RailsDevs is an example of a niche job board success story. I came across this Youtube interview recently with its founder where he tells the tale of its origins and how he makes money with a reverse job board concept. A reverse job board is a type of job search platform where companies pay to…
Member only post. Here’s an idea. A site that lists only job wanted postings direct from job seekers. Craigslist has had a section like this forever but I think a dedicated site could be something that gains traction. Here’s a screenshot of how it looks on CL; Eventually once the site got big enough it…
Lensa is a U.S. based job search engine looking for job board partners. They have ways to make money for each job seeker signup ($2.25) and per click (approx .35 cents per click). In the video above they explain how it works. I also got their take on Indeed’s PPA program launching next year. Lensa…
On the recent investor call held by Ziprecruiter there was a lot of talk about how layoffs will affect their business going forward. On one hand revenue is going to slow down, but on the other hand, job seeker activity will go up. Its part of life for any job board. So it makes sense…
Big Shoes Network is a niche community that hosts jobs and internships in advertising, communications, digital, graphic design, marketing, media, PR, social media, web design and development. Key markets include: Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, Kenosha – Chicago, Northern IL – Minneapolis and all points in between in Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin. The site also provides…
UnifyWork announced the launch of its “workforce intelligence” (aka skills matching) platform targeting the Cleveland job market. We are seeing a numbing of matching platforms try to take hold in online recruiting. Few however have made any traction in terms of scale. A matching tool doesn’t rely on resumes but rather assessments or entering skills….
If you thought Indeed was already big enough in the industry get ready for another big move. After years of shunning Google for Jobs, the job search giant is now allowing their jobs to be indexed by the search engine. This means yet MORE traffic for a job board thats already getting something like 63…
With many of my clients being solopreneurs it’s important to have a wide variety of skill sets in order to run a successful job marketplace. But many do not, so if you fall into that category you’ll need to learn them or hire for them. Make no mistake, running a job board is like running…
I gathered together some of my clients and other job board owners for a one hour discussion over zoom. Here’s a transcript of the discussion; Speaker 1 (00:11):Hello, Brian Fox. Speaker 2 (00:13):Hello, Chris Russell. Speaker 1 (00:15):All right, Brian Ws there. He’s from Ryan Fox, Speaker 2 (00:23):Chicago. Speaker 1 (00:25):Your job board is…
A reader asks; Wondering if you were aware of, or have views on Job Boards setting up different URLs for the same job? I’m aware of a couple of major Job Boards in the UK that are generating different URLs for the same job. So for a job posted for a Python developer in Swindon,…