Networking

Get business while having fun

These tips let you have fun and prospect simultaneously.

By Bryce Sanders |October 5, 2012

4 min read

For the majority of advisors, Facebook and other platforms are simply social sites designed for soft sells and quick sharing. What if there was an alternative, though, where you could fully discuss and read about trends and specific products?

September 17, 2012

2 min read

Industry

LinkedIn profile crucial: social media expert

LinkedIn may have had a security breach, but it remains one of the most-used sites by professionals. Despite a $5 million class-action lawsuit launched by Illinois resident Katie Szpyrka—along with a filing by her lawyers claiming the site uses weak encryption formats and improper security measures—I have maintained my profile. And I’d bet most advisors […]

June 21, 2012

2 min read

Planning and Advice

Ten tips on building your network

The idea that we are but a few links away from everyone else forms the whole basis of networking. In fact, the professional website LinkedIn is hinged on this very concept.

By Natalie Jamison |February 1, 2012

3 min read

New social media trends for 2012

Those who predicted unstinted growth for social media in 2011 got it spot on. The global appeal and adoption of social media continue to create a hyperconnected world where, LinkedIn tells me, 240 connections can link you to over four million people. The ‘six degrees of separation’ theory, thanks to social networking sites, is all […]

By Vikram Barhat |December 30, 2011

1 min read

Building your professional network

Few accounts are so simple that they require no outside counsel. That’s why it’s important to actively work on building a trusted network of professionals you can rely upon. Pretending you’re an expert at everything by trying to do it all yourself is generally a terrible idea because in most cases it will make the […]

By Raf Brusilow |August 2, 2011