In the past year a number of my initial consulting phone calls have centered around the entrepreneur building a job board built around content. And to me, this is a tried and true way of making money in online recruiting. There are a number of successful so-called “job boards” that built their business off the…
It’s getting harder and harder to find a niche that offers potential to a new job board but I believe I have found one. Manufacturing. In the past couple of years a number of “blue collar” sites and marketplaces have begun to get traction. For example; Jobcase got $100 million in funding for its blue…
Member only content. I started seeing ads on Facebook for RemotePRjobs.com so I clicked it. Lo and behold they are curating a jobs email that they charge $17 a month for. This sort of biz model works great for jobs that are harder to get and location less (aka remote). And you don’t even need…
In this member only article I’ll discuss the characteristics of a successful job board owner. One of the most common questions people ask me is about what goes into starting a successful job board. Running this type of business requires a certain skill set. If you dont have these skills or don’t have the resources…
Member Only – Depending on your niche, your job board has a ceiling in terms of how much money it can make. I have worked with a number of clients over the years who have made money with job boards. But the amount they make depends on a number of factors with the most important…
This is a member only content piece. Here are five things you can do to immediately get more traffic. 1. Step up your social media. Hire intern who’s good at social media and instruct them to post throughout the day on facebook, twitter and LinkedIn. Share articles related to your niche and general job search advice…
This is member only content. A reader sent this question and its probably the one i hear the most from newbie job board startups; We were in the midst of custom job board and have run into a few challenges with our developer. At this point we are looking for a more efficient way to…
I had a consulting call last week with a client who was thinking about starting a niche job board AND a career advice site that would help promote the job board. They were going to launch both sites at once and wanted to know if I thought they should just put all the content on…
I can’t recall where I saw this stat but somewhere I read that if you are one of the first 10 people to apply for a job you are much more likely to be interview/hired. So why not help job seekers do this through a job board. How? Here’s how; First, this job board should…
One of the ways to keep your clients happy is by adding value to their experience with your job board. One of the ways to do that is by maximizing social media like what you see below. They are highlighting this video interview. A video interview with the client is a great way to establish…