SEOjobs.com, a new niche job board serving the search engine optimization industry, recently re-launched under the wing of job-board-developer Peter Askew. The site, originally launched in 2010, was acquired in 2021 for $15,000 & subsequently re-built from the ground up. Highlights of the site include: No account creation to post jobs; Free job listing options;…
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JobsIndex Helps You Get More Job Content
Mike Woodrow, president of Aspen Tech Labs which powers the Job Board Mount platform also has a service called JobsIndex which helps publishers backfill with direct employer jobs. They can create a feed of jobs according to whatever criteria you need. TOPICS 1. Talking a little bit about the job boards and market situation at the…
Job Boards Wanted
Do you have a wordpress based job board that has revenue? If so this company might be interested in buying it. Specialist Job Boards was established in late-2021 to acquire US focused niche job boards. We’ve made 4 acquisitions already (and we have 2 homegrown boards) and are near to closing on acquisitions #5 and…
Want more content? Ask for It
As the owner of several sites, job boards and blogs I get a lot of the following emails, each and every day; I know a lot of you are not writers and struggle with content creation but accepting guest posts can be a source of free original content if you ask for it. There are…
2022 Job Market Looks Solid for Job Board Owners
U.S. employers plan to continue to bring workers in at rapid pace for the new year according to the latest anniversary edition of the ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey of more than 6,000 employers. Hiring intentions strengthen by 26 percentage points from Q1 2021 and remain higher than pre-pandemic for the second consecutive quarter. This is…
Getting a Good Domain
I always recommend getting a dot com for your job board business. .COM domains are the most trusted type of domain extension so skip the .net, .co etc when it comes to establishing your site. Many .com domains are already taken but there are ways to find and acquire a good one for your job…
The Grind of the Job Board Business
I’ve seen it way too often in my 20 years advising job board businesses. Too often job board owners get complacent with their site and think traffic and sales will last forever. But this is far from the truth. I’ve said it a thousands times. Anyone can start a job board but few have the…
Canadian Employment Site Jobillico Acquired
Harris, a global vertical market software provider and acquirer, has joined the online recruitment space with the acquisition of Quebec-based employment website, Jobillico. With over 3 million users in Canada, Jobillico supports a network of over 5,000 employers in recruiting top talent using a digital platform that is largely developed and maintained by its Québec City…
Job Board News & Notes
IHire releases their latest talent survey and it has good news for job board owners; Job board usage is up. 58.9% of employers said they increased their reliance on job boards and online recruiting platforms in the past year. Further, 49.6% said they do most of their recruiting through job boards, and 23.4% said they do…
Industry Icon Loses Battle with Cancer
I have sad news to report. John Mellor who co-founded the WorkinSports site passed away last week after a brief battle with cancer. John and I conversed many times over the years and I advised him on occasion. John was one of the few people in our industry to achieve success with membership based job…