job board switched to paid postings.

The job board at npclocal is live and it costs something to use. You buy credits before you post. A regular job listing costs money. If you want it pinned at the top where people see it first, that's a fifteen dollar add-on.

Why charge. Because free boards get spammed to hell. People post fake gigs. Bots flood the inbox. Charging a small fee keeps the noise down and makes sure the folks posting actually want to hire someone.

How it works day to day. You go to npclocal.com/jobs/employers. You buy a bundle of credits. Then you fill out your job, hit post, and a credit gets burned. Your listing shows up right away. We check it for scams first but it goes live fast.

The board is still free to search and apply. Job hunters don't pay anything. They can filter by town, trade, and how far they want to drive. They can set up alerts so new postings land in their email.

This is honest work. We're not trying to get rich off hiring. We just need enough to keep the lights on and keep the spammers out. Small shops in the Coastal Bend get their people. That's the whole point.