This time of year provides many possibilities for advisers. Some will be enjoying an extended break, some will be nose to the grindstone like holidays had never happened, and yet others will be taking the time to get some administrative and business development tasks ticked of their to-do lists. We thought it might be an opportune time to congratulate the most reviewed advisers and our site for 2018.
The most reviewed adviser for 2018 is Roger Sousa from Bridges Financial Services in Blacktown, NSW. 
Roger received 87 reviews last year and accumulated and average star rating of 4.84 out of 5 Stars. His stats make impressive reading for any potential client viewing his profile with his clients notably rating him 96% or better across our 4 ratings criteria.
Imran Amjad, from Freedom Finance Australia was the next most reviewed adviser in the last 12 months, with 81 reviews taking him to an all-time total of 120 reviews at an average rating of 4.88 out of 5 stars. 
The 3rdmost reviewed adviser in 2018 was David Nelson, from NAB Financial Planning in Adelaide. David received 73 reviews last year, bringing him to 115 reviews in total, averaging 4.84 out of 5 stars.
Advisers can access the all-time adviser review leader board on you Adviser dashboard once logged into your profile.
The value of online reviews in today's marketplace is no longer in question. Article after article in respected magazines and even government websites continue to impress their importance.
If you are an adviser who is still sceptical about the value of reviews, check out this piece.
If you are worried about the negative perception of our industry caused by the Royal Commission you can do something about it for yourself.
As advisers, you know yourselves that you have scores of happy clients who really value your service. If they didn’t – you would go out of business.
These voices can provide a powerful challenge to negative perception. We have made the review process as easy and simple as possible. It literally takes 2-3 minutes for a client to leave a review on your profile.
To be frank – we think it is a no-brainer for advisers to encourage their clients to take a couple of minutes to review them. To learn how to use the free email template available in your profile to invite your clients to review you, read this.
If you have a little downtime at this time of year, it’s the perfect opportunity to take a look inside your profile and send an invitation to your clients to rate you. Free, valuable, genuine, independent validation awaits!
The Top 10 Advisers ranked by the number of client reviews they received in 2018 are as follows:
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"Well done David Nelson! Great adviser!!!!"
Robert S 14:37 on 09 Jan 19
"From the first linked article - "Here are 5 good reasons why every small business owner should welcome—and actively encourage—online reviews". You need to get over your inertia "Other", maybe not if you have a full book - but any growing practices will know they can't ignore the online space. I don't pay for subscription to Adviser Ratings but using the free version and getting a few reviews is not a hard thing to do. Last line says it all - Free, valuable, genuine, independent validation awaits! I think it's a great service. But you're right about one thing - where are all the women??"
Moira 14:29 on 09 Jan 19
"While I can give these guys (no women??) a golf clap for getting plenty of reviews - I just can't bring myself to bother my clients by asking them to do these sorts of reviews. I get very annoyed when asked to do such things from businesses that I've already paid good money for their service."
None 14:13 on 09 Jan 19
"Well done to all advisers on this list."
Gary Knight 14:09 on 09 Jan 19