A Berlin based startup just raised millions to take on healthcare staffing with a twist. Medwing uses a team of personal career coaches that help the candidate find relevant work. The currently operate in France, Germany and the UK. According to the report: “In addition to a platform that includes a pool of potential hires,…
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FYI: remote design job site for sale
I noticed this posting online the other day. The owner of theojobs.com a job board for remote design roles is looking to sell. He curates jobs and charges $5.95 a month for access. Read about it here.
The Importance of Multiple Revenue Streams
One of the things I stress to my clients today is the importance of having multiple revenue streams for your business. And in times like this, having different ways to make money is highly important. As a freelancer for most of my career I have made a point to do just that. I sell ebooks,…
New Webinar June 9th: Maximizing Your Revenue Channels
On Thursday June 9th at 2pm ET I will be hosting a paid webinar ($39) covering the topic of maximizing your job board revenue streams. In a post Covid world every dollar counts and this session will teach you untapped opportunities to help your job board survive and thrive. You’ll learn about new ways to…
If I Ran Monster
Someone asked me the other day what I would do to Monster.com if I ran it. It was a good question that got me thinking. As the pandemic continues to shred the job market, Monster and the other major job boards are suffering and/or laying off staff. Now would be a good time to think…
International Job Boards Rising
Two international based job boards have just received funding. One in Europe, the other based in Vietnam. Investors across the globe are realizing that online job marketplaces are a solid investment. With job seeker activity rising, so are entrepreneurs looking to capitalize on that need. ZENJOBS Gets $30 Million (from TechCrunch) Berlin -based recruitment startup, Zenjob, which…
Jobboard.io Launches Suggested Jobs
Surfacing more jobs for job seekers is always a good idea to generate more pages views, applies and boost your time on site. That’s why I was pleased to see that new feature in the latest JobBoard.io update. You can read more about how it works on their blog post. It is their 2nd update…
Whats News: UK Startup Jobs, HelpOneBillion, FieldServiceFinder, Jobs4all
A UK Startup Job Board Has Been Acquired London-based recruitment software company Alvius, announced that it has acquired UK Startup Jobs for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2011, UK Startup Jobs is a job board with a community of 10,000 job seekers, headquartered in Edinburgh. The job board specialises in advertising a wide range of…
VC Firm: Now is the Time for Niche Job Markets
Loyal reader and founder of Ranchwork.com Peter Askew, tipped me off to a very interesting article about the rise of niche job boards. Andreesen Horowitz, one of the worlds most famous venture capital firms says now is the time to start building ‘verticalized job marketplaces‘ AKA niche job boards. In a blog post on their…
Don’t Over Design Your Site
Sometimes when prospective job board owners call me about wanting to start a site they get too obsessed with customizing the look and feel of the templates that come with cloud platforms like Smart Job Board and Jobboard.io. I cringe a little when they ask if I can help them create some “cool” designs that…