Marketing my idea? Im new to this :)

Site looks good.

I did not know that you can make $110,000 to $150,000 a year working on the mines. Not my cup of tea that work but at the pay looks good.

How ya goin? First off, great work taking action both with building the site and joining up here!!! Going to throw a few ideas out for you below... Take what you like, leave what you don't!

First off, when the page loads, with how the image is in there and the text on the left and the right of the image, my eyeballs just jump all over the place... From the left column, to the image, to the logo, back to the image, then to the 'Mailing List' text and then back to that bold, dark image.

In all that bouncing around, the only time I'm noticing anything to do with your niche (mining) is in the image... and with the smoke stacks in the logo, that looks more like a refinery or something. So as-is now, it is slightly confusing/distracting.

As a general rule of thumb, you only have 4-7 seconds to make a connection with a visitor, so I'd consider cutting down on the distractions and getting more pertinent info up top.

Specific example would be in your left column of text... I'd put 'How much do you actually get paid on the mines?' up top, so it loads above the fold. I'd also consider re-phrasing that to 'How Much Can You Make On The Mines?' because I think that is a more realistic question that your target market is asking.

I'd then move the image down below the text box on the left side, also, so it doesn't keep pulling the visitor's eye away from the important text.

With these two changes, the visitor can load the page, glance at your logo... then down to the "How much do you actually get paid on the mines?" headline... Ok, starting to make sense, then the natural movement of the eye is to the right column... and it all falls apart! Well, not that bad, but the relevance of mining isn't reinforced again, which is important to do here.

Right now you say " Mailing List
Enter your name and email to subscribe to our mailing list. We keep an eye on the jobs and email you when we find ones we think you all may like! Subscribe now for a free copy of the book, A Professional Approach to Resumes and Cover Letters."

Maybe you could go with 'Get The Best Mining Job' instead of 'mailing list' and then 'Top mining job updates and a free ebook to help you write a resume and cover letter that will help you land the best paying mine jobs in Western Australia'

I'm really just trying to throw out ideas to help you get the idea... Mining up top, mining jobs in the main headline, mining jobs in the opt in area... Possibly drop the locations ( isn't western Australia the big mining area?) where mining is most popular.

With those changes being made, the eye will start at the top left then scan the main headline then scan the opt-in area and within 4-7 seconds they will know whether they are in the right place or not...

You would also want to justify you text so that it looks organized. apart from that the site looks good.

Thanks for the great advice!

Hpgoodboy, yep mining pays very well in Australia! Mainly due to the fact that the work is remote.

Melanie and Miles, Thanks heaps for the huge write up! You point out alot of issues which I had not considered. I agree the logo may not represent the idea of the site. I also would like to focus on the processing industry but I think that the logo should match the title of the site. I will also change the mailing list section and blog title sound so much more natural the way you write!

Again I appreciate your awesome advice!

Perhaps you could also describe some of the benefits in addition to the money. Closeness to Asia, cheap housing in WA etc.

My first instinct (apart from the fact that I think you'd benefit from having at least a brief summary of what the site's about above the fold -- right now, note about mining jobs aside, you'd think the site's major focus was writing resumes) is that you need an editor. I caught a few typos ("miss conceptions") and you've formatted your numbers in all sorts of different ways (with commas and without, with dollar signs and without).

Overall, I think if you had someone run through it for grammar and spelling, etc., I think it would read as a lot more professional.