When it comes to setting prices for your job board there are no rules but here are some guidelines to go by based on my twenty years of experience. It depends on the niche you serve If your site target low end, hourly workers then companies are only willing to pay lower prices. For them,…
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Job Board Headlines for July
People are searching for work, but employers still lead the way Similarweb a website traffic company, released a report showcasing the impact, across industries, of COVID-19 recovery in both the U.S. and U.K.. which shows activity in the job market. “Our proprietary digital intelligence platform shows clear indicator signals of the recovery,” said Greg Malen, VP of…
How Visible Should Founders Make Themselves?
A reader wrote in to ask the following question; I would be interested in knowing your thoughts on how much Founders of job boards should make themselves visible on the various social media platforms? As my website is related to a sector (Professional Services/Consulting/Accounting) that I have significant experience in, I thought it may be…
REPLAY: Job Board Virtual Meetup
In case you missed my webinar here’s the replay via my Youtube channel. Be sure to hit the SUBSCRIBE button. I’m on a quest to hit 1,000 subscribers!
Do we need an industry standard for Remote Job Types?
As more companies list work from home or remote listings, the current generally accepted XML schema for handling this jobs not been standardized. Though a few companies are trying. A reader wrote in to me to ask; What are job boards doing today to ensure that when they’re distributing jobs to publishers, that the publisher knows…
How Much Traffic Can Content Deliver?
This is a member only post. The other day a client asked me how much content can move the needle when it comes to traffic. It’s not a question that is easy to answer because it depends on a number of factors. First let me say that if you are starting from scratch, you need…
Virtual Meetup June 23rd for Job Boards
I’ll be hosting a virtual event for job board owners next week on June 23rd via Zoom. Register Here (registration required) I’ll go over some recent news items and we can network with each other and talk all things job board!
Cannabis and Green Jobs
Looking back I should have started a cannabis job board. It was a niche worth investing in 5 years ago. Now it has several top flight job boards serving it. Lots of competition. Came across this press release today. CannabisJobs.net is the fastest-growing cannabis jobs board in the cannabis industry. Although it caters to jobs primarily…
News Bytes: WorkinSports, Health eCareers
iHire and WorkInSports have completed their post-acquisition platform integration, bringing a new WorkInSports.com site experience and enhanced solutions to job seekers and employers in the sports industry. WorkInSports became the 57th industry-focused talent community in the iHire network when the companies merged in April. WorkInSports job seekers can now access iHire-powered tools and features designed to help them find the right employment opportunities…
New Global Aggregator for Remote Jobs
The team behind Recruit.net have created a sub site for finding remote jobs globally. https://remote.recruit.net According to founder Maneck Mohan, it’s an experimental AI powered search platform for remote jobs. “We’ve found that remote work is best suited for specific types of roles. We’ve identified the main remote friendly categories: Customer Support, Devops, Copywriting, Translation, Programming,…