I love this story. IE 7 just needs to die already. Instead of designing their job site to support older browsers like IE 7, Nursingjobs.com said screw it! Its cheaper for us to just buy new pcs for our clients so they have the latest version. Hows that for responsive web design! Read the story…
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Make more advertising revenue with Adsense Direct
Ever wanted to have your own version of adsense to sell ads on your site directly? Well if you are willing to let google take a 15% cut now you can. They just launched Adsense Direct. It is only for U.S. based publishers. (via Techcrunch) With AdSense Direct, which is currently only available in the…
Dynamic job post buttons
I think I just created what might be the first dynamic job post button in the industry. In looking for ways to encourage more postings to my new hidden job leads site, we implemented a post button that brings in the location of the page the user is on so that the message on the…
New job boards
Here are some new job boards coming on the scene… Women of STEM targets women in science, tech and math. http://jobs.thejobnetwork.com/home?affiliateid=2583 OhYouHero out of Boston aims to be craigslist/linkedin for freelancers. Thats a tough market to be in because there are oDesk and Elance dominate but I wish them luck. Not sure I like the…
Twitter ads are cheap
Twitter advertising may be just the right mix for your job board. I have started to experiment with them and find them to be effective at driving clicks to my site. And its cost effective too as you can see from the image below. They sent me a nice summary of what I spent and…
Jobboard.io adds apply with Linkedin, mobile apply
The best new job board software on the market, Jobboard.io is getting better. They’ve recently added mobile apply along with Linkedin apply and the ability to create multi-jobs packages. Full disclosure: they sponsor my blog. But I wouldnt let them if I didnt believe in the product. For the Linkedin apply the job board owner…
Thinking different with premium job leads
When it comes to recruitment products I like to think different. After launching CareerCloud last year the site did not have a way for employers to promote themselves. But that changes in 2014. We’re launching something called “Premium Job Leads“. These are not job postings, rather a way to announce how many jobs your company…
Acquisition Alert: JobsinLogistics.com Acquires Net-Temps
Breaking news: One of the oldest job boards in our industry has been acquired. JobsInLogistics.com, Inc. has announced the acquisition of the job board, www.net-temps.com [NetTemps.com]. Launched in 1995, NetTemps.com is a pioneer of the job board industry and is an eight-time winner of the prestigious Weddle’s Users Award for Best Job Board. With its…
Madgex launches new mobile apply feature, rolling it out to client job boards
I think Madgex may be the first job board software company to come out with mobile apply. None of the other vendors to my knowledge have done so yet. With all the cloud storage options available people will start storing their resumes and have them accessible from any device. It just makes sense. They just…
A job board finder
We dont have enough job board directories. I recently learned of Jobboardfinder.net its a pay for access directory of sites across the world. I wish it were an open database but if you want to add your site use their contact us page to tell them of your existence. http://jobboardfinder.net/contact