Recently I talked to a job board owner who was worried that his job board isnt growing. The site was in the work at home niche and was getting around 14k monthly uniques along with 70k monthly page views. As we checked the google stats traffic was steady this year but down about 5% from…
Author: chrisr2
New job board directory offers free backlinks (member only)
I recently discovered Thejobist.com a new crowd sourced directory for job boards. I like it because its simple and you can add your own. I added one of my sites on Dec 19th so Im not sure how long it takes for them to list you but it looks like a nice backlink to have….
Acquisition Alert: JobsinLogistics.com Acquires Net-Temps
Breaking news: One of the oldest job boards in our industry has been acquired. JobsInLogistics.com, Inc. has announced the acquisition of the job board, www.net-temps.com [NetTemps.com]. Launched in 1995, NetTemps.com is a pioneer of the job board industry and is an eight-time winner of the prestigious Weddle’s Users Award for Best Job Board. With its…
Madgex launches new mobile apply feature, rolling it out to client job boards
I think Madgex may be the first job board software company to come out with mobile apply. None of the other vendors to my knowledge have done so yet. With all the cloud storage options available people will start storing their resumes and have them accessible from any device. It just makes sense. They just…
Whats my site worth? (member only)
A reader recently emailed me to ask what his site was worth because he wanted to sell it. As I questioned him about its traffic and sales I spoted some redflags and wanted to share them. I’ve sold many sites so I want to help you get an idea of what potential buyers look for….
A job board finder
We dont have enough job board directories. I recently learned of Jobboardfinder.net its a pay for access directory of sites across the world. I wish it were an open database but if you want to add your site use their contact us page to tell them of your existence. http://jobboardfinder.net/contact
Jobs in Social Media expands to UK and Canada
I’m taking advantage of the free version of Jobboard.io software to expand my social media job board into the UK and Canada. Its something I’ve been wanting to do for a while and finally got the time to get them setup. Took about 3 hrs to get them all squared away and live. I did…
Great example of an SEO optimized job description
Lots of job boards and ATS software still dont get how to make a search engine friendly job description. I discovered Freshgigs.ca, a canadian based job board for marketing peeps and thought their job postings were well done. * The URL contains the job title AND location: https://www.freshgigs.ca/jobs/product-brand-marketing-manager-toronto-on-1 * The first thing on the page…
Go Global for new niches (member only)
Most niche job boards are located in the United States. There are probably 10-15 sites for any industry if you know where to look. But globally speaking, there are not as many. I own JobsinSocialMedia.com and have been thinking about creating a canadian and/or uk version. Ive gotten a few emails the past year from…
Send me your topics and questions to write about
I’ve been writing about job boards and recruitment technology since 2009 on this blog and have covered just about everything. So whats on your mind? What topics would you like me to write more about? Do you have a specific question I can answer? I need your input. Write me here >> Note: due to…