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The idea of allowing HR to post job vacancies without having to involve IT for every update is good. However, this isn't a problem the IT department are likely
by srgseg 16y ago
The idea of allowing HR to post job vacancies without having to involve IT for every update is good.
However, this isn't a problem the IT department are likely to search for, and this isn't the type of thing TechCrunch is going to be buzzing about.
I'm guessing your business model is predicated on a self service solution where people click on your Google ads and sign up. I don't think this will work well for you.
I'd increase your pricing to $xxx/mo upwards, and make cold calls all day to HR departments pitching them a cheap and easy solution that will help them post ads without involving IT to constantly push new HTML to their website for each job.
You won't be selling the HR department in isolation. On your sales call, you need to convince them it's a good idea and to arrange a follow-up call to get the person that manages their website into that call. Only if both HR and IT are convinced will you achieve a sale.
If this model works, hire more sales staff to pump up sales volume.
- efsavage 16y ago"this isn't the type of thing TechCrunch is going to be buzzing about." You say this like it's a bad thing. He's got a good idea here, and his audience is a much larger superset of TC's audience, so I wouldn't hold the lack of appeal in that regard against it.
- joeag 16y agoI think that comment was directed more at the appropriate way of generating potential buyer visits to the site - and I agree there is unlikely to be a quick and cheap spike generated by TC. I agree that this will probably have to be sold via cold calling, also it could be the type of service that would go over well at HR conference, or conferences where HR types are likely to be, including labor law, wage and hour issues, recruiting, etc..