Posts Tagged ‘financial adviser’
Yet more top UK financial adviser and IFA websites
The latest in our showcase series, feature in my opinion two of the very best website designs in financial services going. Read on to find our which ones!
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Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
What makes an effective IFA or financial adviser website? – part 1
Some discussion on various forums has led to me outline some thoughts on what makes an effective website for an independent financial adviser. What will hopefully become clear very quickly is that it’s not all about the look of the site. This is part one of a small series that explores the best practice for financial adviser websites.
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Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
Test your website in more than the browser you use
What many people don’t know is that websites render differently in various web browsers due to each one being built on a different rendering engine. As such you can see anything from minor differences in how fonts are displayed through to completely different layouts and appearance. It is therefore vitally important that you or your website designer tests in all the latest browsers to ensure your website is accessible and usable to as wide an audience as possible.
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Thursday, November 12th, 2009
Choosing the right CMS could save you money
Given the current economic climate it is vital that money spent on a business is well thought out and offers a good return (ROI). A recent project indicated how powerful this concept is by the City of Albert Lea saveing over $19,000 (about £13,500 at today’s exchange rate) by using WordPress.
The lesson to learn here is that free, open source content management systems (CMS) are definitely worth considering when building a site. Not only do they not cost you any licence fees (initial or ongoing), they tend to be heavily supported by a community of loyal fans and developers. This means that they become easy to extend and are often quickly updated. Also they tend to offer improved flexibility in terms of look and feel versus more traditional templates or proprietary CMS.
Source article via CMS Report: Using Wordpress city saves $19,000. Hat tip to WP Candy.
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Friday, October 2nd, 2009
Social Media in Financial Services
Would have loved to have gone to the Social Media in Financial Services conference, but sadly couldn’t make it. However as if to support the message of using social media in the industry the internet is awash with comment and write-ups on the event.
Of course the ubiquitous Twitter comes into it’s own via the use of the #socialmediafs hashtag from people at and around the conference itself, proving that word of mouth and technology can work together.
Blogging after the event has also happened with:
So overall it seems to have been a success and it’s good to see these kind of topics being discussed and dragging what is sometimes a very dry and backwards facing industry, albeit belatedly, into the modern world.
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Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
Tags: financial adviser, hints & tips, IFA, social media, Thought of the day, twitter
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