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Monday, November 19th, 20071. Do your job opportunities appeal to the target audience of the Niche Job Board? If your job description was written and used for local newspapers, general job boards or your own job board….dump it. Now take the time to modify it to make it appeal to the job seekers you want […]
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 […]
2 Little Words With The Power To Make Us All Go The Extra Mile
Wednesday, September 12th, 2007This past Saturday my family and I took a day trip to Portland, Oregon. Our son was participating in a regional trading card game tournament. He usually plays in local and regional tournaments that take place in Washington. My husband and I discussed the out-of-state regional tournament and decided our son was a good boy […]
Issues, Interventions and Excuses
Wednesday, September 5th, 2007Yesterday, I read the USA Today story First-Born Kids Become CEO Material. As the first born, I love the title. I am a self-confessed serial start-up CEO. When I see a need, I also see an opportunity—a business opportunity. It can be fun –and annoying- to constantly have ideas popping in your head. I even […]
It’s All in How You Look At It
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007My toddler and I went to the grocery store yesterday morning. I placed him in the shopping cart, grabbed a few items and went to check out. My items totaled less than $20 and I had 2 $20 bills. I gave the sales clerk a twenty dollar bill, received my change and left the store […]
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