I hear from job seekers nearly every week. One of the struggles they have in the job hunt is trying to relocate for a job. Right now in the USA (and the world) there are millions of people who would take a job in another city/state if they knew how to get it. And that…
Category: Ideas
Ideas for new job boards.
Going Hyper Local with Your Job Board
I’ve gotten a few calls lately from prospective job board owners thinking about starting a local job board focused on a certain niche. I call this a “Hyper-Local” job board. Niche + Location. It’s a good idea but only in certain circumstances. a) The city/state or region you are targeting should be big enough to…
Want more leads? List your site on RecruiterDiscounts.com
I recently began to work on RecruiterDiscounts.com to help job boards (and other recruiting tech vendors) to get more leads. Think of it as “Groupon for Recruiters“. As a job board you can list a promo code, describe your offer and link back to your site. It’s free and you can also upgrade to featured status for a…
Job Board Software – Is there room for more?
A reader just sent in this question; Do you think there’s a business in the job board software market or it is already saturated with all kinds of job board software? My short answer is NO. I would not want to start a (traditional) job board software product today. Here’s why; The industry is very mature….
Look for job related domain names here (member only)
I’ve bought a number of job related domain names on this site. Its got thousands of them fo rsale. Other places to find job or career domains include flippa.com and GoDaddy auctions. [flv]https://www.jobboardsecrets.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/sedo.flv[/flv] www.sedo.com
Got an old domain? put a job board on it
Back in 2007 I launched a bunch of regional web directories such as Long Island Web Search with the idea of selling backlinks to local businesses. I launched several sites and pulled in some sales but the idea never really took off and all the Google SEO changes pretty much killed off the traffic. I…
New job fair directory launches
The job fair space is hot. Thousands of job fairs take place each month around the world and JobFairing aims to be the database of record for these career events. I’m proud to launch this new site along with my co-founder Jody. He’ll be doing all the daya to day operations. My role is to…
Problems in job search you can potentially fix
A reader asked me to list some of the problems in the job search world that could potentially be fixed with new technology. Here are some thoughts on that subject if you are thinking about starting a new business in this industry. Most people suck at job hunting. They dont know what sites to use,…
Help Employers with Branding (member only)
Ok so you’ve got a job board that lets employers post jobs. But what else are you doing to help them recruit better? I believe Branding is the next opportunity to help them. Why? Most companies dont know how to market themselves to candidates. Their job advertising sucks. They fail to attract the right candidates…
Is your job board adding connections? (member only)
I was posting a job on Insternships.com the other day and noticed a feature that is becoming more prevalent on job boards—-the ability to to see who you are connected to. This is a feature that is growing in popularity so if you run a job board software company you’ll be better off by getting…