Show members how they can fight back against fraud

Fight fraud with your CU’s website

Let’s face it: fraud is an unfortunate fact of life, and protecting your credit union’s members against fraud and scams is a long-term, constant battle on many fronts. Fortunately, better fraud awareness can go a long way toward preventing fraud before it starts. Your website is the central component of making your members more fraud-savvy…

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You won't believe #3! (Actually, you will.)

Five shocking things you didn’t know about credit union websites

We’ve built and managed a lot of credit union websites over the years, and we’ve found that there are a quite a few things that make credit union websites very different – sometimes in unexpected ways. 1)  People are Googling your credit union, not your products. The Google Search Console stats are very clear and…

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Home buying with Sam, Part 1

Are your online mortgage loan tools actually helpful?

I’m already in my mid-30s, married, bought a new car, and have a toddler, so I thought I would complete my “ideal credit union member” bingo card by buying a house. In related news, this is going to be a shorter blog post because I’m in the process of buying a house. ARGH! On another…

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Announcing Monster Express Websites!

Need a new website faster and at a lower cost? After nearly 20 years of building and managing fully custom credit union websites, we’ve taken everything we’ve learned and put together an option for those credit unions in a hurry. Introducing our Monster Express website option! How Do We Do It? Streamlined Process We leveraged decades…

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PDFs Concept

Do PDFs belong in your credit union’s website?

The average credit union website has a couple dozen PDFs lying around (and some far more). Sometimes, they’re necessary for things like printable forms. But much of the time, it would be better for your members to put this information into a web page.  Here’s how to decide what place PDFs have in your credit…

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Your website does a lot of work for you.

Have you thanked your website lately?

Right around Thanksgiving there’s a lot of talk about what people are thankful for. The old standbys like Love, Family and Good Fortune are all well and good, but there’s something that a lot of credit union marketers might have forgotten to show their appreciation for. What I mean is, your website does a lot…

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the best way to understand what is important is by asking questions

OMG! Budget season is coming up!

You’re already juggling loan campaigns, maintaining a website, writing press releases, newsletters and emails, posting social media, designing posters and brochures, updating branch signage, planning your next community event, etc., etc. You know, those everyday expectations that keep you busily bouncing between tasks all day long. Then all of a sudden it’s Budget Season. As…

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ICYMI (In Case You Missed It)

In Case You Missed It – 1.24.24

Boomers and booms, brands that x-ed out, a different type of Visa, and why you might be able to afford your very own influencer after all. Oh, and a tiny bit of bragging on our part. Here’s what we’ve seen lately, in case you missed it: Congrats, it’s a bouncing baby website! We don’t usually…

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