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Taking a FINRA exam like the SIE Exam or Series 7? Achievable’s expert FINRA author Brandon Rith talks studying strategy, game-day approach, and application advice for that job or university you’re applying to afterwards. Brandon Rith has 16 years of experience as a licensing facilitator and director at Fidelity Investments. He is an 8X Fidelity Excellent In Action Award Winner for Licensing Facilitation. Achievable is a modern test prep platform for the GRE, FINRA exams, USMLE Step 1, AMC e ...
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The Blogging & SEO Show - Making SEO and Blogging More Accessible, Adaptable, and Achievable for Small Businesses
Mckayla - SEO Strategist + Blog Content Writer
Welcome to the Blogging & SEO Show - the coziest space on the internet where you can learn everything there is to know about SEO and blogging without the pressure and overwhelm. I'm teaching service providers and bloggers how to show up in search without 'doing it all.' I'm Mckayla, the mama behind The Comma Mama Co. and host of the Blogging & SEO Show. As a mom of three, I know how important it is to keep showing up online and being visible to your audience even when you can't get on your p ...
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Welcome back to The Blogging and SEO Show! This week, I’m joined by learning specialist and CEO of Entrepreneur Academic, Lauren Dewey. Lauren Dewey is a Learning Specialist and CEO of Entrepreneur, Academic. After nearly eight years working in higher education, she started Entrepreneur, Academic to support business owners, coaches, and service pro…
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We recorded this episode before rate cuts started, but what Ken shared still holds true. In this episode, Ken talked through why he expected the Federal Reserve to cut rates, and how this will affect the securities industry and hiring. Achievable is a modern test prep platform for the FINRA SIE, Series 6, 7, 9, 63, 65, and 66. Try our courses for f…
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Welcome back to The Blogging and SEO Show! This week, we’re diving into what makes blogging so unique compared to other forms of content creation, like social media posts, email newsletters, and even podcasting. Blogging isn’t just about SEO or dropping random thoughts; it’s a versatile, long-form content tool that can serve multiple purposes in yo…
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Do you know everything there is to know about SEO? Do you know what “SEO” even stands for? This episode is all about the basics of SEO (or search engine optimization) and helping you make sense of all the tips, tricks, and strategies out there. In this episode, we’ll cover: SEO 101: the essentials of what SEO is, how it works, and why it matters Th…
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If this one blogging SEO tip has no haters, I'm out of business. But, as for now, business is thriving, and there's a myth I'm set on busting: That you have to write 1,000+ words to rank on Google, and anything else is a waste of time. In this episode, I'm sharing when word count does matter, how much you should write, and what you should focus on …
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Welcome back to the newly renamed The Blogging and SEO Show! After an unplanned but much-needed break, I’m back and ready to dive into October with a spooky-themed content plan. In this episode, I share why taking breaks is essential, the whirlwind of events that led to my pause, and the exciting new direction for the podcast. Expect weekly episode…
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Ken Finnen interacts with hundreds of FINRA test takers per month, so he has a good sense of what's tripping people up. In this episode, Ken shares his insights into what question types, rules and regulations, and suitability questions are confusing people on the FINRA and NASAA exams, and how to beat them. Achievable is a modern test prep platform…
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The biggest change to FINRA and NASAA exams this year is that settlement dates moved from T+2 to T+1. But what does that mean? In this episode, Ken Finnen, a longtime veteran of the finance industry and FINRA tutor for decades, walks you through what settlement dates are, why this change was made, what it means for the industry, and how to get thes…
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Send us a text One thing I see way too often as an SEO are business owners and bloggers neglecting the legal aspects of their website. It only made sense to bring on Chandler, a master of protecting your IP and defending your brand onto the show. In this episode, we’re sharing how to protect your website, protect your content, and defend your brand…
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Send us a text As a blog content writer and SEO, I want you to get the most out of your content and show up across platforms — which is why I invited Felly from FDStudio to share everything she knows about content respurposing and why it gives such a boost to your SEO. More About Felly: Felly Day is the owner of a Content Repurposing Agency doing t…
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Send us a text As a Chief Systems Officer, Ashley works to take your complex problems and find ways to simplify them! With a background in Project Management and Business Analysis, Ashley works with biz owners to pick apart how they do business today, dive deep into every step of their client journey, and build a systems and tool suite they love. Y…
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Send us a text Pinterest and Blogging (and SEO) have gone hand-in-hand for literally forever - or, at least, as long as Pinterest has been in existence. Listen in as we discuss the impact of Pinterest on SEO and how to do more with your content with Sidnee from The Pinner’s Circle. More About Sidnee: Sidnee Sikorski is a Pinterest marketing expert,…
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Send us a text If you’ve ever wondered why I recommend getting comfortable and confident in your website copy before working on your SEO, this episode is for you! Today we’re chatting with Kaili from Reveal, a sales copywriter and business educator who is the genius behind the copy on my own site! More About Kaili: Kaili Meyer is a sales copywriter…
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Send us a text One of the first things I recommend when you start SEO is being comfortable and confident in your branding and brand strategy. Today, I’m talking to Callie from Honeycomb Creates and the founder of Cowork with Callie about the relationship between branding and SEO. More About Callie: Callie is a brand strategist and designer who beli…
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Send us a text Have you ever wondered how someone sounds like you when writing content for your website or what the process looks like when working with The Comma Mama Co? Here’s a peek into the writing process for quarterly SEO blog content! Ready to start your blog and work with TCM? Grab your spot here. Looking for the freshly updated version of…
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Covered puts are an option income strategy that is important for traders. These strategies can be tested on the FINRA SIE and Series 4, 7, and 9 exams, as well as on NASAA's Series 65 and 66 exams. Achievable has courses with industry best pass rates for the FINRA SIE, Series 6, 7, 63, 65, and 66. Try our courses for free at https://achievable.me.…
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In this podcast, we cover the concept of minimum maintenance in margin accounts. Then we walk you through a practice question that could look similar to an actual test question. Margin accounts can be tested on FINRA's SIE, Series 7, 9, and 10 exams, plus NASAA's Series 65 and 66 exams. This is one of many videos available on the Achievable platfor…
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In this podcast, we walk through calculating equity in margin accounts and utilizing both long and short equity formulas. Then we work through a practice question that could look similar to an actual test question. Margin accounts are testable on the FINRA Series 7, 9, and 10 exams, as well as the NASAA Series 65 and 66 exams. Achievable has course…
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Send us a text With all the changes coming to social media, more and more business owners are leaning into SEO and blogging. If you’re thinking about it, listen to this before you take the leap! Need a little SEO help or advice? Grab an SEO Intensive and pick my brain. Don’t want to play the SEO guessing game or learn the lingo to get results? Book…
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In this podcast, we discuss the tax implications of options transactions and work through a practice question for the FINRA Series 7 exam on the topic. Taxes on options can be tested on the FINRA Series 4, 7, and 9 exams. Achievable has courses with industry best pass rates for the FINRA SIE, Series 6, 7, 63, 65, and 66. Try our courses for free at…
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In this podcast, we walk you through an option hedging strategy that allows you to short stock while capping your downside: short stock and a long call. Options hedging strategies are useful in the real world and also a tested concept on the the FINRA SIE and Series 4, 7, and 9 exams, plus on NASAA's Series 65 and 66 exams. Achievable has courses w…
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Send us a text Ready to improve your SEO and visibility online but don’t know where to start (and you’re not ready to outsource)? Here are a few low-maintenance ways to improve your website’s SEO and work on your website’s presence in Google search. Need a little SEO help or advice? Grab an SEO Intensive and pick my brain. Don’t want to play the SE…
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This podcast is a complete overview of naming option spreads. After going through them with you, we then walk you through a practice question that could be similar to an actual FINRA test question on this topic. Achievable has courses with industry best pass rates for the FINRA SIE, Series 6, 7, 63, 65, and 66. Try our courses for free at https://a…
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Send us a text Need a little help brainstorming your blog posts? Here are three blog post ideas I recommend for service providers working on improving their SEO and why! Grab your new content calendar to improve your SEO blogging workflow. Need a little SEO help or advice? Grab an SEO Intensive and pick my brain. Don’t want to play the SEO guessing…
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We discuss short straddle options strategies, their risk & return profile, and how investors utilize them. Additionally, we analyze a practice question that could be similar to an actual test question on this topic. Achievable has courses with industry best pass rates for the FINRA SIE, Series 6, 7, 63, 65, and 66. Try our courses for free at https…
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Send us a text In this episode, I’m sharing some insight on what is included in my client’s content calendar and why. This is the content planning set-up I use to plan out content clusters, map out CTAs and soft sells, summarize upcoming blog posts, and organize primary and secondary keywords for SEO. SHOP THE CONTENT CALENDAR HERE: www.thecommamam…
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We discuss long straddle options strategies, their risk & return profile, and how investors utilize them. Additionally, we analyze a practice question that could be similar to an actual test question on this topic. Achievable has courses with industry best pass rates for the FINRA SIE, Series 6, 7, 63, 65, and 66. Try our courses for free at https:…
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In this podcast, Brandon explains sell stop limit orders and how investors utilize them in the secondary market to make transactions. Then we analyze a practice question that could be similar to an actual FINRA or NASAA test question on sell stop limit orders. Achievable has courses with industry best pass rates for the FINRA SIE, Series 6, 7, 63, …
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Send us a text Are you creating high-value content and following most of the recommended SEO best practices and you’re still not ranking on Google? Here are the three main things I see as a blog content writer and SEO specialist that are holding businesses and bloggers back from performing well on Google. Need a little SEO help or advice? Grab an S…
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In this podcast, Brandon explains buy stop limit orders and how investors utilize them in the secondary market. Then we analyze a practice question that could be similar to an actual FINRA or NASAA test question on buy stop limit orders. Achievable has courses with industry best pass rates for the FINRA SIE, Series 6, 7, 63, 65, and 66. Try our cou…
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Send us a text Did you know that your webpages and blog posts “talk” to each other? One of the easiest ways to improve your SEO is to start internally linking your webpages – giving Google more pages to crawl and improving your user experience. Today I’m sharing some of the things you should (and shouldn’t) do for a good internal backlinking strate…
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In this podcast, Brandon walks you through sell stop orders and how investors utilize them in the secondary market. Then we analyze a practice question that could be similar to an actual FINRA or NASAA test question on sell stop orders. Achievable has courses with industry best pass rates for the FINRA SIE, Series 6, 7, 63, 65, and 66. Try our cour…
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In this podcast, Brandon goes over buy stop orders and how investors use them in the secondary market. Then we analyze a practice question that could be similar to an actual FINRA or NASAA question on buy stop orders. Achievable has courses with industry best pass rates for the FINRA SIE, Series 6, 7, 63, 65, and 66. Try our courses for free at htt…
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Send us a text Have you ever wondered how quickly you can see results using SEO? Here’s a quick case study on a blog that launched in February of 2023 and monetized in a month using traffic solely from SEO. We’re talking about how often we published, how much we made, and some stats from the blog’s performance. This blog used a very specific strate…
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In this podcast, Brandon goes over how sell limit orders work and how investors use them in the secondary market. He then goes over a practice question for the sell limit orders that resembles sell limit order questions on FINRA and NASAA exams. Achievable has courses with industry best pass rates for the FINRA SIE, Series 6, 7, 63, 65, and 66. Try…
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Send us a text Welcome to the Review Blog Post Challenge, a three-part series designed to teach you how to write an SEO-optimized review blog post on your business blog. This is Day #3: How to Optimize Your Review for SEO – we’re diving into all the ways you should be optimizing your blog post in your backend along with how to improve your user exp…
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Send us a text Welcome to the Review Blog Post Challenge, a three-part series designed to teach you how to write an SEO-optimized review blog post on your business blog. This is Day #2: How to Structure, Outline, and Write Your Review – I’m walking you through the review blog post structure that has repeatedly landed me on the first page of Google.…
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Send us a text Welcome to the Review Blog Post Challenge, a three-part series designed to teach you how to write an SEO-optimized review blog post on your business blog. This is Day #1: How to Pick the Perfect Tool to Review – we’re covering what makes a tool or product “good” to review and how to find the right keyword for your content and audienc…
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In this podcast, Brandon goes over how buy limit orders work and how investors use them in the secondary market. He then goes over a practice question for the buy limit orders that resembles buy limit order questions on FINRA and NASAA exams. Achievable has courses with industry best pass rates for the FINRA SIE, Series 6, 7, 63, 65, and 66. Try ou…
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Send us a text We’re looking at the different types of blog posts (both traditional and non-traditional) including what they are and why/how you can use them in your marketing and content strategy. It’s important to diversify and utilize the type of blog posts that make the most sense for you and your business, both short-term and long-term. Listen…
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We walk you through understanding market orders and how to utilize them in the secondary market. Then, we go over an Achievable practice question on the topic so you're prepared for your exam. Achievable has courses with industry best pass rates for the FINRA SIE, Series 6, 7, 63, 65, and 66. Try our courses for free at https://achievable.me.…
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Send us a text We’re talking about what might just be my favorite aspect of SEO – Content SEO. I’m sharing what content SEO is, what it looks like for different industries, and how it integrates into your on-page and off-page SEO strategies. Not a DIY’er and looking for someone to get it DFY? Get your blog posts one-for-you. Don’t forget to follow …
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In this podcast, Brandon shares how to calculate bid & ask spreads, which are generally published by market makers and securities dealers. Then, he goes over an Achievable practice question together with you to ensure you understand the concepts you've learned. Achievable has courses with industry best pass rates for the FINRA SIE, Series 6, 7, 63,…
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Send us a text It’s finally time - we’re talking about keyword placement in your content! Blogs are a bit different than your usual webpages, they’re longer, filled with more information, and utilized by your audience in a different way. To make life just a bit easier for you, I’m sharing some of the best practices for putting your keywords in your…
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We discuss cash dividends paid on common stock investments and related dates. Additionally, we analyze a practice question that could be similar to an actual test question on this topic. Achievable has courses with industry best pass rates for the FINRA SIE, Series 6, 7, 63, 65, and 66. Try our courses for free at https://achievable.me.…
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Send us a text Have you ever heard an SEO or marketing expert tell you that you have to “put keywords in the right places” to improve your chances of ranking? Today I’m sharing exactly what those places are for your website’s main pages - no more guessing (or stressing). Keyword placement is a huge part of improving your website’s SEO and telling G…
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What's the value of your put options? In this episode, we explain the concept of intrinsic value as it applies to options, and then show examples of how to calculate it for put options specifically. Then, we walk you through a practice question from Achievable's FINRA courses that may be similar to an actual FINRA test question on this topic. Achie…
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Send us a text In today’s episode we’re diving into the world of off-page SEO and how other website’s can impact your website’s ranking on Google. We’re covering how other websites interact with yours - including good (and bad) backlinks, PR mentions, podcasting, and the impact of social media. This episode is designed to give you the run-down on a…
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What's the value of your call options? In this episode, we explain the concept of intrinsic value as it applies to options, and then show examples of how to calculate it. Then, we walk you through a practice question from Achievable's FINRA courses that may be similar to an actual FINRA test question on this topic. Achievable has courses with indus…
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Send us a text If you’re considering starting a blog for your business whether by doing it yourself or outsourcing then this episode is for you! Today I’m sharing the four things you should do before starting a blog based on what I’ve seen and experienced over the past five years as an SEO and blog content writer. THESE AREN’T COOKIE CUTTER ANSWERS…
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