Want to setup your own aggregator? Here’s a script called JobGeni that lets you tap into Indeed, SimplyHired and also lets you add other RSS job feeds. Its a self-installed job software. There are no job postings so you could only make money with Adsense. Cost is $199. JobGeni is a PHP Job Search Engine…
Author: chrisr2
New wordpress job board plugin!
WordPress plugim company Appthemes has published a new job board software plugin called JobRoller. It is available for $69 – $199 depending on the version you get. It has a pretty solid interface which these plugins all seem to do well at. But there is no support for backfill and the only payment option appears…
Creating a hub for your multiple job boards (free)
If you have more than 1 job board you should have a hub site that helps promote them. Since I run more than 30 niche & local job boards, my hub is AllCountyJobs.com. I have spent this week redesigning and tweaking its pages to be more search engine friendly and to showcase the sites for…
A great job description page (premium)
I came across a new job board for PR professionals that caught my eye for its unique design.
Sending press releases (premium)
Press Release sites are a great marketing tool for job boards. There are two pay sites worth using as well as a number of free alternatives. The free sites below are great for link building but they wont bring much traffic.
Thoughts on the future of job boards (premium)
I have written a lot about the future of job boards over the past few years. After doing some research I picked out some quotes from others in the industry on this topic.
Job board hours (free)
Running a job board? Expect to keep fairly standard business hours. Generally you’ll do most of your business between the hours of 9am and 6pm. That is when most recruiters, HR people and business owners post their jobs. The weekends will bring a job or two but don’t expect much activity. Tuesdays are probably the…
Why a used job board is better than a new one (premium)
Whenever possible, buy a used job board.
How to position your niche job board
Every job board should have a reason to post jobs on it. For niche and regional sites that reason is self explanatory. The rise of local and niche job boards over the past 5 years is no accident. They work, and that reason is all about the focus and quality results they deliver. The reason…
Google job board product?
I just received an update about the upcoming IAEWS congress that takes place in a few weeks. In it was this message: After over a year of testing, Google is about to announce a new product that can significantly ramp up revenues for job boards. And, where have they chosen to unveil it? At the…