In case you were out of the office yesterday, the online recruiting space got a huge jolt with the acquisition of the biggest job site in the world, Indeed.com. They announced the sale on their blog. Terms of the sale weren’t announced but its a safe bet that it was around the billion dollar mark….
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Listen to one of my consulting calls (premium subscribers only)
From time to time I like to record my consulting calls with other job board owners. So here is a 35 minute piece of audio with Dan Besana who runs aidboard.com and 2 country sites puesto.com.mx and puesto.com.co Download MP3 aibboard.com audio
Multiple Revenue Streams
Every new Job board needs multiple revenue streams. You can no longer rely on just job postings to earn income. You need to think of additional ways to add to the bottom line. For example I still own twenty different niche job sites such as Parttimehires.com and Weekendjobhunt.com. These are Jobamatic sites which mean they…
Making money from job seekers: can it be done? (premium)
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…
Community + Job Board
If you want to start a job board today you seriously need to think about starting something with more than just job listings. This is particularly true if you are entering into a highly competitive niche. I recently consulted for the folks who are starting HRanswerexhange.com. Its aim is to be a community site WITH jobs for…
Other ways of adding value to the job search space (free)
There is more to the job search space than just job boards. Applicant tracking, sourcing tools and talent networks are some other businesses you can go into (to name a few). This post is about thinking outside the box a little and coming up with other ways to add value to job seekers and/or recruiters….
How to build trust for your job board (free post)
For a job board to be successful it needs to have trust. Employers must trust that it can deliver them candidates. Job seekers must trust that you have the right job listings. A good design can help build that trust. Professional looking logos and images tell prospective visitors that this is a site worth using….
My take on some next gen job sites (premium)
Here’s a look at a few “next generation job sites” and what I think of them. Jackalope Jobs – this site lets you sign in with facebook or linkedin and see what jobs are available through your connections. MY TAKE: I can see the value for seeing which jobs your connections have. However I consider…
The local job board space (premium)
The local job board space is a very mature one dominated by two things: Craigslist and a variety of independent local sites such as; * JobsintheUs.com * JobCircle.com * AllCountyJobs.com * Jobing.com * Localjobs.com There are literally multiple job boards for every major city and region in the country. For instance New York City is served…
How to evaluate a job board if you are going to buy it (premium)
A reader emailed me recently and asked how to evaluate an existing job board for purchase. There are a number of things I look at. But only two things really matter. Whats their SEO like? Do they have paying customers? There is a site on flippa.com for sale with a great domain name. Its consultantjobs.net….