Peter Askew who runs RanchWork.com said on Twitter he tried some ads on Reddit and had some good results. Might worth a test to try it for your job board. Go to Reddit Ads.
Tag: advertising
The Ad First Job Board
A new local job board recently launched aimed at helping people find jobs in Texas, it’s called Texas Jobs Hub. “The big name job boards don’t have the Texas-focus that we do,” commented a spokesperson from Texas Jobs Hub. “We are connected to our community here in the Lone Star state and are very motivated to…
Sell your own ads (member only)
Most job boards only use adsense or other ad networks to generate revenue from ads. But few take advantage of selling their own. Over the years I’ve sold dozens of my own ads by simply charging a flat monthly fee for X number of spots on a homepage or throughout the site. If you are…
Using online advertising as your salesforce (member only)
Pinpointing recruiters is fairly easy today. Just go to other job boards to find leads or comb though Linkedin profiles. But selling to them takes many forms. I always used technology to do my selling for me. Here’s a 5 min video about one way to do it. NOTE: my new email is chris@careercloud.com
Make more advertising revenue with Adsense Direct
Ever wanted to have your own version of adsense to sell ads on your site directly? Well if you are willing to let google take a 15% cut now you can. They just launched Adsense Direct. It is only for U.S. based publishers. (via Techcrunch) With AdSense Direct, which is currently only available in the…
Is your product targeting active employers? (member only)
Recently a startup I am advising asked me a fairly general question about how to market their services. So we went over what they had done so far and I listened to them reel off the usual things…webinars, advertising, etc. Then she mentioned that they had bought a list of emails and sent out a…
Different ways to advertise your job site (screencast)
These are the 7 best (paid) ways to advertise your job board [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHlnqnzHmXw[/youtube] NOTE: since the making of this screencast, Indeed and SimplyHired will no longer index you for free, you must have a minimum spend. This is a free post. Want more powerful advice for your job board? Become a premium member today.
Secret advertising tip for job boards
If you haven’t considered advertising on LinkedIn you may want to consider it. They now allow you to advertise to GROUPS. Since LI is now a massive competitor to all us job boards we might as well use it to our advantage. Much like facebook and Google adwords you just need a few bucks a…