LinkedIn, the popular social networking site, rolled out a new feature earlier this week that lets job seekers apply for a job directly from within the site. Over 100 million people use LinkedIn to network with employers and employees but for the first time users can find out what jobs fit their particular skills and without having to visit another website. Employers have been using LinkedIn for years to post job vacancies but in the past any interested employees were redirected to external websites or just given the relevant contact information in order to apply for a job. Now all job seekers have to do is the click the “Apply Now” button on a job that supports the new “Apply with LinkedIn” feature. Not only can people apply for jobs directly from LinkedIn but the site will also save a record of the jobs that a person has applied for in the past.
In addition to the new ability to apply for a job on LinkedIn, the company also unveiled a new feature that lets LinkedIn users see what connections that they have made that might help them get a job. LinkedIn has even gone so far as to let people message the people on their contact list to request a referral if the contact works in an influential position at the company, which can help give job seekers a competitive edge over regular applicants. LinkedIn will even suggest people that potential job seekers should add to the network in order to increase their chances of landing the jobs that they have or are planning to apply for.
The new Apply with LinkedIn feature will no doubt be vital for companies which operate multiple employment websites such a Marlabs, a global company that has offices in the United States, Canada, and India. To aid companies like Marlabs, General Electric, or Toshiba LinkedIn also announced that they will also allow businesses to incorporate the Apply with LinkedIn button on their website. Clicking on the Apply with LinkedIn button on an external website brings up a small JavaScript modal window that lets users log in to their LinkedIn profile and apply a job without having to visit LinkedIn either. Furthermore, LinkedIn has even included a plug-in generator that will let employers customize the LinkedIn button for their site including the its color and whether of not applicants are required to have certain information on their profile such as a contact phone number. LinkedIn’s new Apply with LinkedIn and Apply Now buttons will be a welcome help to anyone who is out of work but still dreams of increasing their wealth.
A few weeks ago, Google made a major change to the way they display results to web search queries. Dubbed Google Instant, the new user interface doesn’t actually change the results or the format of the SERPs (search engine results pages). What it does is change how fast users see results. Now it only takes one letter typed into a query box to start showing results. During the announcement presentation, Google used the letter W as an example, showing that by typing a single w into the box generated results for local weather. Furthermore, as a user types additional letters into Google, the results page will change to display what Google predicts the final search will be. Combined with the dropdown menu known as Google Suggest , there’s hardly a need for anyone to hit the search button anymore. Simply use arrow keys to scroll up and down and/or hit the enter key to choose results.
Instant search has caused an uproar in online marketing as search engine optimization(SEO) companies such as elixir interactive work to figure out what impact these changes will have on the SEO strategies in place for their clients. Early data suggests one interesting affect. Google is still showing the same results, just faster, and the top few results continue to get most clicks by an overwhelming majority. Contrary to what many predicted, tests are showing that results lower on page 1, say 8-10, are actually getting more attention as searchers scroll down the page to see what else is there. The catch is that those extra eyes are coming at the expense of page 2 and beyond.
Whether this early research will hold as more and more searchers become familiar with Google Instant remains to be seen. Users are changing the way that they interact with Google and it will likely be a few months until SEO companies can determine the lasting affects of predictive search.
Methods to build your wealth on the Internet appear to be everywhere. If you’re like most people, terms such as monetization methods, paid subscriptions, affiliate marketing and contextual advertising, are not much more than a blur to you, something like listening to a teacher talking in old television specials of Charlie Brown, so much “whah wha wha.” However, there is one program at least that attempts to make sense of it all. The Shoemaker System is a training program at the entry level which teaches people how to acquire money on the Internet step-by-step.
The web entrepreneur who developed this program is Jeremy “ShoeMoney” Schoemaker, who founded ShoeMoney Media and is the co-founder of a service known as AuctionAds. Just three years ago, in 2007, Schoemaker and his business partner, David Dellanave, began AuctionAds, which is an affiliate marketing service to eBay. The service won an eBay Star Developer Award. In 2007, Schoemaker claimed the blog he wrote generated ten thousand dollars each month by selling direct ads. On October 1st, 2008, Schoemaker found fame when he posted a picture of his check from Google for one month of clicks, a check that totaled $132,994.97. He began the ShoeMoney System on January 22, 2010.
The system does not discuss theory, but instead focuses step-by-step on what Schoemaker or ShowMoney does in his own business online. The online tutorial includes a person is not a marketing expert on the Internet; the person isn’t even that knowledgeable about the the Internet itself, someone who isn’t even familiar with social networking sites such as Facebook or Twitter.
Why include such a person? To demonstrate that anyone can use the ShowMoney System, regardless of the level of prior experience. The program follows the novice as she’s taught how the system works. If you didn’t know the terms such as monetization methods or affiliate marketing before, you will have a greater understanding of them after you’ve finished reviewing the ShowMoney System, in addition to many more terms.
Unlike other systems, ShowMoney doesn’t claim you’ll make millions using his system, but it does suggest you might be able to replace your current income and work from home.
