Make your tennis classified stand out

29 May 2010

This is a good question for employers posting a tennis job vacancy or those of you who post a general tennis classified – how to make your ad stand out from everyone else’s.

Many times on the internet, we see capitalized letters LIKE SO – this won’t work on Pro Tennis Jobs – we will change the casing back to Like So before publishing your ad. Why? Because like you, we find screaming ads annoying.

So, how to make your ad stand out? Here are some tips:

  1. Use Textile. Our CMS – Textpattern – includes a very handy markup editor. More on this below.
  2. Keep your ads neat and tidy. Use paragraph breaks and make it easy to read.
  3. Check your spelling. Many times we have to correct spelling when approving ads. Not very impressive if you are looking for work – remember there may be an employer looking at your ad.
  4. Keep your text short and to the point. Sounds simple enough, right? Its a big mistake to generalize – be specific and get to the point.
  5. Use an image. Don’t forget you can upload an image along with your ad – great for coaches looking for work.
  6. Enter a good title for your ad. Look at the difference between “I want a job” and “Looking for work in Tampa, Florida”. Be descriptive and different.

Using Textile

Here are some great tips for using Textile in your ads.

  • Use bold text.. Place asterisks (*) around the text you want to be bold:

*this is going to be bold text*

  • Use bullets and numbers. Here’s how – add either an (#) for a numbered list or (*) for a bulleted list:
# List number 1
# List number 2
# List number 3

* Bullet item number 1
* Bullet item number 2
* Bullet item number 3
  • Use a header within your ad. See that “Using Textile” above? This is how to add this to your ad:

h3. Your title here.

For bullets, numbers and H3 headers, just make sure to enter each item on its own line, and press return or enter to start a new paragraph.

Good luck with your ads!

Member management software update

18 April 2010

Today we updated the software that is used for membership management.

The update is mainly for bug fixes and small improvements, including a new view on the Membership page which features a “tab” style navigation for the main membership tools – renewals, profile, payment history etc.

Although we don’t expect any problems with this minor update, please let us know if you come across any bugs.

Welcome to Pro Tennis Jobs

18 January 2010

This is to announce to all our users and members some important changes and new features – please be sure to read the message as it contains important information regarding Pro Tennis Jobs.

Changes and new features

  1. Snoooz Tennis has been renamed Pro Tennis Jobs
  2. Pro Tennis Jobs now features a combined login – only one account is required for posting tennis jobs and classifieds or for subscribing to one of our products
  3. New features include image uploads for your Tennis Jobs and Classifieds, a more prominent search and Twitter/Facebook/RSS integration
  4. Unless you were a current subscriber on the 24th January, you will need to create a new account on Pro Tennis Jobs in order to use our services
  5. The Free Membership account (lifetime membership) allows you to post a Tennis Job vacancy or tennis classified
  6. Our Tennis Job Subscriber accounts allow you to view the tennis job contact details and are available from 1 week – 1 year
  7. Image uploads for your Tennis Jobs or classifieds
  8. Twitter, Facebook and RSS Feed integration

As with all new sites there may be some bugs in the system – if you come across a bug or if you would like to get in touch, please feel free to contact us via our Contact page.

Be wary of scams with overseas jobs

30 April 2009

From time to time we hear from our users about possible scams. Although the scams seem to come and go, we would like to caution all users to be careful.

Here are some of the scam tactics we have heard about:

  • Requesting an advance fee from the applicant
  • Requesting a fee for a work permit or visa

The above tactics are used particularly with foreign based jobs where the applicant is unlikely to know the local rules and regulations.

Asking for a fee from an applicant is not normal practice – any serious employer would offer a package that may (or may not) include flights, accommodation, food, work permit and visas according to local regulations.

This advice is offered as a guideline and is not exhaustive nor complete. Please conduct your own research before applying for an overseas job. Here are some useful tips:

  • Check if the address of the club/facility/organisation can be found on Google or a similar search engine
  • Check if the person offering the job is well known or listed in an Association/Federation handbook
  • Do some simple research using our old friend, the internet
  • Avoid any employers who ask for advance fees