Jobboard.io, the popular job board software platform started by Christian Malpeli more than 5 years ago has been acquired by ZipRecruiter. The news came via email to JobBoard.io clients yesterday. Terms of the deal are not disclosed. I was able to reach both ZipRecruiter and Christian Malpeli, for comment on the news. What are the…
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Use This Free Tool to Create Job Board Content (member only)
Many job board owners struggle with creating content. But I have always had luck getting it from other people. Namely users and people in my social networks. So here’s the idea. Use the free Google Forms service to survey your registered seekers and candidates. Google Forms, which is part of the Google Driver service (for gmail…
Job Board Notes
Indeed only wants affiliate partners with 5,000 monthly visitors. A reader sent me this; hen reviewing applications, the Business Development team looks for the following: -The publisher meets the traffic requirement. The partner must have a minimum of 5,000 legitimate, unique pageviews per day. -The appearance and quality of the website is well established/designed. The…
Email Tip: Resend to Non Opens
I’ve been a happy Mailchimp user for many years. Back in the early days of using it I didn’t explore some of their more advanced features but as time goes on I find myself exploring the myriad of functions behind its walls. Email marketing today is definitely more complex and time consuming than it ever…
Recruiters Are Starting Their Own Job Boards
Over the past few years, I have been getting more and more calls from staffing agencies and independent recruiters wanting to start their own job boards. Recently I helped launch AutomotiveJobsToday.com and TopOneHire.com. Both were started by recruiting firms who wanted a new line of business. And to also compliment their staffing services. For me,…
The Bad Press Release
As someone who reads a lot of press releases I cringe when I see bad PR being pimped online. A press release should tell a unique story. It should avoid buzzwords. It should inform the reader. Unfortunately whoever wrote this piece for a new HR tech company called ShiftStars should be ashamed. Let’s take a look….
Maximizing Your Job Board Revenue
If you just make money off job postings it’s time to break out into new revenue streams. I was speaking to a job board owner recently who had not done so yet and was wondering what to do to make more money. “Diversify” I told him. “You need to open up new streams of revenue“….
Former Job Board Owner Goes to Jail
Here’s a story that caught my eye recently. A guy who sold his job board to DICE apparently hacked back in and stole customer data in order to start a competing site. The story goes on to say he tried to sell the new site to DICE as well! “I am deeply remorseful for my…
Job Boards in the News
CasinoCareers Goes Mobile | Link Casino Careers will showcase its redesigned Job Board, dubbed by Google as “mobile friendly and easy to use on mobile devices” at the 2017 Global Gaming Expo (G2E) in Las Vegas. “According to Jibe, 86% of jobseekers who have a smartphone would use it to search for a job,” said…
A few design tips from MinnesotaJobs.com
Local job site MinnesotaJobs.com has done a nice job overhauling ts web design the past year. Recently I took a look at what they are doing right. On mobile they now list a link to apply under the job in search results. I asked them by email if it has had an affect: “Yes, it…