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Why Financial Advisors Should Become Self-Publishers

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Self-publishing through blogging is a great way for financial advisors to build online authority, credibility, and influence. In fact, it’s perhaps the only way to realize sustainable success in digital marketing (and there’s very little competition.)

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What Works in Social Media (for Financial Advisors)

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What works in social media (for financial advisors) is simple in theory, but more difficult in practice.

The reason it’s more difficult in practice is that to achieve meaningful business outcomes, social media requires a steep (but mostly short-term) learning curve on your part and a long-term commitment from you. Said another way, it’s an ongoing investment of your time.

Consider this: would you have an intern do your live, in-person networking for you? Would you have an intern deliver your presentation to a room full of qualified potential clients? Would you have an intern engage in direct conversations with potential clients? The answer is most likely “no.” I don’t know many (if any) financial advisors who would agree to being represented or replaced by an intern in these kinds of live, in-person settings.

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The Power of Franchising Your Online Presence

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As the internet continues to evolve with the advent of social media and increased content accessibility through mobile devices, it’s time to rethink your web presence. Here are some thoughts on the power of evolving beyond the traditional website and virtually franchising your online presence to drive multiple touch opportunities with your target markets.

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10 Reasons Why WordPress is the Best Platform for Your Business

7 Reasons Why Financial Advisors Should Use WordPress

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WordPress is a powerful and easy-to-use content management system for financial advisors and financial firms to publish their thought leadership insights and get found by their target markets. In this post I’ll cover 7 reasons why WordPress is indeed your best option.

First, if you encounter a web design or development company that relies on a proprietary (closed) website platform or system, that is the exact point you should turn and walk away. When it comes to building a scalable and functional online content management system that will benefit your bottom line, nothing beats the open source, flexible, and powerful WordPress platform.

Building your professional content management system on WordPress will provide you with an immediate advantage over competitors who use proprietary content management systems.

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5 Tips for Creating a Successful Content Marketing Program

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Creating a content marketing program is critical to establishing yourself as a thought leader in the digital age. Showcasing your unique insights and beliefs on your blog and social media channels is what positions YOU as a leader.

Before you can really be effective with leveraging social media, you need to first develop your content marketing platform, plan and strategy. Your content marketing program should serve as the foundation of your digital marketing efforts.

Without creating and showcasing your own beliefs, opinions, and insights through thought leadership content, it is nearly impossible to build a trusted and loyal following in social media. Building online influence through your content will breed business success.

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10 Tips to Boost Traffic to Your Blog

10 Tips to Boost Traffic to Your Blog

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If you are thinking about launching a blog, or if you’ve been blogging for awhile, understanding how to effectively promote your blog can be very important to your success.

Blogs are digital assets that acquire value over time. If your goal is to attract and cultivate leads from your target markets with your blog, you must first focus on growing your visibility; or attracting blog traffic.

If you’re not blogging and you are relying on a static website to grow your online visibility, you are missing a tremendous opportunity to grow your business over time.

If you want your blog to be successful and sustainable for the long run, you will need to focus on two key principles:

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5 Ways Blogging Can Amplify Your Business

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Ultimately, blogging is all about building online influence. Influence is the new marketing, and there is no better tool than a professional blog to showcase your insights, expertise, passions, and personality. Blogging is how you build a trusted network of followers in the age of social media. Recently I was a featured guest speaker on [...]

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