Here’s my critique of CleanTechRecruits, a renewable energy job board. 5 min. Free. [youtube width=”640″ height=”480″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5jEymD3Ev4[/youtube]
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Article marketing for job boards (free)
Here’s another freebie for my job board peeps. Article marketing is a great way to build awareness and gain traffic. Just dont spam, write informative articles that enlighten and inform. Here’s one of my recent articles on Recruitingblogs as an example. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyDEiUYJ8mA[/youtube] Sites mentioned: * PRweb * HR.com * ERE.net * Recruitingblogs * Talentbar *…
Build a community with tools linke Ning (free)
Building a job board today is more about building a community. Here’s my philosophy and why I love Ning. [youtube width=”640″ height=”480″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GersalE8pes&feature=player_profilepage[/youtube] Sites mentioned: * Sales Gravy * Jobs in Social Media
Some advice if you hire a sales person (free)
I don’t hire sales reps to sell my boards. Instead I rely on SEO and Google Adwords to generate leads and sales as well as doing some lead gen on my own a few hours each week. But if you want to hire a sales person to really grow your site, here is some advice…
Creating job boards with wordpress (premium)
Using blog software to power a job board is a relatively new concept. But there are a growing number of wordpress theme designers who are creating ones specifically for job sites. Here’s a look at three that I recently found.
How much time does it take to run a job board? (premium)
A new member asks: I’d like to know how much time on avg is spent maintaining and marketing job boards?
Q. Can you make money with webinars? (free)
I think webinars can be a money making tool for job boards but I think the key lies in how many clients you have and how well you market it. Trying to sell these online events to job seekers is not a good idea though, they dont like to pay for anything, especially if they…
If you build it, they will post (free)
If you create a job board that is the most search engine friendly thing you can build and that “inspires” people to post, then in my experience, it will make money. Watch this to see what I mean. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4qmDfcLGsk&feature=player_profilepage[/youtube] Episode 14 of the Free version.
New job board idea: “work 4 me” (premium)
From time to time I will share new job board ideas that I just haven’t the time or resources to work on. In this post exclusively for premium members I talk about a new concept called “work 4 me“. I think you’ll find that its an interesting idea. Perhaps one day it will be a…
Episode 13: offline marketing materials (free)
If you’re going to do trade shows and job fairs (yes you should if you can) you will need good marketing materials. In this video I’ll show you some of the stuff I use as well as where to get them. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfzw8NyK5PE&feature=player_profilepage[/youtube] Sites mentioned: * PosterGarden.com (displays/signs/banners) * 48hourprint.com (post cards/biz cards/rackcards) * Buildasign.com (signs-metal,…