Why a jobs website can work in Kenya
More than 600,000 people enter Kenya's labour market every year, and job search sites draw millions of visits a month. BrighterMonday and Fuzu lead nationally, so the real opening for a new job board website in Kenya lies in niche job boards: NGO roles, healthcare, IT, FMCG or county government jobs.
Niches that tend to work
- Industry: tech jobs Kenya, nursing jobs Kenya
- Town: jobs Mombasa, jobs Kisumu
- Employer type: NGO jobs Kenya, government jobs Kenya
- Career stage: graduate jobs Kenya, entry-level jobs Kenya
Building the board on WordPress
- Get SiteBoma hosting; we recommend the Business plan
- Install WordPress
- Add WP Job Manager, which is free, or JobBoardWP
- Set up your job categories and locations
- Create forms for employers to submit free or paid listings
- Turn on email job alerts for candidates
Making money from the board
- Charge employers KSh 1,000 to 5,000 for each job posted
- Sell upgrades to featured listings
- Run Google AdSense on your busiest job pages
- Sell recruiters access to your CV database
Next step: look through our shared hosting plans, with space for listings and applications.