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…
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Job Board Sales Strategies (premium)
So you want to run a job board? Well be prepared to be in it for the long haul. Online job sites are not a get rich quick business. They take time to build and grow. To be successful, you must nurture it and have long time horizon for results.Like many small businesses, the vast…
Buy vs build (premium)
Should you build a job board business from scratch or just buy an existing one? Here’s what I think.
What to expect the 1st year (premium)
There are many factors that go into determining how successful a job board can become. Design of your site, the industry, the competition and your effort all play a part. For brand new job boards just starting out, expect not to earn much until after the first year. You need to spend the first year on content…
Job board cheat sheet (premium)
I have published bits of this over the past months but wanted to do one post with everything. Enjoy my quick tips, tricks & tactics for job board success 1. Get an 800# for your business. This will make you look more professional in the eyes of employers. 2. Put your Contact info: phone/email info…
7 things every job board owner should know
1. Get as many backlinks to your site as possible. Links equal traffic. Google likes links. 2. Good SEO will contribute at least 10% to your overall sales. You’ll actually get a few postings just through seo if you can rank in top 5 results. 3. Make it easy for employers to pay. Add paypal…
From job board to community (premium)
I have said many times that today’s job boards need to think of themselves as a community not just a place to post jobs.
Best time to conduct sales (premium)
While you are trying to sell into employers and recruiters be aware of the best times to reach them. Here are some guidelines I’ve compiled over the years. Generally you’ll do most of your business between the hours of 9am and 6pm. That is when most recruiters, HR people and business owners post their jobs….
Can you build a job board with a .co domain? (premium)
If you watched the super bowl last night you may have seen the GoDaddy commercial promoting the new .co domain. They are actively marketing this new extension. Its definitely a sign of the times that many new domains are sprouting up for webmasters to use. Many new sites are using .ly such as hour.ly. I’ve…
Promoting your board on Youtube (premium)
Youtube is essentially the second largest search engine next to Google. It has that many users.