I’ve taken a look. I like the concept a lot. However, while it solves some problems of authority I still think all sites like this one need a SME that can answer questions and create blog posts. Also, right now, it looks like you are just doing a lookup via a GET similar to Indeed dot com for your job posts. What I’m talking about is something slightly different and it may be in your cards later since you may be doing this just so you have content that’s relevant which I totally understand. Niche community sites need authority and that authority allows them to offer other services like answering questions and allowing companies to post jobs. I think there’s more value in free info coming from an authority than a quasi authority system based on an individuals own personal information regardless if he’s “in the field.” Also, good luck to your team and don’t think that the market is crowded with ALL the current job sites because in my opinion, they are all missing the mark since they are missing the idea of an HR expert (which I’m sure they have) in a dialogue with the user base. Then you invite other HR experts to dialogue as well. Think of Techcrunch++ with more of a community feel.

@Dave

Maybe we will build it on our platform if no one takes my advice . We are close to our beta release but in a different vertical and with our platform, everything is basically in place. It might take us two weeks or a little less to re-brand it and get it right .

We have taken that exact same approach when developing PayScroll. After looking at a few niche, topic-based QnA sites, we came to the same conclusion as what Mark had pointed. User profiling is essential and that is exactly what we are doing. User creates a skill profile and contributes somewhat to the credibility of the expert answering the questions.

We just launched our public beta. Check us out and I would love to hear your feedback: http://www.payscroll.com

If i am looking for houses on Truila website, why would i leave there and go to yahoo answers to pose questions and or comments about the real estate industry as alluded by Mark.

But like i said in my earlier post, a Q&A by itself is NOT selfsustaining, unless you are powerhouse like a google or yahoo or even techcrunch.

I think the million dollar question for Q&A sites is how do you use the information you have just ammassed to solve “a problem”. Since all successfully websites/products do exactly that?

Well we are about to launch in 3 weeks and our product answers just that.
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1. Make it more of a fun and hip Human Resources community where you actually have an HR SME that can offer advice and answer some of the questions and write blog posts.

2. Create a job listings portal as well (similar to dice or monster) but make it subscription based like at a 37 signals Basecamp clip for different types of job posters. I would imagine a free to 29.95, 59.95, and 99.95 a month plan. At the highest plan levels you allow “unlimited” job posts and the ability to answer questions and submit blog posts.

3. Also allow some tempered advertising on the site

Wait a second, that sounds like the Noocleus Media model. At any rate, good luck to these guys, I just gave away an idea and it’s something Zillow already knows, creating a Niche Q&A/community site needs a way to distinguish joe from “the pro answer” and a way to engage the professionals and the amateurs.

I think it will be hard for any niche Q&A site to get enough traffic to survive when the main players Yahoo! Answers and Wiki.Answers.com have topics on these areas with substantially more Q’s, A’s, and users.