Back in the 2000’s when I ran my local job board network I was constantly worried about competitors and how they were doing. As time passed, some of them went dark or folded and that’s when I pounced on the opportunity to buy their old domains/assets and redirect them to my own site. I reveled…
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Help Your Job Board Emails Avoid Spam
I saw this the other day via the Morning Brew newsletter that I subscribe to. It’s a good example for how to tell people on your email list to mark your emails so they don’t go into spam. I suggest sending something like this at various intervals as a reminder, especially when they first sign…
The chicken or egg job board question
Ryan, a reader sent me this question the other day; I have a niche sector that I’m going to target, though it’ll be global ideally and have jobs anywhere within the industry. My question though, in your experience, how do you get people to visit a website without lots of jobs and how do you…
New Matching Job Platform Launches
Techcrunch reported recently about the launch of Candidate Labs. Candidate Labs launched today as a modern talent agency, after operating in stealth for the past seven months. The company also announced today that it has raised $5 million in seed funding. Candidate Labs connects a data platform with 100 million professionals to its database of…
More Software Updates
The developers at Jobboard.io and Smart Job Job Board have been busy this year. Updates to both cloud platforms have seemingly been more frequent this year which I like to see. Iteration is a good thing when it comes to running any kind of software company and so it is with job boards. Over time,…
Talkin’ Job Boards
I was a guest on the Recruitment Flex podcast along with Jeff Dickey-Chasins talking all things job boards. Take a listen. We talk a lot about surviving, Indeed, Zip, Monster and more.
European Healthcare Recruiting Startup Gets Big Funding
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,…
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…