Crowdsource your content by doing a Q&A over email with industry experts. Here’s an example of an email I just received from a staffing firm looking for blog content. Hi there, I work for the content marketing company Media Shower, and I’m writing on behalf of GDH Consulting, an agency that helps companies source and…
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Guest blogging tips for job boards (member only)
Guest blogging. There are a number of recruiting related sites where you can guest post and get back-links for free. New and existing job boards should use guest posting to extend their brand and get back-links. Google loves back-links. All these sites want interesting content so don’t spam. Be of value to the community. Write…
Drink up with these 5 Beer Job Boards
I was researching job board software the other day when I came across a beer job board. Well after a quick Google search it turns out that there are 5 of them. Here’s a quick breakdown of who is serving up beer jobs online. BrewingWork.com – powered by eJobSiteSoftware (India) this is a nice looking…
Tips for how to display your job post prices
How you display your job board pricing can affect your sales. I see too many boards that hide this info and make it hard to read. When it comes to designing this page you have to make it public (don’t require registration to see pricing) and EASY to understand. Recruiters are BUSY people, don’t make…
New Job Board Sightings
Despite being December, traditionally one of the slowest job hunting months of the year, some job boards are making news. Here’s a quick roundup that I put together for your review. Tis the season. THEME: Job boards go global! The Seattle Times has chosen a UK provider of job board software to power their new…
What to ask before buying a job board
If you can buy an existing job board that has revenue and traffic, thats usually abetter alternative than building from scratch. Having bought and sold many job boards myself, I’ve learned what to ask before pulling the trigger. So here are 30+ questions to include in your discovery process. If you have a few more…
Job Board Software – Is there room for more?
A reader just sent in this question; Do you think there’s a business in the job board software market or it is already saturated with all kinds of job board software? My short answer is NO. I would not want to start a (traditional) job board software product today. Here’s why; The industry is very mature….
Freelance aggregator GiantGator shuts down due to cease and desist
I discovered some disappointing news recently that the niche aggregator called giantGator which crawled freelance sites such as UpWork and Elance has shut down. The founders were sent a cease and desist letter by Upwork and said they had received a “chilly reception” from many of the other sites. Their goal was to make the…
My Latest Backfill Earnings
I like to get paid for doing nothing.Thats what being an affiliate pf the major job boards can do for you. You make money while you sleep. Granted its not big money but hundreds of extra dollars in my pocket each month is free money and I’ll take it. Below is a list of my…
A reader asks…
Mike, who runs a healthcare job board wrote in to ask; I am looking for Job Board software that would offer Paid for Performance Job Posting ability rather than paid job posting slots. Any thoughts Chris? More like and Indeed, SimplyHire, ZR, J2C something we could offer all of our Staffing Agencies in our network…