Building your Business with Referrals & JobShuk Referral System

For information on JobShuk’s referral system, click here to skip down. When people ask me how to advertise their business online, I think my brain goes into auto-mode and I regurgitate the same boring stuff that we’re spoon-fed: link building, CPC, SEO, etc. But I have my own vision of the web which isn’t so …

Update your Profile, Search Engines: Part 2

A few months ago, I started writing about the importance of search engines, both on the web as a whole, and for each individual website. To sum up, "finding the answers" to your questions is both the blessing and the challenge handed to us by the Internet. Sometimes seekers even narrow down their search to …

Should I list prices on my profile?

I can’t remember how I came to Blake Snow’s blog, Smooth Harold. While taking some time to read and comment on some blogs on my watch list, I noticed a few great recent posts by Blake. The first is about pricing. Without making pricing a separate and required field on the "Edit Profile" form, something I’ve …

JobShuk update: milestone #1 completed

First, I have to apologize to those who have been following my blog. Despite all of the topics I wanted to write about, I was pleased to be swamped with e-mails and site fixes lately. The direct targeted e-mail campaign we launched last week was a HUGE success. All of my tension was eased as …

What is a Profile?

Although technically not a dating site, JobShuk operates very similarly. The most important part is the first impression, so you’d better work hard to make sure it’s the best. Let’s run with this dating analogy a little further. When you show up, you want to make sure you: Look presentableDon’t show up in torn or …

Before this Day of Atonement

On Rosh Hashana, I wasn’t in shul. I didn’t pray for acceptance, forgiveness, or anything of the sort. Ok, so my body was there. But it wasn’t a vessel for my own desires. JobShuk had taken over. Like a newborn child with a 1-in-10 chance of survival (lo aleinu – we shouldn’t know from such …

Why Join?

JobShuk is more than just a business directory. It isn’t a Yellow pages. It’s about two-way communication, or even broadcast communication. It’s a way to get people involved in a community, in other people’s lives, and building better businesses in Israel for those who love and support Israel. Here’s what membership gets you:  Businesses & Freelancers …

How is this Free?

How Free is Free? Our goal is to generate as much business as possible. Therefore, we designed our business model to encourage lots of users and lots of information. Our service is not funded by mandatory membership fees, percentages, or other required payments by general users. Instead, we’re funded by additional advertising and specialized tools …

Who should Join?

Who JobShuk IS for:  In Israel Small business representativeOne who represents a small business from Israel who can service clients overseas, tourists, or new Olim, and can communicate in English. Contractor or FreelancerOne who resides in Israel, performs services for a fee, and can communicate in English, but is never employed by the client. Payments …