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For DA Davidson Financial Advisors

Your Website Is Either
Opening Doors or Closing Them

Stanford research found that 75% of people judge a business's credibility based on website design alone.

For financial advisors, the stakes are even higher. Every referral who Googles you, every prospect considering your services, every heir evaluating their options—they all land on your website first.

Source: Stanford Web Credibility Research

Let's Be Direct About This

You probably have a website through a marketing vendor. It's fine. It checks boxes. But "fine" is costing you money.

The Hidden Cost of "Good Enough"

Template websites create a specific problem for financial advisors: they make you look exactly like everyone else.

When every advisor's site has the same stock photos, same generic copy, and same dated layout—prospects can't tell the difference. So they choose based on other factors. Often, that means choosing someone else.

Referrals who Google you and quietly move on
Prospects comparing you to competitors with better sites
Google Ads that underperform due to poor landing pages
Heirs who inherit and immediately start "exploring options"

The Research Is Clear

70-80% of Heirs Fire Their Parents' Advisor

Cerulli Associates research shows that only 20-27% of beneficiaries plan to keep their benefactor's wealth advisor. The window to retain them is brief—and their first impression is your website.

Source: Cerulli Associates / CNBC

$84T

Wealth transferring by 2045

70%+

Will change advisors

100%

Will research you online before deciding

See the Difference for Yourself

We built a complete demo site to show what a premium financial advisor website looks like. This isn't a mockup—it's a fully functional site you can explore right now.

Trust Signals Above the Fold

Credentials, experience, and credibility markers immediately visible—not buried in a footer.

Mobile-First Design

60%+ of visitors research on phones. This site looks stunning on every device.

Sub-Second Load Time

Google research shows each second of delay costs ~4.4% in conversions. This site loads in under 1 second.

The Google Ads Problem

You Can't Run Effective Ads Without a Quality Landing Page

If you're spending money on Google Ads—or planning to—your landing page quality directly determines your results. Google's Quality Score system rewards sites that provide good user experiences and penalizes those that don't.

Lower Quality Score = Higher Costs

Poor landing page experience means you pay more per click than competitors with better sites.

Slow Sites Kill Conversions

Google research shows a 1-second delay can reduce conversions by up to 20% on mobile.

Good Landing Pages Compound Returns

The same ad budget goes further when visitors actually convert after clicking.

Sources: Google Ads Quality Score, Think with Google

The Math on Paid Advertising

Scenario: $2,000/month Google Ads budget

Template Site

Higher CPC, 1-2% conversion

2-4 leads

Premium Site

Lower CPC, 4-6% conversion

8-12 leads

Same budget. Same keywords. Same market.

The only variable is where those clicks land.

What You Actually Get

Every element is designed with one goal: turning visitors into consultations.

Custom Design, Not Templates

Your site won't look like every other advisor. We design around your brand, your personality, and your target clients.

Why it matters: Differentiation is the foundation of premium positioning.

Speed-Optimized Infrastructure

Sites load in under 1 second on modern edge networks. No shared hosting bottlenecks.

Why it matters: A 0.1s improvement can increase conversions by 8-10%.

SEO Foundation Built In

Proper technical SEO, local business schema, and content structure that helps you rank for "[city] financial advisor."

Why it matters: Organic search is free traffic—if Google can find you.

Compliance-Ready Disclosures

Proper footer disclosures, privacy policies, and ADV references baked into the design—not awkward afterthoughts.

Why it matters: One less thing for compliance to flag.

Conversion-Focused CTAs

Multiple contact pathways: phone, email, calendar scheduling. Visible and easy to use on every page.

Why it matters: Prospects shouldn't hunt for how to reach you.

Thought Leadership Platform

Built-in blog/insights section to demonstrate expertise. Show prospects you know what you're talking about.

Why it matters: Content builds trust before the first meeting.

The Bottom Line

Your current website is either helping you or hurting you. There's no neutral. Every referral who Googles you, every prospect comparing options, every heir wondering if they should stay—they all form opinions based on what they see.

The question isn't whether a better website would help. The question is how many clients you've already lost—and how many more you'll lose while waiting.

Ready to Get Started?

Let's discuss how we can transform your digital presence and help you attract more ideal clients.