Hi there!<p>Today I was just doing some research and noticed that right now there is a huge number of new "niche" job boards.<p>Especially within the "remote work niche" I found a couple of sites like:<p>- https://remoteok.io/<p>- https://weworkremotely.com/<p>- https://remote.co/remote-jobs/<p>They are basically all of the same scrappy type and design and are nothing special, but they seem to be thriving.<p>My questions:<p>Why is there suddenly a huge number of these boards? I mean nothing has changed technology wise, but somehow these businesses must make sense now.<p>What is the business model of these sites? The traffic potential for these sites is not that great and the job board niche itself is a tough nut to crack - is there still enough money in it to make it work?<p>And additionally, if you are an employer: What would you make use some of these sites instead of the entrenched brands?
It's seen as a relatively easy way to make money (if you make it work, hard to get good traffic without a community, etc).<p>It's a web page with a form and they charge from $99 to $399 per submission.
Sometimes I wonder if recruiting and head-hunting companies encourage all of these niche job boards in order to make their "simpler" business model more attractive.
Copycat Innovation Strategy > <a href="http://www.innovationmanagement.se/imtool-articles/copycat-innovation-a-practical-route-to-profitable-innovation/" rel="nofollow">http://www.innovationmanagement.se/imtool-articles/copycat-i...</a><p>Combined with the trends of high demand/low supply of talent. Plus, hiring execs growing comfort level working with distributed contractors.