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…
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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…
Hack to uncover recruiter emails (premium)
Some people on linkedin put their email address in their profile which makes it publicly available, especially a lot of recruiters. Click the link below to view an example; site:linkedin.com (intitle:com OR gmail.com OR yahoo.com) keywords title “greater new york city area” -inurl:dir Do your own search by changing the text after ‘keywords title’…for example,…
Jobtarget adds new revenue feature (free)
Software provider JobTarget has introduced a new way for employers to gain exposure to job seekers. They call it the “Spotlight” option. Employers can now be given the option to pay an additional fee to shine a spotlight on their job once it’s posted on the career center. See their screenshot below. This is something…
craigslist job post and murder
When I hear that another murder took place with the help of a CL ad it doesnt help their reputation much. As a niche job board owner that competes with them, this “bad press” only helps me IMHO. I think some recruiters are slowly shying away from using it. But this is truly sad to…
What is SEO? (free)
Here’s a pretty cool explanation for you newbies out there.
Blogs and link building (premium)
One of the easiest ways to get links for job boards is to approach job related blogs and either ask for one via link exchange or offer to pay for one. I have bought many a link on job blogs. Recently I approached a popular job blog and offered to pay them $100 for a…