Quick Tips

As you already know, the NASD has changed it's name to FINRA.  Be sure to make the change to your disclosure text on your website.  For more information regarding the name change, see www.finra.org

Always be sure to test your website in each of the the major browsers before going live and after after a substantial design change. Your website may look great on your computer with your monitor and through your favorite web browser, but it may look different in another browser and/or in a different monitor.

Since the early days of the internet, we have seen the rise and fall of many diffent web browsers. From the dominace of Netscape in the 90's to the increasing popularity of Firefox today, one thing remains constant, well thought out and professionally designed websites created 8 years ago, look as good today as they did when they first went live.  The trick is to design a site with the different web browsers in mind and to never lean too heavily on the flavor-of-the month site building technology.

The most popular browsers today are Explorer 7.0 Explorer 6.0 Firefox 2.0 Firefox 1.5, Netscape 9.0

I suggest that you install at lease the latest versions of IE and Firefox on your computer and test your sites thoughouly in each.

Alternately, you can contact your friendly web design studio and ask them to run a comprehensive browser and screen resolution test of your site.  If you're considering Jab for your upcoming website make-over, we'll run a complimentary report on your existing site, including the digital snapshots of how your site looks in each browser.

We’ve all heard that first impressions mean a lot, and this catchphrase is especially true when it comes to advisor websites. If the website of a financial advisor appears unprofessional, unclear, or hard to navigate, visitors will click away before they have a chance to see what that advisor has to offer. Potential clients will move on to a website that’s easier to navigate and more professional in appearance.

Nearly all the major search engines have a Maps component; you are probably familiar with Google Maps.  Any time someone goes to Google and searches for a service in a specific area they will be presented with a Google Maps Display somewhere at the top of the page.  The map will show a few listings along with the businesses in that area.  How did these businesses get such a high profile listing in the search results?  Well they most likely did the following, which you can do today in a few minutes for free.