Thanks Niki - I'll check it out. Let's hope timing is a bit better for us this time. cheers Riges.
On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 7:49 AM, Niki Scevak <[email protected]> wrote: > > Just on the general idea you might want to speak with the guys who did > YorZ (essentially the same idea 5 years ago): > http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/08/06/profile-yorz/ > They are ex-Looksmart so am sure they would be more than willing to > share their experiences (since they've closed down). > > On Sep 1, 10:07 pm, alan jones <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Riges, congratulations on the new service. Suggest you run the site > > throughwww.spellr.usand correct a few of the more glaring spelling > > mistakes - they're not all as funny as this one: > http://skitch.com/alanjones/b7xhm/jobgenie-signup-spello > > > > Spellrus does a great job of picking up spellos and typos and > > automates the process so you're not always checking new page designs > > yourself. > > > > My big concern with the signup process is how much company information > > you're asking for during registration. You really should be aiming to > > capture the minimum information necessary to register the user so you > > can move on to showing them the benefit of using the product. In the > > early days, before it's clear why a business needs to use JobGenie, > > you really need to breeze thru registration very rapidly so you're not > > losing visitors you've paid good money to get there. You can always > > come back and pick up additional company information later. > > > > Other big concern is you need to explain to job *seekers* that this is > > not a service for them and direct them somewhere useful (ideally at a > > decent CPA rate) > > > > Minor niggles: > > > > - tabbing between fields takes you from job title to company logo > > instead of first name > > - accept T&Cs checkbox should be checked by default and much more > > prominent on the page, closer to the submit button > > - if clicking the 'next' button creates a new login, the button should > > be labelled 'submit' or 'save' not 'next' since there isn't a way back > > on the next page > > - need red alert text next to the captcha if it hasn't been completed > > and captcha needs to be directly above 'save' button so it's clearer > > that this must be completed > > > > Hope that helps tweak the visitor and registration experiences a bit > > for you. > > > > - alan > > > > On Sep 1, 5:28 pm, Riges Younan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hey Guys > > > > > Some of you may recall we went live with a job referral service called > > > 2Vouch in September last year, that service was switched off in > February > > > following some fundamental shifts in the market that impacted on our > > > business model i.e no one was hiring, so I didn¹t matter how innovative > your > > > solution was to get to passive candidates because an ad on SEEK was > getting > > > an influx of response. > > > > > So I¹m pleased to say that we have licked our wounds, learned some > valuable > > > lessons, lost a shit load of money and in true start-up style we are > back > > > for more. Our new service is called the JobGenie, some people are > calling it > > > a social job referral site [1] or a job sharing site [2]. > > > > > Basically if you are looking to hire through referrals, you can list > jobs > > > (with or without rewards) and request referrals from your employees, > friends > > > and contacts via email or share them via Twitter, Linkedin and Facebook > > > > you get a whole bunch of analytics on all the referrals and you can > receive > > > candidate applications. > > > > > We have just officially launched and we are looking for people to have > play > > > and break things. Please email me if you are interested and we will get > you > > > set up with a free account ( not the free version but the full version > for > > > free) > > > > > This is the url http;//jobgenie.com.au > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > Links: > > > ------ > > > [1] > http://jobsportalwatch.com/http://jobsportalwatch.com/2009/09/social-... > > > l-website-launches/ > > > [2] > http://www.recruitmentdirectory.com.au/Blog/sharing-jobs-on-social-ne... > > > using-jobgenie-a258.html > > > > > Riges Younan > > > Recruiting Strategist > > > > > Peerlo Powering Your Talent Acquisition Strategywww.peerlo.com< > http://www.peerlo.com> > > > > > General: 1300 665 600 > > > Office +61(0)3.8683.0124 > > > Fax: +61(0)3.8610.2013 > > > Mobile: +61(0)419.932.392 > > > Skype: riges.younan > > > Linkedin:http://linkedin.com/in/rigesyounan > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. 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