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While I was poking around on the internet the other day for my post on layout, I fell down, down, down the rabbit hole of research related to web design. I have since emerged, perhaps a little overwhelmed, but certainly wiser.

I need to preface this post by saying how lucky we are to live in Vancouver, where our winters are no where near as dramatic and harsh as some other places in North America, we're looking at you Toronto ;)

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Today, most prospective clients are seeking out financial advisors and insurance agents online. Not only are these potential leads looking for whether you have a website, but they're going to put some time and effort into finding whether you've been reviewed by anyone who's used ...

One of our top traffic-driving financial website is Pacific Equity Partners, a firm that specializes in estate planning, retirement, investments, insurance, and business strategies. In order to get to the bottom of what makes it so successful, I interviewed Keith Woodcock, their ...

Name: Calvin Wong

Every 2-3 months, Google likes to shake up the SEO world by releasing a new update. The latest update, Google Penguin 3.0 was released on October 17, 2014. This update was smaller than expected as only <1% of English queries were impacted. Every time Google announces a new ...

Search Engine Optimization, or SEO, can feel a little like mixing a bunch of chemicals together in a test tube and waiting to see if you get the reaction you want, that explosion of web traffic, and hoping it doesn't simply fizzle into a disappointing nothing.

As more financial professionals get up to speed on social media, I’ve noticed that they sometimes forget that tried-and-true email is still a great way to connect with clients and prospects. Utilizing both email and social within your digital marketing (and even tying campaigns ...

What is Redtail?

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Social Media is being increasingly accepted in today’s business world, no matter the field. But Social Media in the Financial world, and more especially for Financial Advisors, Wealth Managers and even Private Banks, is still subject to a lot of rejections. Asset Management firm ...

Ahoy advisors and welcome to another monthly support update!

This week is all about How To.

You know the “name of the game” is increased traffic. And you wonder how you can accomplish this on a very small advertising budget. Well, here are six marketing techniques that almost every advisor or insurance agent can use to increase website traffic. Not only are these ...

It's easy to let your marketing activities tick over and bring in the bare minimum of leads and new customers. If you feel your current marketing activities need ramping (or even amping) up, try these techniques to get a bit more bang for your buck.

Each month we publish an ebook to help address your website- and marketing-related pain points.

What is Hootsuite? Hootsuite is a dashboard that allows you to manage all of your social media needs in one place. You can view multiple social media networks like Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn; keep tabs on your social presence by monitoring activity such as ‘likes’ and ...

Bill McArthur, founder and Trusted Advisor of McArthur & Co., didn’t want an “average” website. In fact, he had a very clear vision from the very beginning of how his website should look. What we created together was something that truly breaks the mold of the typical financial ...

Name: Maggie Crowley

Roses are red, violets are blue, a chimp is here to help with your website too! The month that signifies roses, chocolate (A LOT of chocolate) and all things romantically blissful has finally arrived to our doorsteps. While the month of love calls for incredibly cheesy and ...

Today, the first interaction someone has with you is often downplayed and frankly, not always taken seriously. When you meet with a big prospect face-to-face you wear your best suit and take the time to be totally prepared. You are establishing yourself for what we know as the ...