Greetings folks, I will be at the TA Tech job board event this weekend in Chicago. Hope to see some of you there. In the meantime here are some news items to keep you reading. USAjobs.gov adds new functionality to its job board for seekers. Details here. Virtual Vocations Launches New Employer Job Portal for Companies…
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Using Twitter for Lead Gen
The other day I got this Direct Message in my Twitter account; It’s a lead gen message from the entry-level job board WayUp and I thought it’s a great example of how to do lead generation using twitter. It links to a signup form to get a free ebook. Ebooks about hiring in your niche…
Archives: When Monster Went Niche
This week I have been scrolling through some old videos from my Youtube channel. Some of them are 7+ years old now and it’s amazing how much time flies. I started this site after the great recession hit the country in an effort to monetize the stuff inside my head. It’s been a blast. Here’s…
Job Board idea: I Want to Work at
Back when I was still running my previous job board (ACJ) I recorded this video about a new job board idea. Time has passed (7 years), but I still think it’s a site that needs to exist. Basically it’s a concept to allow job seekers to target individual companies by pitching themselves in a “I…
Indeed Axes Some Affiliate Programs for Publishers
Now that they are the biggest job site in the world, Indeed.com no longer needs help from other sites to promote their jobs. At least that’s the message I got after reading their missive that was sent to all affiliate publishers last week. My inbox blew up soon after as clients and other industry pros pinged…
News and Notes from the Job Board World
Here’s a quick roundup of job board news and notes that have crossed my desk. Indeed. I have heard that as of March 31st they will no longer be accepting sponsored jobs from job boards any longer. Sites that advertise with them now will be grandfathered in. No new job boards will be accepted. This…
Another place to list your job board
On top of my job board directory on CareerCloud I just discovered another place to list your job board for free. Its called SimplyCareer and they have a nice looking directory. Get listed here. As a job board owner you should be constantly seeking out other sites to get listed on. It’s an important SEO…
How to Increase Job Alert Signups
While talking to the team at UK based Talenetic last week I learned of a great way that one of their customers, TopEngineer.com boosted their job alert signups by 19%. Check out this screencast. They placed the box after every 10 listings. Smart move. If you have the ability to insert more subscribe boxes into…
Reach 9,000 Job Seekers Through Email
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…
Career advice site with 40k monthly uniques for sale
I have a career site up for auction on Flippa. Take a look if you are interested in acquiring a career advice/job board with strong SEO rankings, multiple revenue streams and highly unique content. The Buy It Now price is $79k.