Some things from the job board industry in the news… The Newest 3.4 Version of SmartJobBoard Software is Released SmartJobBoard is a top software development company employing its vast potential, creative approach and strong resources in provision of up to date software for job boards. The team of its IT professionals has developed and issued…
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How much can you make with Adsense? (premium)
I get asked a lot about how much job boards can make with Adsense. So I though why not show exactly what I make to give you a better idea. The image below shows my earnings for most of September. I should make a few more hundred this month but have earned $1,449 so far…
Smackdown of a job board (free)
The NY Times has a blog that critiques websites and I stumbled across this post about a site called DirectApproachSolutions.com that claims to be the ‘eHarmony of jobs‘. The Times asked readers to comment on the site and they gave it scathing reviews but I wanted to chime in as well. First of all, lets…
Why I hate integrating other companies features (premium)
If you run a job board for any length of time, other companies in the online job search & resume space will contact you pitching their add-on services for you to incorporate their stuff. I usually resist these pitches when it comes to my sites. Visibility, Jobg8, Payscale, Resume Rabbit are all examples of services…
Blog + Job Board (premium)
One way to get into job boards is by first starting a blog and then adding a job board component later. There are many popular examples of this. TechCrunch has a job board (powered by Personforce), so does Mashable (Jobamatic) and Marketing Pilgrim (Jobthread). Even a blog about blogs has job listings. Pro Blogger has…
Job Boards in the news
Here’s some news about job boards that crossed my desk recently. OneWire is a financial version of LinkedIn for Wall Street Manhattan-based OneWire, an online financial services venture, allows both recruiters to post highly detailed job listings and job seekers to apply for positions. Founders Brin McCagg and Skiddy von Stade have raised $30 million…
My best kept SEO secret (premium)
Perhaps my best SEO secret is to get links to your job board. You need to get quality back-links from related sites such as blogs. But the best links for job boards come from .edu sites. Here’s how I do it. I email the college career centers and ask them for one. Most universities have…
What recruiters want in job boards (free)
Although I was late to the IAEWS congress last week I did catch the session where a recruiter from a healthcare staffing form talked about what they look for when selecting a job board. I thought I would summarize for you so you can get an idea of what to expect. 1. Recruiters dont believe…
Secret advertising tip for job boards
If you haven’t considered advertising on LinkedIn you may want to consider it. They now allow you to advertise to GROUPS. Since LI is now a massive competitor to all us job boards we might as well use it to our advantage. Much like facebook and Google adwords you just need a few bucks a…
Cool app for SEO (free)
One of my favorite iphone apps is called SEO Ranking (download here). I use it to keep track of how my job boards are ranking on Google for their respective keywords. Cost is $2.99 but its well worth it and has become one of my trusted apps for running my boards.