Make your Blog Sizzle
December 8, 2008 by Recruiter Tools Guy · Leave a Comment
So you took my advice and you decided to blog instead of using a static website (or maybe in conjunction with one.) But now you are thinking to yourself - “What the heck do I write?” Don’t worry that’s pretty normal. Fortunately you’ve got the Internet to help you.
As I was thinking about what the next topic for my series should be, I did a quick search for blogging ideas on Google. I came up with a great blog called I Help You, where there is a great post that gives 101 ideas about how to make your blog sizzle. As I was reading the list (rather extensive one at that) I saw that there was tons of fabulous information that would be very valuable for even the most experienced pro, let alone someone new to blogging.
One idea that I didn’t’ see on Philip’s list was ‘Do a series of posts on a subject that readers will find interesting.’ Doing a series gives your readers something to look forward to. It also gives them a reason to make your blog a ‘destination.’ Doing a series of articles on your blog is akin to doing a television series and getting the audience involved with the storyline. Building traffic by providing information that is valuable and interesting to your target audience is one of the best ways to ‘Make your Blog Sizzle.’
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All Work and No Play Makes You Dull - JBE 24 days of Christmas (presents) - Day 6
December 6, 2008 by SEO for Recruiters Guy · Leave a Comment
I hate to work on the weekends… it makes me think that all I do is work. So I’m not doing it. My present for today (Saturday) was actually to myself. I took the day off and watched my favorite football team beat their hated rivals in a series that goes back 109 years.
Congratulations to the midshipmen of the United States Naval Academy and Navy fans everywhere.
Navy now leads the series 53-49-7 since the first game in 1890.
Navy has won 13 straight times against Air Force and Army since 2002, outscoring the programs 441-205 during the streak. The Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy (which goes to the academy with the best record against the other two schools) remains docked with Navy.
JBE 24 days of Christmas (presents) - Day 3 - Where to Host Your Recruiting Website
December 3, 2008 by Custom Websites for Recruiters Guy · 3 Comments
Where to Host Your Recruiting Website
There are innumerable places on the web to host a website, far too many for me to make reviews of all of them; so I won’t. Having worked with numerous hosting companies over the past decade, I have some personal preferences based on my own experiences that I will share with you. Based upon how much technical talent you have in your corporate knowledge store the wise choices for you will vary.
For Super Technologically Talented Firms - If your firm has all the technical talent you need, then you may already be developing and administering your own website. I would just make a recommendation to you that you try HostGator as your web hosting service - they are terrific. I would also recommend that you DO NOT USE Ipower.
For Modestly Technologically Talented Firms - If you think that you have the talent within your team to do some of your own development, or at least maintenance I would make the following suggestions - use HostGator as your web host, use GoDaddy as your registrar, and use DreamWeaver as your development tool. Make heavy use of CSS driven templates - as good source is Lucky Marble.
For Very Light Technologically Talented Firms - If you have light technical talents, you may want to check out the web templates that are available from web hosting services. My best advice to people in this category is to pretend that you are ‘clueless; and follow the suggestions that I make for that group. If you’re stubborn, then us GoDaddy as your registrar, your host, and use their overnight website templates to get your site up. You won’t get the advantage of being able to get your jobs posted easily, but you CAN get a site up that can accomplish some of the goals that I outlined in my first article in the series.
For Clueless Technologically Talented Firms (or those who know how to maximize their intrinsic talents) - If you are ‘clueless’ technologically or if you are brilliant in realizing that you can make more money by spending your time on the things that you do extremely well and let third parties do the work of implementing the technical innards of your website, then the best thing you can do is find a third party source for “turn-key” website implementation.
There are a number of companies that provide websites as part of their service offerings. Some companies that produce ATS or back-end recruiting software will provide their clients turnkey websites which are integrated with their software package. You should check out BigBiller, Attract HR, Recruiters Online Network, or look into the service offerings for recruiters of Job Board Engine.
Happy Thanksgiving!
November 27, 2008 by Recruiter Tools Guy · Leave a Comment
From all of us at the Job Board Engine to all of you, have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving!
If you haven’t checked it out before, here is a link to a GREAT recipe for cooking the perfect turkey.
Enjoy. Go Cowboys!
LAUNCHED - Recruiting Tool that Promises More Placements
October 28, 2008 by Recruiter Tools Guy · Leave a Comment
Yesterday was an exciting day for us here. We launched the Job Board Engine service after months of hard work. We will have lots of great content being added to our membership site as time goes on.
For now, we would like to thank those who have helped promote our service, have given of their time and resources, and have helped to mold and shape the website and its functionality.
Special thanks to Peggy McKee, the Medical Sales Recruiter, and Dave Mendoza from SixDegrees.
Stay Tuned!