Comments on: Official Mission Statement for Financing Your Family http://www.financingyourfamily.com/2007/07/21/official-mission-statement-for-financing-your-family/ Family Finance, Saving Money, Getting out of debt Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:21:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: mark http://www.financingyourfamily.com/2007/07/21/official-mission-statement-for-financing-your-family/#comment-76 mark Sun, 22 Jul 2007 06:05:45 +0000 http://www.financingyourfamily.com/2007/07/21/official-mission-statement-for-financing-your-family/#comment-76 I fixed the mission statement and about me pages to not have the ad anymore. I think I'll take your advice on the products David, and just do some more general guidlines of what I would look for if I was choosing another institution. I fixed the mission statement and about me pages to not have the ad anymore. I think I’ll take your advice on the products David, and just do some more general guidlines of what I would look for if I was choosing another institution.

]]> By: David Robarts http://www.financingyourfamily.com/2007/07/21/official-mission-statement-for-financing-your-family/#comment-75 David Robarts Sat, 21 Jul 2007 21:38:44 +0000 http://www.financingyourfamily.com/2007/07/21/official-mission-statement-for-financing-your-family/#comment-75 I agree that the ad on you mission page ought to go. The mission page should be about this site's purpose. Only people that are interested in this site go there. I doubt you'll see any lost revenue by removing ads from that page. I recently read of a blogger who removed ads from the page if the user was logged in or visits frequently enough (determined by a cookie). He said that his revenue from the ads barely changed and his community appreciated the removal of the ads. His theory is that most of the clicks on his ads come from people that land on the page from a search engine and didn't find what they wanted, so by serving them ads he helped them continue to pursue their objective. Of course that takes a bit more understanding of the backend of your blog software to know how it would be implemented - since your blog is about finance you may or may not have such skills (I certainly haven't explored how it would be implemented myself). I agree that the ad on you mission page ought to go. The mission page should be about this site’s purpose. Only people that are interested in this site go there. I doubt you’ll see any lost revenue by removing ads from that page.

I recently read of a blogger who removed ads from the page if the user was logged in or visits frequently enough (determined by a cookie). He said that his revenue from the ads barely changed and his community appreciated the removal of the ads. His theory is that most of the clicks on his ads come from people that land on the page from a search engine and didn’t find what they wanted, so by serving them ads he helped them continue to pursue their objective. Of course that takes a bit more understanding of the backend of your blog software to know how it would be implemented - since your blog is about finance you may or may not have such skills (I certainly haven’t explored how it would be implemented myself).

]]> By: David Robarts http://www.financingyourfamily.com/2007/07/21/official-mission-statement-for-financing-your-family/#comment-74 David Robarts Sat, 21 Jul 2007 21:28:05 +0000 http://www.financingyourfamily.com/2007/07/21/official-mission-statement-for-financing-your-family/#comment-74 I don't think that you should compare products from companies that you work for without a clear disclaimer that you work for that company. You should probably talk to your current employer about what you would like to do so that you don't get in trouble with them. Perhaps a better idea is to compare various "typical" products and what a consumer should look for when choosing that type of product. You should always disclose that you work in the industry providing that type of product. I don’t think that you should compare products from companies that you work for without a clear disclaimer that you work for that company. You should probably talk to your current employer about what you would like to do so that you don’t get in trouble with them. Perhaps a better idea is to compare various “typical” products and what a consumer should look for when choosing that type of product. You should always disclose that you work in the industry providing that type of product.

]]> By: Mommy Zabs http://www.financingyourfamily.com/2007/07/21/official-mission-statement-for-financing-your-family/#comment-73 Mommy Zabs Sat, 21 Jul 2007 20:03:46 +0000 http://www.financingyourfamily.com/2007/07/21/official-mission-statement-for-financing-your-family/#comment-73 Do you mean conflict of interest because you are currently working at one of them, or because you are pitching a product you have interest in. if it is something you could get in trouble for at your job -DON'T DO IT! if it is something you are just worried about your readers for- DON'T WORRY! :) Go ahead :) Do you mean conflict of interest because you are currently working at one of them, or because you are pitching a product you have interest in.

if it is something you could get in trouble for at your job -DON’T DO IT!
if it is something you are just worried about your readers for- DON’T WORRY! :) Go ahead :)

]]> By: AmyL http://www.financingyourfamily.com/2007/07/21/official-mission-statement-for-financing-your-family/#comment-72 AmyL Sat, 21 Jul 2007 19:54:45 +0000 http://www.financingyourfamily.com/2007/07/21/official-mission-statement-for-financing-your-family/#comment-72 I don't see how you're conflicting anything. You have some expertise with the bank's offerings, and are in a good position to compare with the credit union's products now. Your loyalty is (and should be) to your current employer. The only way I would see any conflict would be one of the following conditions: 1)you were working for both institutions or 2) you spoke disrespectfully of your former employer. There's nothing to stop you from just talking about the bank's products....how would that be any different from another credit union employee looking up the bank's services and discussing them with clients? I don’t see how you’re conflicting anything. You have some expertise with the bank’s offerings, and are in a good position to compare with the credit union’s products now. Your loyalty is (and should be) to your current employer.

The only way I would see any conflict would be one of the following conditions: 1)you were working for both institutions or 2) you spoke disrespectfully of your former employer.

There’s nothing to stop you from just talking about the bank’s products….how would that be any different from another credit union employee looking up the bank’s services and discussing them with clients?

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