When it comes to the job hunt, job seekers are now more comfortable paying for career tools like resume services. A new funded startup called WriteSea is helping job boards to monetize their job seeker traffic through a white labeled solution. I have signed on to be a brand ambassador program to help introduce them…
I came across this reddit thread where a tech guy launched a tech job board but was struggling to make money (not surprising in tech) then figured out a way to monetize his job seekers. Watch to find out how.
A reader wrote in to ask they can get more job seekers to come to their site beyond paid advertising. In todays job market its just as hard getting people to apply whether you are an employer or job board. People are already employed so it can be tough getting their attention. But there are…
I have an email list of job seekers that I have built up via CareerCloud over the years. Would you like to reach them in a single email blast? For $199 I will email your message to them. These are job seekers all across the country so it is a US based audience. If you have…
I had a call this week with a blogger who has a site that he wants to monetize with a job board. He’s in the travel niche and wanted to know if he could charge job seekers something. I told him maybe. One of his competitor’s charges a small fee for job seekers to get…
Getting job seekers to your job board takes time. That is something most new job board owners dont understand. Even if you have a “cool” site, thats not enough to get peoples attention. You are competing with thousands of business for people’s time. You really need to take an all-the-above-approach and be in it for…
I have said many times before that job seekers don’t pay for shit. They’re cheap and dont have a lot of extra income. However I believe mobile offers a new opportunity to change that truth. Particularly the iOS platform from Apple. Apple users are much more likely to buy an app as opposed to Android…
I see a lot of attempts in the past few years from people trying to make money off job seekers by creating career advice and other products. Sites like Career Brander, Career Successions, Career Shift have popped up offering comprehensive job search/advice services. So there are a lot of these kind of sites that have been launched over the…
A reader emailed me recently to ask how to get job seekers to come to his site. And that my friends is the million dollar question. When it comes to running a job board your marketing will make or break your site. Therefore if you are not familiar with internet marketing in general, you are at a…