Comments on: make it werk http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/10/23/ved-make-it-werk/ Insight and opinion from the world of employment. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:01:22 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Giuseppe Rosati http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/10/23/ved-make-it-werk/comment-page-1/#comment-115208 Giuseppe Rosati Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:59:10 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/?p=1871#comment-115208 Thomas, you are absolutely right that Werkboard.com's functionality is based on the Jobberbase software, which actually has fantastic usability and is why I used it. Jobberbase is ideal as job board software for niche boards with fewer categories, so significant changes had to be made to incorporate a broader array of jobs. The cosmetics and the user interface were also customized to reflect the look that I wanted. I'll actually be adding a link to www.jobberbase.com in our "About" section shortly, and I recommend anyone looking to start a job board to consider it, as it's probably one of the best out there and is completely free. They encourage commercial applications of the software, and in the community section of their website there is actually a long list of sites that are based on the software, each tweaking it to serve their own purpose. Pete, the plan is for all revenue to come from ppc ads. Thomas, you are absolutely right that Werkboard.com’s functionality is based on the Jobberbase software, which actually has fantastic usability and is why I used it. Jobberbase is ideal as job board software for niche boards with fewer categories, so significant changes had to be made to incorporate a broader array of jobs. The cosmetics and the user interface were also customized to reflect the look that I wanted.

I’ll actually be adding a link to http://www.jobberbase.com in our “About” section shortly, and I recommend anyone looking to start a job board to consider it, as it’s probably one of the best out there and is completely free. They encourage commercial applications of the software, and in the community section of their website there is actually a long list of sites that are based on the software, each tweaking it to serve their own purpose.

Pete, the plan is for all revenue to come from ppc ads.

]]> By: Thomas http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/10/23/ved-make-it-werk/comment-page-1/#comment-115202 Thomas Fri, 24 Oct 2008 02:50:25 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/?p=1871#comment-115202 Hang on... We have all seen this technology before. This is just a standard script provided free from http://www.jobberbase.com Hang on… We have all seen this technology before.

This is just a standard script provided free from http://www.jobberbase.com

]]> By: Pete R http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/10/23/ved-make-it-werk/comment-page-1/#comment-115198 Pete R Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:35:39 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/?p=1871#comment-115198 Vanessa, What do you think the differentiators of this site are? Sure they open it up to anyone, to get traffic, but what about when it becomes cluttered, or the agencies toss of "faker" jobs to get candidate flow? How is the site being paid for to maintain? Ads? It seems like a good idea, but I don't see what the plan is for long-term success? That said, I"ll check it out, so I guess he has a good enough pitch :) Vanessa,

What do you think the differentiators of this site are? Sure they open it up to anyone, to get traffic, but what about when it becomes cluttered, or the agencies toss of “faker” jobs to get candidate flow?

How is the site being paid for to maintain? Ads?

It seems like a good idea, but I don’t see what the plan is for long-term success? That said, I”ll check it out, so I guess he has a good enough pitch :)

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