I like to check up on the software vendors from time to time to see whats new. I think a few may be going into the deadpool. JobBoardsHQ: is a hosted solution that looked promising and was started out of India. But their twitter stream is outdated and my email to them went unanswered. I…
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Job board tidbits (free)
Random stuff in the news. Sales are up on the big boys. My sales are up too about 15% over last year. I’m planning a long overdue job board roundtable discussion for next month, stay tuned A caregiver job board just got a boatload of venture capital, SitterCity received $22 million I mentioned this before…
Job Board Sales Strategies (premium)
So you want to run a job board? Well be prepared to be in it for the long haul. Online job sites are not a get rich quick business. They take time to build and grow. To be successful, you must nurture it and have long time horizon for results.Like many small businesses, the vast…
Job Board insider (free)
Just some quick news and notes from the job board industry. If you have news or want to suggest a topic for this blog please let me know. Send in your job board questions! I’m starting to take the wraps off my latest project. More details to come but you can see it here. There…
Buy vs build (premium)
Should you build a job board business from scratch or just buy an existing one? Here’s what I think.
Job board tidbits (free)
Some things that caught my attention that you should know about. Indeed wrote a blog post about their recent attempts to clean up the quality of ‘sources’. Read it here then read their FAQ for job boards. Tweetmyjobs.com was acquired earlier this year. No word on price but you can read about it here. More…
What to expect the 1st year (premium)
There are many factors that go into determining how successful a job board can become. Design of your site, the industry, the competition and your effort all play a part. For brand new job boards just starting out, expect not to earn much until after the first year. You need to spend the first year on content…
The other aggregators (free)
You all know about Indeed & SimplyHired but there are a growing number of other sources to broadcast your jobs too. Recently I have begun using some of these other job search engines to get traffic. Here’s the skinny; JuJu – the number 3 aggregator also know as (job-search-engine.com). Based in NYC. TopUSAJobs – a…
What comes first (premium)
It’s often said they you need both job seekers and employers coming to your job board to make it effective. And that is certainly true. You have two audiences. But which comes first? What side should you target? The answer is both but I will say that getting one is easier than the other. Its…
Why you should follow up (premium)
So great, you’ve got some customers postings jobs to your board. Now what? I’m writing this post to suggest you follow up with those clients and establish a relationship with them. If you want repeat business its important to get these 1st time customers to trust you enough to come back. That means getting to…