On Wednesday February 14th I will be holding a live video based group chat on the Crowdcast platform. Its your chance to “ask me anything” about starting, managing or marketing your job board. Register here. The cost is $20 per person. If you have thought about hiring me for consulting this will give you an…
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New Cannabis Job Board Joins the Fray
A new cannabis job board from Leafbuyer Technologies has launched. It is powered by Jobboard.io. This joins joins several others which you can discover on my job board directory page for this category. I count at least 6 boards now serving the growing weed industry. The press release is below. DENVER–Leafbuyer Technologies, Inc. (OTCQB: LBUY) (“Leafbuyer”),…
Recruitology Snags More Media Sites
Recruitology continues to signup new newspaper and TV site deals. The newest one gets them into 1,700 online properties. They along with ZipRecruiter and RealMatch now dominate the newspaper/TV media space when it comes to partnerships like this. From the press release; The Local Media Consortium (LMC), a strategic partnership of over 75 leading media…
This Job Board Just Got $1.5 Million in Funding But They Are Doomed to Fail
So the other day I noticed a job company just got some seed funding. But as soon as I saw their name, I cringed. JobzMall?. I have seen this movie before, unfortunately it doesn’t end well. Watch my screencast to see why. Unfortunately malls are dying and this site will too one day. Since I started…
JobAdX Helps Job Boards Earn More Money
JobAdX has recently launched as a new job advertising marketplace that brings together employers and job boards. I have been retained to help them secure partnerships. Schedule a Demo | Applicable for job sites that have control of their code. Sites on off the shelf job board platforms won’t be able eligible at this point. The simplest…
An Acquisition and a Relaunch
There were a couple of interesting items in the news this week. A trucking job board got acquired and a big job site gets a refresh. First up the trucking site news via press release. TransForce, Inc., the nation’s leading workforce management solutions firm specializing in commercial truck drivers, has acquired the assets of Trucking…
Changing Your Niche
A few months back I launched a job board for relocation called “Jobs With Relo“. The intent was to list jobs that only offered relocation packages to potential seekers. But although it is an interesting niche I began to feel it was too niche-y. Part of picking a niche is about finding something that will both resonate…
European Job Site Looking to Sell
A fairly large job site based in Europe has asked me to spread the word that they are looking to sell their site and digital assets. This is a confidential posting and anyone interested should contact me to get an intro to the site owner. Here are the basics to give you some insight: The…
Here’s a good cold email from a job board
I got this in my LinkedIn inbox the other day. Thought it was a good example of creative writing that promotes a job board. It sounds great, they list step by step instructions and include a special offer. Nicely done. Hey Chris: Long time! Hope you’re thriving. I have a sneaky feeling that 2018 is…
Quick Tip to Boost Your Affiliate Earnings
I’ve been thinking about ways to boost my affiliate earnings through providers like TopResume. It occurred to me recently that job board transactional emails would be a good place to do that. So I went into my admin settings for my JobFairing.com site and embedded a link at the bottom as a PS. On their…