This niche job board wants to help people earn the same while working less. There’s a novel concept! Here’s the story of 4dayweek.io founded by Phil McParlane. 1. When did you start your job board? The job board launched in December 2020 during the height of the pandemic. The initial launch of my site (called 28hrworkweek.com) contained…
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Buy vs Build: Job Board Software
I can’t count how many times over the years that a client calls me with the news that they have spent 6 months building a job board form scratch and the thing doesn’t work. Had they called me sooner I might have saved them a lot of time, money and aggravation. There are over 20…
Featured Job Board: NJSchoolJobs.com
As part of my quest to highlight niche job boards across the globe here is a local one that focuses on hiring teachers and educators in New Jersey. The owner is Todd Lawrence and he answered my questions over email. 1. When did you start your job board? NJSchoolJobs.com was created/launched in July 1999. As…
Does your job board have a newsletter?
Every job board should have a newsletter. You should be touching your job seeker base at least once per month and your employers should get one as well. Why? A newsletter both reminds people you exists as well as driving traffic back to your site. If you aren’t maximizing the channel you already own (aka…
Featured Job Board: Salon Spa Connection
As part of a new series on this blog I will be featuring various niche job boards. Today it’s time to learn about Salon Spa Connection, which serves salons, spas, barbershops and industry schools throughout the US and now in Canada. Susan Wos is the founder, and I asked her more about her business. When…
Surviving the Job Advertising Downturn
Back in 2008 when the economy tanked I lost about 40% of my local job board business (AllCountyJobs). 2007 had been my best year ever where I earned around $200k, but that quickly dwindled once ’08 came around. Hiring came to a crawl. And that’s when I really learned of the cyclical nature of running…
Job Board Newsbytes
The CEO of Hireclix, a recruitment marketing had good things to say about niche boards recently. In an article on SHRM Neil Costa said this; “I do think the niche job boards still provide good value for the markets they serve. They are still important. Dice and ClearanceJobs are good examples of that. I think it’s more…
Replay: 2022 Job Board Con
Looking for 3 hours of non stop content? Watch the 2022 replay of Job Board Con. The virtual conference for job board owners and beginners. Then be sure to register for the 2024 event coming March 5th. Dont see the video? click here
Reader Q&A
A reader with a remote job board emailed me the follwing; Ok, these are my numbers… My Response… The remote jobs niche is currently over saturated. It’s the wrong niche to get into. Too many competitors. In addition, a job board is a long term project. Very few if any boards get traction in the…
Watch Job Board Con Replay from 2021 on Youtube for Free
I have decided to make the replay of the 2021 three hour Job Board Con Event free to anyone via Youtube. I think you’ll find it full of interesting tips, tricks and information for any new or existing job board operation.