Can't afford to hire locally
A friend who runs a top niche job board recently asked me this: In the past, we’ve only hired local sales people but we’re looking at the possibility of hiring remote reps. I know it’s hard to find...
View ArticleHow to fail in business on the internet
Inspired by Sahar’s how to ruin your health, here’s my advice for how to fail in business on the Internet: 10. Write long e-mails, click more, faster. Most people read carefully and repetitive strain...
View ArticleLet's start a job board — what could go wrong?
I love the job board business but could never have imagined the roller coaster ride that it is… sometimes talking to other job board people is just good therapy, because many of these things or some...
View ArticleTools I can't live without
I have not set foot in the LatPro office for over a year. Living 2,000 miles away in Colorado came as quite a shock considering the perfect nine minute commute I previously enjoyed. Furthermore, LatPro...
View ArticleStill takes 10 years to succeed on the internet… or more!
I see the effects of this slow-down everywhere. Recession talk, recession thinking and recession actions… it’s driving a lot of change. Having been through one of these before, it’s important to...
View ArticleFirst video conference – LatPro quarterly meeting
Wednesday, LatPro held its first video conference! We used ooVoo.com’s video conferencing application to hold our fourth quarter planning meeting (usually held on site in Fort Lauderdale, Florida). It...
View ArticleGood recession reading
We are in a recession – if it hasn’t hit you yet, come back and read this later! We started feeling it six months ago and we are taking a beating this month. If you are feeling it now too – here’s some...
View ArticleAsk not 'What does it mean?'
This video is about the exponencial growth of available information in our society and what might happen in the future (thanks Doug). The video is a 2008 remastered version of the original 2006...
View ArticleJob anxiety? Listen up!
We are constantly blasted by negative messages today and if you run a business or if you’ve been laid off or had your salary cut, you’re experiencing changes that confirm the talk. Anxiety is a natural...
View ArticleJob boards will lead the next productivity boom
I’m as disappointed as anyone about the weak economic recovery we have experienced in 2010. And I could not be more disappointed about but the piss-poor state of education and culture of indulgence in...
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