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Why we think bloggers should blog about us (but we're not having much luck)

6 points by sw007 14y ago

Peroni 14y ago
I like the overall concept. It's a topic close to my own heart. A bit of feedback though, the 11k homepage image takes up far too much real estate and is really distracting. Also, it wouldn't hurt to provide info on what qualifies you to be able to provide decent, reliable advice for job seekers.
- sw007 14y ago
  Thanks. And yes agreed - we need to articulate how we will provide decent advice. We'll look to add that. And take your point about the image. We originally got covered by Mashable before the 11K Club purpose was known. Once we unveiled what it was no one would cover us. I've tried to contact some bloggers but no one seems interested. I then thought about trying to do something different - that's why I created this, I'd hoped it would grab their attention. But still, nothing. Got any tips on how to get someone to blog about you? We're really passionate about our product. We're not after making money (we can't make money), but we want to really try and help people but we can only help people if we can get people to the site and get the young people applying.. It's very frustrating!
  - Peroni 14y ago
    Drop me an email. We blog regularly on our site about this exact subject matter so if you fire me across more detail on your background, your story, your vision, your plan, etc. I'll see if I can put something worthwhile together and get it up on our blog: http://www.hackerjobs.co.uk/blog http://www.hackerjobs.co.uk/blog
    - sw007 14y ago
      That's brilliant, thanks so much. I will send something over soon. Thanks again.
  - dools 14y ago
    I just went to your homepage and I have no idea what you do. Might be part of the problem.
huhtenberg 14y ago
Uhm, why is it unacceptable that 15 yearolds are unemployed?
- sw007 14y ago
  That figure is based on those who are 15-24 who want to work but can't. I.E. Who don't have the luxury of going to school or college. Who at the age of 15 have no alternative but to go to work but who can't because there simply aren't enough jobs. That stat is from the UN statistics for Global Unemployment.
mlebel 14y ago
Skip the Prezi and go straight to the website contact page. Reasoning - 1. Your landing page displays an already powerful statement. 2. Your site (post-Prezi) looks professional, the Prezi doesn't. 3. I find it annoying to click through the Prezi.
- sw007 14y ago
  We struggled deciding whether to go to the Prezi page or straight to the homepage. We opted for the Prezi because we thought it was a bit different and gave us a chance to tell our story in a neat way. But I think you are probably right, it doesn't look as professional as it could so we should probably reroute straight to our homepage. Thanks.
PeterisP 14y ago
Such marketing strategies feel like they deserve a boycott as a matter of principle, instead of blogging about them. I saw your site already twice, the first being the "exclusivity" message, where you told nothing about what you want to offer to those who join, and what do you want from those who join. Asking anyone to join before telling anything is unacceptable. If you have something to say, say it. On the first page. In text. Your 'prezi' looks exactly like those fullscreen-clickthrough ads that many news sites are using - so it gets skipped by users instinctively even if they don't use plugins like flashblock. Nobody wants to view a flash-demo if they weren't expecting it, people in that situation just look for a way to get through it, and do not look at the content.
unkoman 14y ago
This looks like spam, I would have ignored it if it wasn't for the comments
andrewcooke 14y ago
it looks like you've been killed from the front page anyway, but for what it's worth, my reaction after clicking my way through was "oh, isn't that those those spammy guys again?" i can't remember any details, so i may be wrong, but i don't think that's a good sign, is it?

6 points by sw007 14y ago

I like the overall concept. It's a topic close to my own heart. A bit of feedback though, the 11k homepage image takes up far too much real estate and is really distracting. Also, it wouldn't hurt to provide info on what qualifies you to be able to provide decent, reliable advice for job seekers.

sw007 14y ago
Thanks. And yes agreed - we need to articulate how we will provide decent advice. We'll look to add that. And take your point about the image. We originally got covered by Mashable before the 11K Club purpose was known. Once we unveiled what it was no one would cover us. I've tried to contact some bloggers but no one seems interested. I then thought about trying to do something different - that's why I created this, I'd hoped it would grab their attention. But still, nothing. Got any tips on how to get someone to blog about you? We're really passionate about our product. We're not after making money (we can't make money), but we want to really try and help people but we can only help people if we can get people to the site and get the young people applying.. It's very frustrating!
- Peroni 14y ago
  Drop me an email. We blog regularly on our site about this exact subject matter so if you fire me across more detail on your background, your story, your vision, your plan, etc. I'll see if I can put something worthwhile together and get it up on our blog: http://www.hackerjobs.co.uk/blog http://www.hackerjobs.co.uk/blog
  - sw007 14y ago
    That's brilliant, thanks so much. I will send something over soon. Thanks again.
- dools 14y ago
  I just went to your homepage and I have no idea what you do. Might be part of the problem.

huhtenberg 14y ago

Uhm, why is it unacceptable that 15 yearolds are unemployed?

sw007 14y ago
That figure is based on those who are 15-24 who want to work but can't. I.E. Who don't have the luxury of going to school or college. Who at the age of 15 have no alternative but to go to work but who can't because there simply aren't enough jobs. That stat is from the UN statistics for Global Unemployment.

mlebel 14y ago

Skip the Prezi and go straight to the website contact page. Reasoning - 1. Your landing page displays an already powerful statement. 2. Your site (post-Prezi) looks professional, the Prezi doesn't. 3. I find it annoying to click through the Prezi.

sw007 14y ago
We struggled deciding whether to go to the Prezi page or straight to the homepage. We opted for the Prezi because we thought it was a bit different and gave us a chance to tell our story in a neat way. But I think you are probably right, it doesn't look as professional as it could so we should probably reroute straight to our homepage. Thanks.

PeterisP 14y ago

Such marketing strategies feel like they deserve a boycott as a matter of principle, instead of blogging about them. I saw your site already twice, the first being the "exclusivity" message, where you told nothing about what you want to offer to those who join, and what do you want from those who join. Asking anyone to join before telling anything is unacceptable. If you have something to say, say it. On the first page. In text. Your 'prezi' looks exactly like those fullscreen-clickthrough ads that many news sites are using - so it gets skipped by users instinctively even if they don't use plugins like flashblock. Nobody wants to view a flash-demo if they weren't expecting it, people in that situation just look for a way to get through it, and do not look at the content.

unkoman 14y ago

This looks like spam, I would have ignored it if it wasn't for the comments

andrewcooke 14y ago

it looks like you've been killed from the front page anyway, but for what it's worth, my reaction after clicking my way through was "oh, isn't that those those spammy guys again?" i can't remember any details, so i may be wrong, but i don't think that's a good sign, is it?