1. for Financial Advisors

2. If you want to be a successful financial advisor, then you need to understand the various strategies that are used to make FAs successful.

3. It’s important to understand and use the Internet to your advantage, because this is a skill that can be extremely valuable to advisor firms.

4. Social media is a growing form of communication for people around the world and it can be a powerful marketing tool for the average financial advisor as well.

5. Social media platforms can reach around the world or across the street and there are some strategies financial advisors can use to get social media to work for them.

6. Make Every Social Media Page Professional

7. The idea that a finance professional can have a business and separate personal social media presence is false.

8. Most people who look into the activities of any finance professional are going to look at their personal social media pages first and then at their professional pages.

9. That is why every social media page needs to look professional and the content allowed on each page should be family friendly and convey a professional attitude.

10. Avoid confrontation on social media and always try to be helpful to others.

11. Act As A Resource

12. If a finance professional starts giving free advice on social media, it will not take long for people to start checking that professional's social media pages for free information.

13. Finance professionals sell services, so giving away the information only helps their business. If a financial advisor acts as a resource on social media, it can create a steady stream of client leads.

14. Be Active Every Day

15. If a financial advisor wants to use social media to grow their business, then they need to offer new information each day and interact with their social media contacts on a regular basis.

16. Even the shortest period of inactivity can cost a finance professional potential client leads and business.

17. Emphasis the Business Location

18. Some advisors can do business over the Internet, while most prefer to remain regional.

19. When you establish your financial status on social media pages, always emphasize where your business is located and give a website address if you do business online.

20. The fastest way to convert social media contacts into clients is to make it very clear where you do business and how to contact you.

21. For each account, be sure to include all of your contact information in a place where it is easy to find.

22. Establish Networks of Clients and Contacts

23. Social media gives financial advisors the opportunity to establish networks of contacts that can be used to create new client leads.

24. The Internet allows you to look for organizations, online groups and any kind of mutual interest pages you can join that will help you to enhance your network.

25. Social media platforms can be a marketing goldmine for a financial advilsor if used properly.

26. By being active and professional on social media, a financial expert can grow their client base and establish a reputation for being a reliable professional.

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