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All articles from AH Media covering digital strategy for NZ financial services.

Google Business Profile for Accounting and Advisory Firms: Worth the Effort?
Content and SEO

Google Business Profile for Accounting and Advisory Firms: Worth the Effort?

Most firms get clients by referral, so is a Google Business Profile worth it? Where it earns its keep for an accounting firm, and when to skip it.

How to Tell If Your Firm's Website Is Actually Doing Anything
Industry Benchmarks

How to Tell If Your Firm's Website Is Actually Doing Anything

Most partners have no idea if their website earns its keep. The few numbers that matter for a financial firm, the ones to ignore, and how to set up GA4.

Testimonials, Reviews and the Rules: What Advisers Can Put on Their Website
Compliance and Regulatory

Testimonials, Reviews and the Rules: What Advisers Can Put on Their Website

Testimonials and Google reviews are powerful - and regulated - for financial advisers. What you can and can't put on your website, and how to do it safely.

Client Portals and Secure Document Sharing: What a NZ Firm Actually Needs
Technology Decisions

Client Portals and Secure Document Sharing: What a NZ Firm Actually Needs

Emailing client financials is a real risk. What a client portal actually solves, build-versus-buy for a small NZ firm, and where the website fits.

Does Website Speed Actually Matter for a Financial Services Site?
Technology Decisions

Does Website Speed Actually Matter for a Financial Services Site?

A red speed score does not mean your firm is losing clients. Where speed genuinely matters for a financial site - and where chasing it wastes money.

Do Financial Services Firms Actually Need a Website Chatbot?
Technology Decisions

Do Financial Services Firms Actually Need a Website Chatbot?

AI website chatbots promise more leads. For most NZ accounting and advisory firms they add compliance risk for little return - here is when to skip one.

Seven Patterns That Keep Showing Up on Underperforming Advisor Websites
Case Observations

Seven Patterns That Keep Showing Up on Underperforming Advisor Websites

Recurring patterns from reviewing NZ financial advisor websites. The self-referential homepage, the abandoned blog, and five more common issues.

What Actually Happens During an Accounting Firm Website Redesign
Case Observations

What Actually Happens During an Accounting Firm Website Redesign

An anonymised composite of real NZ accounting firm website redesigns. The brief said six weeks. It took four months. Here is what happened and why.

How Much Should a NZ Financial Advisor Pay for a Website
Industry Benchmarks

How Much Should a NZ Financial Advisor Pay for a Website

NZ financial advisor websites cost $2,000 to $30,000. What drives pricing, hidden ongoing costs, and what each budget level actually delivers.

Realistic Website Benchmarks for NZ Accounting Firms
Industry Benchmarks

Realistic Website Benchmarks for NZ Accounting Firms

Website benchmarks for NZ accounting firms -- traffic, conversion rates, bounce rates, and engagement metrics that actually apply to professional services.

The Briefing

Digital strategy analysis for NZ financial professionals. No jargon, no upsells, no SEO promises -- just the insights Alex would give you over coffee if you had the meeting.