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The Financial Advisor’s Guide to LinkedIn – Part 5: Prospecting: The 3 Most Effective Strategies

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As a financial advisor, you likely spend a fair amount of time trying to get referrals and prospecting for new clients. While LinkedIn is a social networking site, you can also strategically use it as a way to prospect and generate new clients. As the following statistics show, LinkedIn users are a very attractive group […]

Advisor Advice: Expert and Executive Tips for Financial Advisors

Words to the wise from our elite team of experts and executives with knowledge and experience from all corners of the financial services industry. Practice Management Tip: James Carney, CEO “Good practice management starts with good process management/understanding. Take one internal process per quarter, (i.e. account opening) review it, revise it, document it and put […]

Google Analytics 102: Mapping a Path from Prospect to Client

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In my last post, we discussed some basic features of Google Analytics and how advisors can utilize these SEO capabilities to your advantage. This time around, I would like to focus on how you can use some of these analytics tools to track the common paths prospects/visitors take through your website, and to identify the […]

Back to Basics: Content is King!

Content is king! I’m sure you’ve heard this term before, and it’s true. Content is huge when it comes to sharing online. It’s how your brand is represented, how you position yourself as an expert, and how you interact with other users. What do I mean by content? Blog posts, news, articles, videos, photos and […]

Social Media for Financial Advisors: Do You Have the "X-Factor?"

There are oceans of educational material out there for financial advisors on guidelines and best practices for how to be successful with social media; articles, blog posts, slideshares, whitepapers, webinars, videos, and so on (most of which is very helpful, and I would definitely recommend using as much of it as you can to your advantage). […]

The Importance of Web Analytics

One of the most important features and pieces of information you can get from having a website as a financial advisor, is access to website statistics and analytics. Ultimately, this information should provide you with a very good idea of how your websites visitors are using your website, how may visitors you are getting and […]

Create a 100% Complete LinkedIn Profile

Last week, we introduced a new series ofLinkedIn how-to videos. Today’s video will show you how having your profile 100% complete can ensure people find you easily when googling your name. See below for full video transcript: A LinkedIn profile is the first step in controlling your identity online. What do people find when googling […]

The Secret to Twitter Search

With all the confusion involved in learning the ins and outs of social networking sites “search” is one item that seems pretty self explanatory. Well, think again. Twitter search is actually a powerful and complex tool that can help you find the best people to connect with in your local area. At the most basic […]

The Best Social Media Compliance Products for Financial Professionals

As a financial advisor compliance can be a nightmare…especially when it comes to social media. The question is, how do you successfully manage your social networks while remaining compliant? There are myriad products that give you the ability to organize, manage and execute a winning strategy. In addition to our handy Social Media Compliance Guide […]

Search Engine Optimization - Part 3: Links

Years of SEO collaboration with financial services professionals has taught me one thing: Link building has to be the most challenging part of internet marketing plans for financial advisors. Not only is it an intricate mechanism to understand but also an even harder thing to do effectively. Unlike creating content for websites, researching keywords, defining […]