Lately a lot of talk in the job board industry has been around aggregation. Linkedin will be going it. So will Monster. Aggregating jobs is becoming commonplace. So what is a niche job board supposed to do? I think job boards need to start adding their own aggregation. Its a feature employers are beginning to…
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Job boards in the news
Here’s a look at whats happening in the job board world. [youtube]http://youtu.be/mjrCye350HA[/youtube]
Sell your own ads (member only)
Most job boards only use adsense or other ad networks to generate revenue from ads. But few take advantage of selling their own. Over the years I’ve sold dozens of my own ads by simply charging a flat monthly fee for X number of spots on a homepage or throughout the site. If you are…
Content ideas for job boards (member only)
Need content for your job board? Here are my ideas for what to write and where to get it. To read this article become a premium member.
For twitter ads, clicks aren’t what they seem
I was doing some twitter ads recently as a test and noticed something strange. When setting up the ad I chose to drive “clicks” to my website. So when I saw that they had generated dozens of clicks in a few days I was ecstatic. BUT when I checked my web stats I could only…
4 Most common mistakes starting a job board
Once of my recent clients asked me this question and I wanted to put this down “on paper” while its still fresh. Newbies in this industry often underestimate the time and effort required to make a job board sustainable. Starting a job board is easy but maintaining/growing it is the hard part. So here are…
Everywhere Job Aggregators
Now that Indeed.com has taken over the world and turned aggregation into a primary service, other job boards are now entering the fray. First Monster made an announcement a few weeks ago and then Linkedin says they’ll be doing it too. I expect CareerBuilder to follow suit later this year. These recent changes signal a…
Whats wrong with this job board? (member only)
Simplicity in job board design is important. Your goal should always be to help employers post jobs quickly and easily OR help job seekers get to the jobs they seek with little effort. When I came upon CMShires.com the other day I was both elated and saddened at the same time. I was elated for…
I wish I owned this job board
There is an awesome niche job board that I would love to own. Its an example of a job board done right from start to finish. http://www.authenticjobs.com/ AJ has been around for a few years (since ’05) and I just love how simple it is, how professional it looks and the results it delivers. As…
A look inside Indeed’s client services
In honor of small business week the folks at Indeed put out a video which shows some behind the scenes action at the job board juggernaut. They seem to put in a lot of effort in outreach and customer service. You might learn a thing or two for your own team from this short video….