Every job board needs content to help drive search engine traffic and give job seekers something else to look at while on the site. So what kind of content should you create? Well it depends on what type of niche you are in. For example when I ran a site for New York City jobs…
Category: SEO
Job board SEO tips and tactics to rank higher in Google.
Your backlinks and SEO (free)
Every job board should constantly be seeking backlinks. The best sources for them come from job related blogs, college career services pages and of course, other job boards. But there is such a thing as bad backlinks. A new article on Search Engine Watch offers some good guidelines on how Google’s recent algorithm changes see…
Quick tips for creating job board content (premium)
I mentioned yesterday that content was king. The more you have, the more you publish in your niche, the more SEO traffic you will get. Check out these job boards and how they approach content: http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/ http://www.snagajob.com/resources/find-jobs/ The sites above write content that is relevant, timely and interesting. Your job board should do the same….
A backlink checker (premium)
I was looking for a free backlink tool and came across this one. Other than the annoying popup ads that come with it, you get a nice report with the sites that link to you including their anchor text. http://www.backlinkwatch.com/ For more SEO tips click here.
Surefire way to get backlinks (premium)
Getting backlinks is a time proven way to rank higher in google. You can ask for them but you wont always get one. So when faced with this situation I usually refer to plan b, Paying for them. Now our friends at the search giant dont like it when you pay for links but they…
What is SEO? (free)
Here’s a pretty cool explanation for you newbies out there.
Blogs and link building (premium)
One of the easiest ways to get links for job boards is to approach job related blogs and either ask for one via link exchange or offer to pay for one. I have bought many a link on job blogs. Recently I approached a popular job blog and offered to pay them $100 for a…
My best kept SEO secret (premium)
Perhaps my best SEO secret is to get links to your job board. You need to get quality back-links from related sites such as blogs. But the best links for job boards come from .edu sites. Here’s how I do it. I email the college career centers and ask them for one. Most universities have…
Cool app for SEO (free)
One of my favorite iphone apps is called SEO Ranking (download here). I use it to keep track of how my job boards are ranking on Google for their respective keywords. Cost is $2.99 but its well worth it and has become one of my trusted apps for running my boards.
Picking your domain name (free)
So you want to start a job board? Well you’ll need a good domain name. And that domain MUST be filled with your primary keyword phrase. Actually its not mandatory, but it helps greatly when it comes to crafting a good SEO strategy for your job board. If I had a choice I would always…