Every job board needs content to help drive search engine traffic and give job seekers something else to look at while on the site. So what kind of content should you create? Well it depends on what type of niche you are in. For example when I ran a site for New York City jobs…
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Whats on your mind?
Ok so I had a long weekend away where I wasnt thinking much about job boards. Sitting here this morning I am wondering whats on your mind that I can answer about starting/building a job board. Contact me with a query and I’ll answer with a blog post.
Should you trademark your job board?
I was reminded recently of the importance of trademarking. A friend of mine launched a new business last year only to have a large company send him a cease and desist because part of his company’s name matched theirs and both companies played in the same industry (food). So he had to change the name…
Your backlinks and SEO (free)
Every job board should constantly be seeking backlinks. The best sources for them come from job related blogs, college career services pages and of course, other job boards. But there is such a thing as bad backlinks. A new article on Search Engine Watch offers some good guidelines on how Google’s recent algorithm changes see…
One job board acquired, another one expands (free)
Well, finally some good news on the job board front. 6FigureJobs, the first ever $100k job board has been acquired by California based Callidus Software for an unknown sum. According to my sources, 6FigureJobs was in decline but still has a huge database of candidates that seems to be very valuable to Callidus. Read the…
Listen to one of my consulting calls (audio only)
You can listen in as I consult with a client who is thinking about staring a job board. This youtube video is audio only and contains the first 10 minutes of a 60 minute call. Only premium members have access to the full audio file. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g9IvmFMTsQ&list=UUwGWBbNzddImXYWEFcgTfdA&index=1&feature=plcp[/youtube]
Tale of 2 New Job Boards (premium)
Ok so I discovered two new job boards that launched recently but the difference between them is night and day. One is doomed to fail, the other should do just fine. The difference between them is all about design. One sucks, the other doesn’t. Each of these sites put out a press release. PowerPlantWorker.com: prweb.com/releases/2012/5/prweb9441320.htm…
Are you giving your clients feedback? (premium)
Data is important. Especially in the online recruiting world. More and more employers are demanding more feedback and statistics as to the ROI of what they’re spending with you and the return they get. As the amount of data grows the more recruiters will want it. Thats why job boards need to start thinking ahead…
Decide what kind of job board you want to build (free)
I think you can go in two directions with job boards today. It really depends what your end goal is. Do you want to build a business? or is your goal just to monetize the domain name? 1. Build a ‘business’ based around community and jobs. (that’s what Rigzone did) Obviously this takes the most…
Before you build anything (free)
So you want to start a job board or some other type of online recruiting product? Better get some feedback first from your potential customers BEFORE you spend a dime on development. You really need to do your homework up front to see if your idea will solve a problem in the industry you are…