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7 Quick Questions to Evaluate Your Website’s Effectiveness

The most important aspect to your website is the messaging. And no matter the design of your site, your words need to be powerful and compelling to your target market. Fewer words are better, but the words you choose have to move people to take some action. Website writing requires an approach that is more […]

Why Most Customers Are Now Checking into Your Online Reputation

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Whether customers are shopping for information, fashion accessories, or software, one thing is for certain: Consumers of today are savvy. They have learned the importance of learning about companies before doing business with them. Customers of today are smart shoppers – they are more demanding than ever before. Consumers of Today Consumers are more demanding […]

4 Free Resources Advisors Need to be Using to Stay on Top

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The world wide web is a hub of information just waiting to be found. As of today, it’s estimated that there are just over 15 billion indexed pages that make up the internet. Within this chaos of unorganized mess there’s actually ALOT of really useful, valuable information. And guess what. A lot of it is FREE – […]

How to Create a Perfect Advisor Blog Post

I have spent a good deal of time trying to convince advisors of the importance of blogging. In fact, I’ve basically written a book about it (well, a chapter of a book). As a result, advisors want to know how it’s done. Your advisor blog can be interesting and informative. How do I know this? […]

5 Traits of the Most Successful Advisors

Professionals in the financial industry often have alot in common: more often than not, we’re morning people, generally we are number-crunchers, and we all seem to really, really like coffee (who doesn’t?). While these little factoids may be a bit on the frivolous side, it’s only human to look for similarities among one another. The […]

The Number One Marketing Mistake

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Maribeth Kuzmeski, marketing guru and president of Red Zone Marketing, is someone we’re always happy to call a friend. Maribeth has led her firm in consulting with some of the nation’s top financial professionals and advisors. She knows her stuff. Today Maribeth shares what she identifies as the number one marketing mistake made by financial […]

How Often Should Advisors Post on Social Media

Earlier this week Advisor Websites was quoted in Financial Planning Magazine in an article discussing how often advisors should post on social media. We continue to hear the debate over the frequency with which advisors should post on outlets like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. In the article, Advisor Websites Marketing Coordinator Maggie Crowley, cited evidence that research […]

Becoming A Purple Cow, One Tweet at a Time

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out there, I am sure you have heard of the ‘Purple Cow’ – author Seth Godin’s answer to success that comes from making your brand stand out against the competition. This theory, which challenges business professionals to think outside of the box and create unique and engaging ways for people to become familiar with our […]

He’s Just Not Into You! 3 Ways To Connect Quicker With Prospects

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If you ever try to attract someone and feel you’re falling short of making your case, here are a few solutions. If you try to sell someone something, a typical reaction you may receive is that person becomes immediately not that into you. As the nation’s #1 sales expert Jeffrey Gitomer says, “People Don’t Like […]

8 Factors Advisors Should Look For in a Web Provider

As an advisor, the pressure is rising to have an online presence. A business card just doesn’t go the distance of the internet, and it’s true, Google is the new Yellow Pages. But with all of the options out there and with all of the complicated technological jargon, it’s easy to step back into the shadows […]