If you are thinking about starting an industry job board you had better pick the right one. Take a look at the image below. Its an info-graphic based off LinkedIn data and it shows the types of industry that are GROWING vs those that are DYING. (full article) (large graphic image) Some of these may…
Category: Ideas
Ideas for new job boards.
The reverse job board (premium)
Ever hear of a reverse job board? We’re talking about a site where job seekers create profiles for themselves. Think “Job Wanted“. It may be a good way to create a site with original content rather than aggregating duplicate jobs. Plus there is a business model. A new site that caters to WordPress professionals has…
Apps are the new websites (free)
I think apps are the new websites. As mobile devices become more prevalent it will be important to offer these users of smartphones and tablets a good user experience. The best way to do that is through an app. An app gives your users easy access to your site/content. If you haven’t thought about transitioning…
Job boards going social (free)
I’ve talked before about how job boards need to get more social. I think DICE’s new Talent Network is a great example of how to do this. You would be well-advised to take some of these cues. Watch the video below for how they built it. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LReb2KnuxAs[/youtube]
Micro-niche job boards (premium)
As you probably know by now there are LOTS of job boards online. But if you are going to start one now I think you are better off going after a micro-niche job site. Let me explain.
Another revenue idea (free)
I just learned about Resumark which offers a pretty decent affiliate program. I used to run links from Commission Junction which have some career related advertisers (i.e. Monster) and made a few hundred bucks per month back in the late 90’s, early 2000’s but was never really crazy about some of the payouts. When I…
New job board idea: “work 4 me” (premium)
From time to time I will share new job board ideas that I just haven’t the time or resources to work on. In this post exclusively for premium members I talk about a new concept called “work 4 me“. I think you’ll find that its an interesting idea. Perhaps one day it will be a…