New job board software provider Jobboard.io has announced new pricing and the addition of a revenue sharing plan. According to the company; This is great plan for folks just getting started with their job board who aren’t yet ready for a monthly commitment. This allows Job Board owners to really take the time to market…
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Some random thoughts (member only)
Dont have a particular topic in mind for this post so I thought I would just put down some random things for everyone. First read this post about what it takes to succeed as an entrepreneur. Its one of the best things I have seen that really cuts to the heart for getting any business…
Hopping on the temp job bandwagon
I have been reading recently of the surge in temp hiring across the US. Basically employers are really gravitating towards hiring temp workers to fill certain voids. So it got me thinking about a temp job board. I did some searches and couldn’t find may. There was Net-temps, and that was really about it. So…
Job boards and Adsense
If you’ve read past posts you know I am a fan of Adsense for job boards. I believe its FREE MONEY and as long as you have traffic, you WILL make money with it. The best thing about it is that you make money while you sleep. Its a passive income stream that adds to…
Another simple twitter trick
I talked about social media tactics last week but just remembered another one for twitter. I got featured in a blog post last week for somebody’s top list of online recruiting/HR people to follow and I picked up dozens of new followers as a result. So I started to direct message everyone who followed me….
Juju.com wants your backfill (Q&A)
I met up with some Juju.com execs recently and asked them to do a quick Q&A for my readers about their job search engine and its backfill opportunities. Check it out. 1) Who is Juju.com? Juju.com is a comprehensive search engine for jobs with links to millions of jobs from employer career portals, recruiter websites,…
How I use my social media channels to drive traffic (member-only)
Social media is the number one driver of traffic to my new startup CareerCloud, in fact its close to 40%. The best part of that is that its totally free! I use content to help drive a lot of it, the other part is ensuring the right amount of human engagement and automation. Linkedin is…
How important is social media to your SEO?
Answer: Very Important! Look at this graphic from SearchMetrics. Social media likes/shares are critical to how search engines see your content. I think the good news from this report is that using social media is free and you can pay for more likes on Facebook fairly cheaply. Read the whole report here as I think…
When is a niche job board too narrow? (member only)
A reader asks; I am thinking about starting a job board focusing on software developers experienced in one specific programming language (-one of those languages that most people have never heard of). I know there is demand for those specialized developers, since I used to be a headhunter, and placed a few of those. What…
Adding video screening to your job board
In case you havent noticed video interviewing is in the early stages of going mainstream. There are now 25+ video interviewing companies such as HireVue and Wowzer. But when will job boards get into the mix? I think video could be useful as a “pre-screening tool” for your employer clients as part of a jobb…