From time to time I like to record my consulting calls with other job board owners. So here is a 35 minute piece of audio with Dan Besana who runs aidboard.com and 2 country sites puesto.com.mx and puesto.com.co Download MP3 aibboard.com audio
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Multiple Revenue Streams
Every new Job board needs multiple revenue streams. You can no longer rely on just job postings to earn income. You need to think of additional ways to add to the bottom line. For example I still own twenty different niche job sites such as Parttimehires.com and Weekendjobhunt.com. These are Jobamatic sites which mean they…
Making money from job seekers: can it be done? (premium)
I see a lot of attempts in the past few years from people trying to make money off job seekers by creating career advice and other products. Sites like Career Brander, Career Successions, Career Shift have popped up offering comprehensive job search/advice services. So there are a lot of these kind of sites that have been launched over the…
How I use Linkedin to get traffic (premium)
Linkedin has a lot of eyeballs and if you play your cards right you can leverage it for a certain amount of free traffic. Here’s how I do it. If you have a job board you’re going to need a blog for this. A simple wordpress site or tumblr will do the trick. Create a…
How to get job seekers to come to your site (premium)
A reader emailed me recently to ask how to get job seekers to come to his site. And that my friends is the million dollar question. When it comes to running a job board your marketing will make or break your site. Therefore if you are not familiar with internet marketing in general, you are at a…
My take on some next gen job sites (premium)
Here’s a look at a few “next generation job sites” and what I think of them. Jackalope Jobs – this site lets you sign in with facebook or linkedin and see what jobs are available through your connections. MY TAKE: I can see the value for seeing which jobs your connections have. However I consider…
The local job board space (premium)
The local job board space is a very mature one dominated by two things: Craigslist and a variety of independent local sites such as; * JobsintheUs.com * JobCircle.com * AllCountyJobs.com * Jobing.com * Localjobs.com There are literally multiple job boards for every major city and region in the country. For instance New York City is served…
Best time to send emails to employers (premium)
If you send emails to employers there are good times and bad times to send that email. While there is no one particular time to send them there are some times that are better than others. I have been emailing clients and prospects for many years and have generally found these times to be the…
How to evaluate a job board if you are going to buy it (premium)
A reader emailed me recently and asked how to evaluate an existing job board for purchase. There are a number of things I look at. But only two things really matter. Whats their SEO like? Do they have paying customers? There is a site on flippa.com for sale with a great domain name. Its consultantjobs.net….
How to help employers write better job ads (premium)
A reader asks; I know most job posts are crap, but the trick is how to help your employers writer better job posts. Any advice here? Well yes there is. You should really review as many of the jobs that get posted to your site as possible. Look for spelling errors and other mistakes. For…