If you aren’t working on getting backlinks to your job board then your SEO will suffer. Google WANTS to see other related sites linking to you so its imperative to always be looking for a backlink. Below are ten sites where you can get them for free or a small fee. These sites will let…
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Should you add resumes to your job board? (member only)
If I were adding a resume database to my site today, I’d follow the Indeed model. Let job seekers upload their resume. Make it a “public” profile so search engines can crawl them, and charge for access to the candidates contact details. Indeed charges 1 dollar to message anyone on their system. Today its about…
How can I monetize these job board domains? (member only)
A reader asks: I have around 20 job domain names related to some countries such as; qatarjob.com dubaijob.com bahrainjobs.com uaejobs.com omanjob.com kuwaitjob.com jordanjobs.com How can I monetize these? My response: These are great domains in bad job markets. Your best bet would be to setup a WordPress job board theme and give away postings for…
Should I combine my job board with an ATS? (member only)
A reader asks; What do you think of ATS combined with a job board as a way to differentiate? Do you have any reading on ATS market? Its an interesting question to ponder. As the job board market matures, job boards are looking for ways to stand out and employers are looking for more features…
5 Basic job board questions answered (member only)
I tend to get a lot of the same questions asked by my consulting clients. So I have the answers “down pat” as they say. Here’s a quick burst of some of the most common job board Q&A. The questions below come from a recent client. 1. Which job board software is best for a…
I like how this job board customized their header (member only)
This new sports betting job board just launched on the Jobboard.io platform and I like how they designed the header to integrate the ads. Just make your logo the same height as the ad block and use CSS or a <table> to align them in your header. This site should also make the ad in…
How to monetize job related domains from scratch (member only)
Do you have a job related domain thats just sitting there doing nothing? Well, you have the chance to monetize it with a job board if you do it correctly. Many times I get consulting clients looking to do make some money off their job related domains. Here are my general guidelines for doing this…
Get more free traffic with these tactics (member only)
Here are 5 things you can do to immediately get more traffic. 1. Step up your social media. Hire intern for $10/hr, and instruct them to post throughout the day on facebook, twitter and google plus. Share articles related to your niche and general job search advice articles. Scour youtube for funny videos about work/office/jobs…
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…
An easy way to improve the effectiveness and share-ability of your job postings (member only)
The web is becoming a more visual place. Just look at whats happening on social media. Linkedin, twitter, instagram and facebook are all about VISUALS. The reason is simple. Pictures make people happy. Pictures are more engaging than a plain old text tweet or a Facebook status update. Linkedin is really going visual, have you…