Every new Job board needs multiple revenue streams. You can no longer rely on just job postings to earn income. You need to think of additional ways to add to the bottom line. For example I still own twenty different niche job sites such as Parttimehires.com and Weekendjobhunt.com. These are Jobamatic sites which mean they…
Author: chrisr2
Making money from job seekers: can it be done? (premium)
I see a lot of attempts in the past few years from people trying to make money off job seekers by creating career advice and other products. Sites like Career Brander, Career Successions, Career Shift have popped up offering comprehensive job search/advice services. So there are a lot of these kind of sites that have been launched over the…
Different ways to advertise your job site (screencast)
These are the 7 best (paid) ways to advertise your job board [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHlnqnzHmXw[/youtube] NOTE: since the making of this screencast, Indeed and SimplyHired will no longer index you for free, you must have a minimum spend. This is a free post. Want more powerful advice for your job board? Become a premium member today.
How I use Linkedin to get traffic (premium)
Linkedin has a lot of eyeballs and if you play your cards right you can leverage it for a certain amount of free traffic. Here’s how I do it. If you have a job board you’re going to need a blog for this. A simple wordpress site or tumblr will do the trick. Create a…
Community + Job Board
If you want to start a job board today you seriously need to think about starting something with more than just job listings. This is particularly true if you are entering into a highly competitive niche. I recently consulted for the folks who are starting HRanswerexhange.com. Its aim is to be a community site WITH jobs for…
Other ways of adding value to the job search space (free)
There is more to the job search space than just job boards. Applicant tracking, sourcing tools and talent networks are some other businesses you can go into (to name a few). This post is about thinking outside the box a little and coming up with other ways to add value to job seekers and/or recruiters….
How to get job seekers to come to your site (premium)
A reader emailed me recently to ask how to get job seekers to come to his site. And that my friends is the million dollar question. When it comes to running a job board your marketing will make or break your site. Therefore if you are not familiar with internet marketing in general, you are at a…
How to build trust for your job board (free post)
For a job board to be successful it needs to have trust. Employers must trust that it can deliver them candidates. Job seekers must trust that you have the right job listings. A good design can help build that trust. Professional looking logos and images tell prospective visitors that this is a site worth using….
My take on some next gen job sites (premium)
Here’s a look at a few “next generation job sites” and what I think of them. Jackalope Jobs – this site lets you sign in with facebook or linkedin and see what jobs are available through your connections. MY TAKE: I can see the value for seeing which jobs your connections have. However I consider…
Q&A with job board software provider ForceFinder
Recently I had an email exchange with Don Kerins from ForceFinder and asked him elaborate on their job board software. 1. Do you only power niche sites? what about local job sites? Most are industry/professional niches. Some have geographic/regional scope. 2. What is the cost? Price sheet attached.ForceFinder Pricing (pdf) 3. What are the top five job boards…