The new “Activity” section of JobShuk can be confusing for a lot of members, so I’m gonna break it down for you, and tackle the whole “Social Media/Twitter/Facebook for business” concept too.

The amount of information on the web is astounding, and people have learned to filter and absorb relevant data by quickly scanning vertically down a page.
The old-school model of web structured sites has grown stale.
A resume` or C.V. is similarly inefficient at demonstrating your knowledge and skills.
The core of modern social media is the mini-blog, where businesses and freelancers can regularly, shamelessly, shout out about something interesting they’re learning, doing, or discussing. It’s much easier and faster than writing a whole blog post, and each update is still recognized as an individual page for search engines, while being included in its entirety on an easy-to-scan index page. As long as your mini-blog is maintained by posting regular updates, you will gain exposure to new and exciting opportunities greater than your “Search Engine Optimized” website alone can provide. Even if you don’t get hundreds or thousands of subscribers/followers, searchers and casual browsers will inevitably stumble across your mini-blog, recognize your expertise, and turn to you when in need.

So why don’t you give it a try. Post an interesting update on http://JobShuk.com/activity/ and get an instant bump in your online exposure. (Select updates even go out to our thousands of viewers on Twitter and Facebook.)
We had a great response to our last batch of #projects, keep up the diligent work.

CRM Database http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1650/
Web Designer http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1627/
Web Video http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1620/
eBay Designer http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1626/
Design->Website http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1624/
Hebrew Tutor http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1623/
Designer http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1621/
Business Plan http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1619/
Book Keeper http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1618/
Telemarketing http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1589/
Zen Cart http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1588/
Photographer/Web Dev http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1574/
French->English (medical) http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1568/
MS Access/eCommerce http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1567/
Copy Writer http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1566/
MS Access+VBA http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1565/
SEO/Link builder http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1564/
B2B Sales http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1563/
Magento http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1562/
Telemarketing http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1561/
Copy Writer (health) http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1560/
Social Media http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1543/
Web Developer http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1502/

Keep up-to-date on the JobShuk activities. Like or Follow us now – or subscribe to our RSS feed or get regular Email updates.
Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/jobshuk
Twitter – http://twitter.com/jobshuk
RSS/Feedburner – http://feeds.feedburner.com/JobshukSiteWideActivity
Emails – http://www.feedmyinbox.com/?feed=http://feeds.feedburner.com/JobshukSiteWideActivity

Congratulations to all the long-time members. The “member since” description is no longer just a few weeks, but shows how long you’ve REALLY been a JobShuk participant. Feels like just yesterday, I’m sure, but go see how long you’ve been on-board. While you’re at it, update your profile, as we’ve added a few more fields that answer some of the most critical questions potential clients ask. And I’m sure your business has adapted a bit over time too, as any good business should.

In the top Grey bar, go to My Account -> Profile ->Edit Profile

What do you think about all the projects we’ve been posting? I’ll emphasise that these opportunities are real, and are NOT being seen by millions, so follow-up if something suits you, or share it/recommend a friend.

Transcribers http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1395/
Israel Real Estate http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1405/
English-French http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1406/
Graphic Artist http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1409/
Web Design http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1412/
.NET Programmer http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1419/
PHP Programmer http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1422/
Graphic Designer http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1428/
Web Programmer http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1430/
Programmer http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1431/
PHP Programmer http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1435/
Corporate Web Designer http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1436/
WordPress Programmer http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1437/
Online Marketing http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1426/
Marketing (Eng/Heb) http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1450/
Web (all for nothing) http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1451/
Adobe InDesign http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1452/
Writing http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1453/
Geneticist http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1454/
CRM http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1455/
WordPress Theme http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1456/
Graphic Artist http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1458/
Editor http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1459/

Keep up-to-date on the JobShuk activities. Like or Follow us now – or subscribe to our RSS feed or get regular Email updates.
Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/jobshuk
Twitter – http://twitter.com/jobshuk
RSS/Feedburner – http://feeds.feedburner.com/JobshukSiteWideActivity
Emails – http://www.feedmyinbox.com/?feed=http://feeds.feedburner.com/JobshukSiteWideActivity

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to lay ’em on me.

–Zvi @ SITE_NAME

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Welcome to the new newsletter for the new JobShuk site. It’s been a busy month for me, launching the site and having a baby boy within a week, and I’m very excited about both. I know you’re busy too, so let me give you a quick run-down.

The site conversion went pretty smoothly – I had to update some profiles as they were showing up a bit bunched together. Also, some users reported that their ‘welcome’ e-mail didn’t include their new, temporary password. If this is the case, use the ‘Lost your password?’ page to retrieve it:
http://jobshuk.com/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword

The greatest change to our strategic model is the removal of Israel from the branding. Our logo stays the same, and our commitment to our original users and goal of connecting businesses in Israel with the world remains undeterred. We feel this move will only help us achieve that goal by encouraging more participation from businesses ‘abroad’.

We made many technical changes and will outline and assist you in using the new features in subsequent newsletters. The first major change we’ll highlight today is the ‘Sites’. We moved your blog posts into your own, customizable web site, running on the very popular open-source WordPress software, powering over 50 million sites on the web. The sites are personalized using Themes, for the look-and-feel, and Plugins, for advanced functionality, and we’ve done the research to present you with only the best ones for your business.

If you’re not yet familiar with WordPress, you should watch this 3-d slideshow I put together building a custom site:
http://prezi.com/ouq44v-gbapl/jobshuk-site-creation-example-1-w-text/
or check out some WordPress video tutorials, like this one:

Come see how some JobShuk users have already modified the default template to make an attractive business portal:
Almost Eden by Tehillah Hessler http://jobshuk.com/thessler/
Vineliners View http://jobshuk.com/vineliner/

Another technical change is the open-text format for publishing a #project, unlike the confusing form fields on the old site. This format allows me (and others) to post quickly and start a thread for discussions, clarifications, and details.
These opportunities have been posted by your peers, and have not been exposed to millions of sub-par, non-native English speakers, so your assistance in matching the #project up with a suitable service provider is needed.
Here is a #project sampling from the past month:

Excel http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1358/
Web Design http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1356/
Graphic Design http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1355/
Sugar CRM http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1354/
Solr Dev http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1353/
Web Project Manager http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1351/
Web Design/PHP Dev http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1343/
Editor http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1342/
Graphic Design http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1339/
Web Programmer http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1338/
Mobile & Design http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1315/
WordPress Designer http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1309/
Social Networker http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1291/
Access http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1290/
Blogger http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1289/
He->En Translator http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1276/
Sales http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1248/
Website http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1250/
Internet http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1249/
He->En Translator http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1238/
Support http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1237/
Writing http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1236/
Physicist http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1228/
Flash http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1227/
Support http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1212/
LinkedIn http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1211/
Zen Cart http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1209/
Website http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1183/
C++/C# http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1182/
Customer Service http://jobshuk.com/activity/p/1180/

Some of these opportunities might be outdated, so it’s best to stay up-to-date on the JobShuk activities. We’ve changed our social media guidelines, and only post the interesting activities to our Facebook and Twitter feeds now. If you’re into that sort of thing, Like or Follow us now – if not, you can still subscribe to our RSS feed or get regular Email updates.
Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/jobshuk
Twitter – http://twitter.com/jobshuk
RSS/Feedburner – http://feeds.feedburner.com/JobshukSiteWideActivity
Emails – http://www.feedmyinbox.com/?feed=http://feeds.feedburner.com/JobshukSiteWideActivity

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to lay ’em on me.