Throughout the years I’ve bought various job boards and relaunched them in order to turn them around. The most recent ones were four dot net sites—longislandjobs.net, philadelphiajobs.net, baltimorejobs.net and washingtondcjobs.net. They were all using some basic job board software so I initially put them on Jobamatic (pre-Google PANDA) and watched their traffic soar. But then…
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Surefire way to get backlinks (premium)
Getting backlinks is a time proven way to rank higher in google. You can ask for them but you wont always get one. So when faced with this situation I usually refer to plan b, Paying for them. Now our friends at the search giant dont like it when you pay for links but they…
New survey has good news for job boards
There is a myth that has been pervasive in online recruiting that job boards are old news. But those of us who run them know the truth. Job boards will be around for many years to come. Yesterday on TLNT they published a story about a new survey that paints a rosy picture for the…
New wordpress job board theme: JobJockey
Joining the ranks of Jobpress and JobRoller, a new wordpress theme for job boards is out. Its called JobJockey. Price is $69 which is the cheapest of the 3 templates. It doesn’t appear to support backfill from the aggregators but its a nice looking template. View their demo.
How many applications is enough (premium)
Ever wondered how many job applications a typical job should get? I got this question recently and my answer is that it varies greatly depending on the kind of job it is. My guess is between 20-200. But the more entry-level a job is the more applies it tends to get. An entry level marketing…
Long live the job posting! (premium)
If you google the phrase ‘job boards are dying‘ you’d think our industry is headed down in flames. But I’m here to tell you that’s bullshit. The truth is that the big national sites like Monster, CareerBuilder and Dice are the ones that have lost momentum in the online recruiting space. Social media gets all…
How much can a niche board make? (free)
Lots of people ask me how much a job board can make. I usually start by telling them the job board industry is a very mature one which means there are no get rich quick sites you can launch. You can however launch one and run it on the side and get supplemental income from…
How to analyze a potential niche (premium)
If you are a newbie who is looking to start a job board you need to analyze the market you want to enter. There are some specific things you need to look for to determine how successful a new entrant might be. 1. How many other job boards serve that industry or location? The more…
What happens when you press release (free)
I’ve been paying to publish press releases each year that I have been in business. They give you pretty good bang for your buck. When you put one out you can usually expect a nice bump in traffic. And then sometimes you get REALLY LUCKY. I published a release called Top 10 States for Hidden…
Job board news & notes (free)
* SimplyHired adds BusinessInsider to their list of Jobamatic partners. They now power more than 25,000 niche job boards. * MarketingRockstar.net, a job board for event marketing professionals was recently sold at auction for $5,500. The site claimed revenue of around $300 per month. * Mobile recruiting is on the rise. Is your job board…