Some things that caught my eye last week that job board owners should pay attention to. * Google is going to start penalizing sites that are “over-optimized“. http://searchengineland.com/too-much-seo-google%E2%80%99s-working-on-an-%E2%80%9Cover-optimization%E2%80%9D-penalty-for-that-115627 * Want to get into the job board software business? Xpanded Media is selling their classified software business. https://flippa.com/134350-classifieds-software-company-for-sale-established-profitable-business * Health care job board for sale. http://flippa.com/auctions/2707765/site…
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5 things to make your job board sell-able (premium)
I know a thing or two about selling job boards. I’ve sold many of them over the years. But you have to do certain things to make them more sell-able. Here are five tips to do just that.
Social media and your job board (premium)
As I think about the future of job boards and social media I can only think that the two must merge and become one.
The ultimate job board?
For job seekers, the job search engines like Indeed, SimplyHired and the rest have become a major way to job hunt online. They make their hunt for jobs more efficient by bringing together a wide variety of sources. But I’ve always wondered what if we could combine the aggregators into a super site….a meta-job search…
Here’s a couple niche ideas that may offer job board success (premium)
I just launched Weekenjobhunt.com that targets weekend only job listings. I started it because it had only 1 legit competitor jobsweekend.net and the category gets over 200,000 monthly searches. Now there are two boards that target this niche and I believe over time I can get on the first page of google for this phrase….
Starting a job board? Target these industries (premium)
If you are thinking about starting an industry job board you had better pick the right one. Take a look at the image below. Its an info-graphic based off LinkedIn data and it shows the types of industry that are GROWING vs those that are DYING. (full article) (large graphic image) Some of these may…
An overcrowded niche (free)
The other day on ERE they had an announcement of another job site for veterans. Recently a site here in Connecticut got funding called Combat2Careers. These join a long line of military/veteran job boards already out there. Though their goal is a noble one, I think there may be too many of these sites to…
How to use snail mail to get clients (premium)
I do mostly email prospecting to get new clients but a small part of my lead generation activities involve snail mail. First I look for physical addresses on google and job boards. If you do a search like this; “mail resume to” and Syracuse You get results like this. I use postcards like the ones…
Before you buy hosting (free)
Before you purchase a web host for your job board use this quick tip to save money. Go to Retailmenot.com and type in the name of the web host you want to use. Press the search box and see what discount codes are available. Recently I put a new job board on MyHosting.com. As I…
Questions employers ask & how to answer them (premium)
When you put a phone number on your site or email address, employers and recruiters will call you to get more info. Here are some of the most basic questions you are likely to get and how to answer them. Can I get a free trial/posting?: This is perhaps the most frequent thing I hear….