JOB BOARD TIP: When starting a new job board one of my favorite things to do is buy up as many similar domain name combinations as the domain I am launching with. Doing so allows you to slow down or prevent others from entering your space. Even if the domain is owned by someone else,…
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This Week in Startups
Last friday I had the privilege of being on my favorite podcast, This Week In Startups with Jason Calacanis. If you don’t know this show, you should. Its a great resource for startups and entrepreneurs. I have learned many tips and tricks by subscribing. You can get it on audio or in video format. This…
Best day for job board sales? (free)
Chris talks about the best days of the week for job board sales.
JuJu now offering publisher option
The 3rd largest job search engine, Juju.com has a new publisher program similar to what SimplyHired and Indeed have available. You can backfill your site and earn money on the clicks you generate. For job board owners this is good news. More competition means more options and potential for making more money. If you are…
Critiquing PG Job Site (free)
As a follow up to wednesdays post about PG Job Site, I decided to critique their job site examples usability and design. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ah7ZCy5_UQ[/youtube]
Should your job board be global?
Should a job board be global in focus or country specific? Here’s what I think. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kw7nvV3eTHo[/youtube]
More job posting services (free)
I talked about Jobtarget’s OneClick service recently where they allow employers to pay once and post on several boards. There are actually a few others like this. So my advice is to get yourself listed on as many as possible to increase your brand awareness and sales. 1. Broadbean: this is a UK company which…
How much do job boards make? (free)
I saw this article recently about one of the first twitter job sites to come online which got me thinking… “One year after he launched the service, TweetMyJobs.com has become the largest job board on Twitter. It’s on its way to more than $1 million in revenue this year, Zukowski says. The company lists up…
How to find a web designer for your job board (free)
One of my clients asked me recently if I had any good recommendations for a web designer to redesign her job board. I do all my own designs so I didnt really have a good answer for her. But if I ever needed one here’s what I would do. 1. Post something on the Job…
more seo analyzer tools (free)
I wrote tuesday about a cool new seo analyzer tool. Here are a few more tools to help you diagnose seo issues with your job board. Click the logos to go to those sites. Website Grader My Site Grader SEO Workers SEO Chat: Site Link Analyzer Tool More free seo tools: * myseoanalyzer.com * www.seoscores.com…