Software provider JobTarget has introduced a new way for employers to gain exposure to job seekers. They call it the “Spotlight” option. Employers can now be given the option to pay an additional fee to shine a spotlight on their job once it’s posted on the career center. See their screenshot below. This is something…
Author: chrisr2
craigslist job post and murder
When I hear that another murder took place with the help of a CL ad it doesnt help their reputation much. As a niche job board owner that competes with them, this “bad press” only helps me IMHO. I think some recruiters are slowly shying away from using it. But this is truly sad to…
What is SEO? (free)
Here’s a pretty cool explanation for you newbies out there.
Blogs and link building (premium)
One of the easiest ways to get links for job boards is to approach job related blogs and either ask for one via link exchange or offer to pay for one. I have bought many a link on job blogs. Recently I approached a popular job blog and offered to pay them $100 for a…
Forget about getting a dot jobs domain (free)
Lately I’ve gotten a couple of emails from people who are thinking of registering a .jobs domain to start a job board. My answer is forget about it. Although these domains appear to be available from mainstream registrars, if you register one it will eventually be rejected by the company that manages those TLDs, Employ…
Not enough niche (free)
I came across a new site called SignOn Jobs… Seattle, WA (PRWEB) October 29, 2011 Startup company, Sign-On Jobs (http://signonjobs.com), has officially launched their job board website that specifically targets jobs with sign-on bonuses for new hires. The niche job board wants to give job seekers the benefit in knowing every application submitted through SignOnJobs.com…
The Big Red Button (premium)
Colors are important. And when it comes to buttons, the bolder the better. Particularly for “Post a Job” buttons. There’s a reason Jobamatic sites come with a big red post a job button. It calls attention to the number one way you’ll make money. Through employers. So make your post a job buttons big and…
Jobs and Steve Jobs
I never used to be a Mac guy. My first experience with a Macintosh computer came while I worked a help desk as a tech support rep in the late 90’s. I found them to be strange machines and didn’t understand all the hoopla. Raised on PC’s, I never quite got the hang of troubleshooting them. Then it all…
A small facebook tip (free)
I’m not a huge fan of facebook fan pages for job boards. I’ve used it for my flagship site for years but it never really gained many followers. But lately its picked up a few fans and I think I know why. I have it setup to re-post certain jobs but I recently began an effort to…
My Sales Strategies (premium)
I dont do cold calls. Too much effort for too little reward. Plus my business is well established so I dont really have to. Instead I rely on 3 things for driving sales to my job boards…targeted emails, faxing and direct mail. Recently I showed you 2 tools to find email addresses off other job…