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Friday Article Round-Up – 02/03/2012

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Here are a few interesting articles from the past week: How Much Does an A-List Actor Make…And Spend? – The personal expenses are miscalculated, reducing the credibility of this article – but it’s fun to take a gander at how celebrities are using their money Anonymous and the War Over the Internet (Part 1) – Curious about [...]

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Website Launch Spotlight: CMR Financial Advisors Inc

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This website is clean, contemporary, and chock full of information (yet it is presented in a non cluttered format). Check it out in full glory: here.

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Replay of Driving Business to Your Financial Practice Through Social Media

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It’s finally here, the replay of today’s webinar: Driving Business to Your Financial Practice Through Social Media. Note: If you don’t have an account with BrightTALK, you will have to register for one before you can play the video below. Are you ready to go social? Social Media, Archiving & Website Bundle, exclusively for the BrightTALK attendees [...]

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Exclusive Webinar: Driving Business to Your Financial Practice Through Social Media

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Dear readers, We would like to invite you to an exclusive webinar that AdvisorWebsites.com will be co-hosting with Amy McIlwain from Financial Social Media (Compliant Social Media Marketing Solutions) and Blane Warrene from Arkovi (Social Media Archiving Solution): Driving Business to Your Financial Practice Through Social Media The 3 of us will combine our expertise to discuss how [...]

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A presentation by Kevin O’Leary

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Bart attended a keynote presentation by Kevin O'Leary and Kevin was kind enough to pose for a photo with him...

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Internship opportunity

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Advisor Websites has an internship opportunity for a current student working on a Marketing or Communication degree, or a recent graduate intending to pursue a career in communications, marketing or public relations. The successful candidate will be working directly with our Director of Marketing. This role is perfect for an ambitious and creative team player [...]

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Monday Funday: It’s a Swing Wing!

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This toy looks like it could cause brain damage.

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Five Ways to Build a Referral Network with Centres of Influence

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“Referrals aren’t given easily. If you don’t take the time to establish credibility, you’re not going to get the referral. People have to get to know you. They have to feel comfortable with who you are and what you do.”- Ivan Misner Your centres of influence (COIs) can be your more profitable sources of referral business, [...]

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Web Usability – Design Tips (Part 1 of 2)

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Web Usability Usability is a crucial factor in any interface design, particularly website design. For any business that uses its website as a means for attracting customers or making sales, making sure that the site is easily understandable, fulfilling the functional purposes and providing for an enjoyable online experience must be a high priority. Intuitive interfaces can [...]

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How did this financial advisor get over 38,000 YouTube views?

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While based on his media presence it’s quite clear that this financial advisor clearly has a high profile to begin with, it is also clear that the video style also contributes to its immense popularity. While 38,000 views may appear to pale in comparison to the millions that music video generates, it is nevertheless extremely impressive [...]

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Google Launches ‘Good to Know’

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The world-wide web is much more than a static information source. In effect, it seems to have become a sort of e-civilization; work, leisure, and education – no activity, in its current incarnation, would be the same without it. As a result of us living so much of our lives online, however, significant amounts of [...]

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Register for our LinkedIn webinar on Jan-26

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The Advisor Websites’ team is hosting a free web seminar on Thursday January 26th at 10am PST (1pm EST). This webinar will be solely on the benefits of LinkedIn as a tool to grow your online presence. This 45 min session will cover the following items: - Why you need a 100% complete profile - How to SEO [...]

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Book Review: 101 Success Tips & Strategies for Financial Advisors

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Whether you’re a fledgling new advisor, or an established, more seasoned advisor, you understand that your professional performance is the primary driver of your practice’s success. But what are advisory best practices? Are you doing everything you can to build your business? Rosemary Smyth, an associate certified coach (ACC) and member of the International Coach Federation [...]

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Why Your Financial Planning Practice Needs a Website

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Marketing your financial planning business is about more than just networking or advertising in the local newspaper or phone book. The Internet has opened up so many more possibilities for marketing your business and connecting with new customers. Establishing a web presence is a critical part of any successful marketing and branding strategy. If your [...]

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Advisor Websites quoted by Investment Executive in 2 articles about blogging

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Fiona Collie from Investment Executive called me about a week ago with some questions about blogging for financial professionals. she wanted to know if I had any tips or resources to share with their readers. This 20 minutes interview turned out to be a great discussion about blogs and the financial services industry, and Fiona decided [...]

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Google Indexing Facebook Comments

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In November, Google quietly introduced new indexing paramters, with the notable new update being that comments on blogs and facebook will now be searchable by google. What does this mean for you? Increased exposure, decreased privacy – Be prepared for more people to gain access to what you’re posting New search engine optimization strategies – Increased commenting [...]

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Monday Funday – Facebook Official

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Styled after typical korean popstar groups, Heart2Heart is one of Lance Bass’s latest pet projects (Lance Bass was formerly a member of pop band ‘N’ Sync). The internet is abuzz over whether this group is legitimate – are they a parody, or merely a terrible, terrible business decision? Regardless, this video is so bad that [...]

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10 Tips to advisors on using a blog as part of a marketing campaign

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Although blogging has been around for quite some time, few financial advisors have leveraged this powerful tool. It’s a shame. I consider blogging to be an amazing tool to empower people to find, connect, and build relationships with financial professionals. A blog is the foundation to a successful social media strategy. It allows the advisor to push [...]

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SEC: National Examination Risk Alert

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The SEC has recently published a document observing the use of social media by financial advisors, and provides some cautionary measures it deems prudent. Investment advisers that use or permit the use of social media by their representatives, solicitors and/or third parties should consider periodically evaluating the effectiveness of their compliance program as it relates to social media. Factors that might be considered include usage [...]

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Mobile Browsing Takeover – Part 3/3

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Easily Convert Your Existing Website Tools such as Mobify, Wiremode, Onbile, and Moppin Mobilier utilize copy and paste code blocks to easily install onto your website. When users are browsing your website, these tools detect whether a mobile browser is in use, and will then redirect the user to the mobile version, optimizing their browsing experience. These [...]

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Bart Nominated for Advocis Vancouver Board of Directors

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Advisor Websites’ very own Bart Wisniowski has been nominated for Advocis’ 2012 board of directors. Advocis (the financial advisors association of Canada) has 41 chapters with over 11,000 members across Canada. Today, Advocis, The Financial Advisors Association of Canada, is the oldest and largest voluntary professional membership association of financial advisors and planners in Canada. We are [...]

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Monday Funday: Voldemort vs Santa

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A little late yes…but who doesn’t love Voldemort?

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Tech Leaders 2012 – Free Tickets Available!

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The TechLeaders Conference was founded to address a specific need in the marketplace: quality programming and well-planned agendas focused exclusively on the many ways technology can solve the issues faced by broker-dealers and financial advisory representatives today. Held at the Omni Mandalay Hotel at Las Colinas – Irving, Texas from March 19-21, 2012, Advisor websites [...]

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Mobile Browsing Takeover – Part 2/3

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As established in part 1, mobile browsing is kind of a big deal – but what best practices are implemented in mobile friendly website development? 1. Strategy - Defined business objectives: what functions will your website provide? Who will it serve? What are your organization’s needs? - Define initial key success factors and what you need out of [...]

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Tech Tip Thursday: PadMapper

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Are you looking to rent a new place? Feeling overwhelmed by the number of classifieds websites out there? PadMapper is a free tool that helps you zoom in on current listings within specific neighbourhoods as defined by you. We are by no means affiliated with this website, but think it’s a valuable tool for those of [...]

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