A reader asked me to give her some suggestions about job board software they could download and customize as their own. Here’s my top picks. I don’t have a favorite among these but compare them all before you buy. These are all self hosted options. Webjobs by Webscribble Jamit Jobbex Forcefinder jobberBase
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Buying job boards and domains (free)
One of the things I like to tell new job board entrepreneurs is to try and buy an existing job board instead of building from scratch. You can do this a couple of ways. 1. Look on flippa.com for “used” job board. 2. Google the niche you want to enter and try to buy a…
Job boards in the news (free)
Here are some job boards in the news along with some commentary by yours truly… * FlexJobs buys T-Jobs (read article): I have admired FlexJobs for a long time, its a great niche and the founder Sarah Fell has done a great job marketing in this sought after niche. Flexjobs is one of the few…
Do’s and dont’s for job board owners (free)
If you run a job board or plan on starting one here some things you should or shouldn’t be doing. Dont get caught up in video resumes…up to now they have been just a fad. Recruiters are skittish about them for fear of discrimination and they dont really have the time to watch them. Its…
Things you need to do in order to sell your job board (video)
I sold my local job board network last week. Thus ends my involvement in the local space. In this video I explain some ways to ensure your job board(s) are attractive to another buyer. (my new project) [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukRm5QYZwfA[/youtube]
Whats on your mind?
Ok so I had a long weekend away where I wasnt thinking much about job boards. Sitting here this morning I am wondering whats on your mind that I can answer about starting/building a job board. Contact me with a query and I’ll answer with a blog post.
Should you trademark your job board?
I was reminded recently of the importance of trademarking. A friend of mine launched a new business last year only to have a large company send him a cease and desist because part of his company’s name matched theirs and both companies played in the same industry (food). So he had to change the name…
Your backlinks and SEO (free)
Every job board should constantly be seeking backlinks. The best sources for them come from job related blogs, college career services pages and of course, other job boards. But there is such a thing as bad backlinks. A new article on Search Engine Watch offers some good guidelines on how Google’s recent algorithm changes see…
One job board acquired, another one expands (free)
Well, finally some good news on the job board front. 6FigureJobs, the first ever $100k job board has been acquired by California based Callidus Software for an unknown sum. According to my sources, 6FigureJobs was in decline but still has a huge database of candidates that seems to be very valuable to Callidus. Read the…
Decide what kind of job board you want to build (free)
I think you can go in two directions with job boards today. It really depends what your end goal is. Do you want to build a business? or is your goal just to monetize the domain name? 1. Build a ‘business’ based around community and jobs. (that’s what Rigzone did) Obviously this takes the most…