th, 2007Many of us make all kinds of professional resolutions on Jan. 1, but by the end of the month, they mainly fall to the wayside. How can we make our resolutions stick? One way is by creating new (better) habits. And fortunately, there are some common Niche Job Board advertising, posting and sourcing bad habits […]
Employers Niche Job Board Wish List
Thursday, December 6th, 2007The Twelve Days of Christmas is a famous Christmas carol known for listing 12 curious gifts. I created the following ‘Online Recruiting’ parody for Employers, Recruiters and Hiring Managers regarding recruiting and hiring gifts that could make the 2008 Hiring Outlook bright:
On the 1st day of Christmas my true love gave to me, a Hire […]
Niche Job Board Outlook 2008: NoStateIncomeTaxJobs.com is Moving on Up
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007I am on cloud 9 about NoStateIncomeTaxJobs.com of late. Why all the glee? Well, we have doubled our daily unique visitors for the last 2 months. And you may recall this past September, I blogged about my joy over our Alexa ranking moving from 7 million to 960,000 in 21 days. Now, just over 2 […]
Niche Job Board Trends 2008: What’s The Appeal for Employers-Part 2 of 2
Friday, November 9th, 2007Employers, recruiters and Human Resources professionals have many options today when it comes to their online recruiting strategies, including their own websites. They also use one-stop shop general job boards to cast wide nets online. So why will professionals with staffing needs, big and small, continue to advertise their job openings on Niche Job Boards […]
Niche Job Board Trends 2008: What’s The Appeal for Job Seekers-Part 1 of 2
Friday, November 2nd, 2007Why do job seekers continue to post their resumes for free on Niche Job Boards when there are huge general job boards out there with all-purpose appeal? Well, there are 3 things Niche Job Boards do for job seekers that general job boards don’t:
1. Niche Job Boards at least attempt to assist job seekers in their […]
8 Reasons Niche Job Boards Do Not Work And How To Fix It
Thursday, October 4th, 2007I’m tired of hiding it. I’m going to let you all in on a little company dilemma. We are facing the weirdest situation as a startup niche job board: we are receiving positive feedback about the idea for NoStateIncomeTaxJobs.com and we are generating steady, increasing traffic.
Yeah!
However, at the same time, I am hearing […]
…A Rose By Any Other Name Would…Still Be A Long Domain Name
Thursday, September 27th, 2007NoStateIncomeTaxJobs.com. I know, I know. NoStateIncomeTaxJobs.com is a rather long domain name-to read, to say, to key. There are days my fingers cramp after typing in my own website name. I considered my options. A majority of the ‘short’ domain names were long gone. The few available were expensive. This start-up is privately self- funded. […]
8 Business Lessons For Success From My 8-Year Old Instructor
Monday, September 24th, 2007Our 8 year old son loves to bowl. So my husband and I make every effort to take him to the bowling alley once a week. If you have read our story, you know I shamelessly bragged about his high score so far: 165 this past summer. On Saturday morning, I watched him bowl. I […]
Go Ahead…Make a Mountain Out of a Mole Hill Today
Monday, September 17th, 2007As a start-up, things will obviously take time to ramp up. So when activity, any activity, occurs, it’s cause for a celebration around here. Someone is interested in reading my blog this week? Yeah! A new job seeker registered today? Yes! Our Alexa ranking actually moved from 7 million + to 960,000 in 21 days […]
Job Growth Is Stunted: Is It Time To Bake The Cookies?
Monday, September 10th, 2007For the first time in 4 years, employers actually cut jobs. What a time to be a start-up job board, job seeker, recruiter or employer, huh?
Just last Thursday, I had a consulting meeting with a client regarding online recruiting ad trends. When I pointed out their own weekly job ads numbers declined on major […]