Credit union website analytics: mysteries we can’t explain

We’ve been building and managing credit union websites for a long time. Over the years we’ve pondered a lot of Google Analytics, Google Search Console, and Microsoft Clarity data, and used that information to guide website strategies, optimize search results, and power continuous improvements.  And yet… there are still some mysteries lurking in those numbers,…

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Welcoming people who speak other languages doesn’t have to be all or nothing.

OMG: The Overwhelmed Marketer’s Guide to Multilingual Members

As of the last census, about one in five people in the US spoke a language other than English at home. Of course, many of those folks are perfectly comfortable doing business in English. However, pretty much everyone feels more welcome and comfortable when they’re greeted and served (if possible), in their first language. Even…

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Tinker, Tweak & Try: What you can do right now for your CU website

What you can do right now for your CU website

It’s simple: tinker, tweak, and try. Maybe even twiddle. Experiment. Make some small changes and see what happens. Poke around for things you can fix or improve. A credit union website is sort of a living thing. It’s never static, and it evolves. That’s why websites require daily care to stay healthy and prevent link…

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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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Simplification, Mobile-ization, Evolution

Five Credit Union Website Trends for 2025

We build a lot of credit union websites, and we’ve been doing it for many years. This specialization gives us an unique perspective, and so we’re seeing some really interesting trends start to pop up. Here are the top five as we head into 2025. 1) Fewer pages Our last several sites have launched with…

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The Overwhelmed Marketers Guide: Come out swinging in the new year.

OMG! The Overwhelmed Marketers Guide to Year-End

We’re only a few weeks from the end of the year, and the start of another. Here are five fast ways to make the most of the rest of this year and come out swinging in the new year! Make a list, check it twice This one’s pretty general, but overall review your list of…

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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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Overwhelmed Marketer's Guide: Focus on your homepage to make the most of your limited time.

OMG! Five Fast Fixes for Credit Union Homepages

No time for a complete, detailed, whole-site content review and SEO glow-up? Overwhelmed marketers can get a lot of bang in not very many minutes by paying close attention to just one page, your credit union website’s homepage. After all, it’s typical for the homepage on a credit union website to get 60-80% of the…

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How to get all that googly magic working

OMG! Managing Your Google Business Profiles

Ever Google for driving directions, or a good burger joint on the way to Aunt Sally’s house? Of course you have. If there’s one thing that’s nearly universal in modern life, it’s the fact that no one has to ask for directions any more, and we pretty much know what to expect when we get…

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Internal search is a huge advantage

Credit Union Website Best Practices #1: Internal Search

Welcome to the first in a new series from iDiz, Inc., “Credit Union Website Best Practices” where we’ll share up to the minute details of what we’ve learned about building credit union websites.  Today, we’re discussing internal search, the search engine built into your site (not external search engines like Google or Bing). A search…

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