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Website and blog – social media hubs for financial advisors

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Blane Warrene, CEO of Arkovi – the premier financial services social media solution for archiving, compliance and monitoring – and myself co-hosted a webinar about ‘Websites and blogs, the social media hubs for financial advisors” this afternoon. The session was such a success and unfortunately maxed out our maximum attendees allowance and had to reject […]

Financial Social Media’s Top 10 Blog Posts of 2011

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As 2011 comes quickly to a close, I sat wondering what I’d write about for our final blog of the year. After much contemplation, I decided to compile a list of our most popular blog posts based on their share rate and reader views (thanks to ProducersWeb). It’s been quite a year for social media […]

Web design trends on Financial Professionals’ websites

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Trends in website design change on a regular basis, however it feels like the financial services industry has been slowly falling behind. I thought it would be interesting to feature 3 financial professionals who really took into considerations the evolution of technology, the popularization of larger widescreens monitors and the rise of mobile devices & […]

How to Increase Brand Presence on Facebook

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When Facebook launched its Subscribe button last month, many users overlooked its beneficial features, such as allowing users to follow public updates and customizing news feeds. This could not be more advantageous for financial professionals interested in getting their content and messages out on the network. How, you ask? Well, there are a few different […]

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 […]

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 […]

Seach Engine Optimization - Part 2: Content

Content is King! When it comes to search engine optimization, having high quality unique content is a crucial piece of the puzzle. Not only will it benefit your website’s overall performance but also will showcase professionalism and provide valuable information to your visitors. Latest studies suggest that Google top 10 websites have on average 943 […]

Advisor Focused Websites: Progression is Key

The Insured Retirement Institute (IRI) released an impressive report that found widespread improvement on advisor websites and resources. This great news outlines the importance of an increased distribution of advisor resources to better serve financial professionals and their current and prospective clients. From product information, sales and marketing tips, an increased flow of information to […]

How to Add Valuable Resources to Your Financial Website

You have a great financial website and are pretty happy about it? Great! Now it’s time to engage with your customers and position your website as a must-see portal for all the financial needs of your clients. One way to achieve this is to add valuable content to your site. However, there are a few […]

Compliance Guides for Financial Advisors

62% of financial advisors agree that social networking is here to say, saying that social media will have a lasting impact on the financial services industry,” Rydex Advisor Benchmarking, 2010. Our recent blog post, “Creating a Social Media Policy for Your Organization”, received a lot of positive feedback-and more than a few questions. In response, […]