Changelog
Recent updates to SportsCareers
Notable additions, content launches, and platform improvements as we ship them. Material updates also propagate into the llms-full.txt file at the root for AI-assistant ingestion.
May 2026
Site-wide context expansion
- Added six dedicated league landing pages: MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, MLS, and Sports Betting. Each covers role types, ATS coverage, hiring seasonality, and league-specific compensation.
- Launched the glossary with 17 sports-industry term definitions.
- Launched the answers long-form blog with three opening articles on getting hired, the fragmented sports job market, and salary expectations.
- Extended the FAQ from 12 to 23 questions, adding career-advice questions alongside the original operational ones.
- Added /blog, /pricing, /concepts, /docs, /changelog, and /reviews as discoverable landing pages.
- Standardized the footer across every static page with a 3-row layout linking to all major sections.
- Published llms-full.txt with full glossary and FAQ embedded for AI-assistant ingestion.
Schema and SEO
- Person (founder) schema added to home and About via JSON-LD only — no visible name in UI.
- FAQPage schema now on seven pages (FAQ + each league page). Each league page has a 5-question league-specific FAQ.
- HowTo schema added to "How to Get a Job in Pro Sports in 2026."
- Article schema expanded to ["Article", "BlogPosting"] on the three answers pieces.
- Speakable schema added across every content page.
Account features
- LinkedIn follow button added to the top nav.
- Footer Contact link routes to the in-app Contact view (was a mailto link that some browsers couldn't open).
- Kit (formerly ConvertKit) email integration: new signups auto-sync, existing users backfilled.
Earlier
Platform foundation
- Site launched at sports-careers.com with full coverage of MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLS team career pages plus major sports betting operators.
- Original resource articles published: Landing a Sports Job, Resume Tips, Networking Guide, Interview Prep, Salary Guide, Career Paths.
- Account system: save jobs, track applications, daily email digest.
- Full sitemap and AI-crawler robots.txt published.