WordPress 3.6 just released — upgrade now!
Just got the notice in our dashboard. I was excited for this release, so I threw caution to the winds and started upgrading my blogs, starting with my least-trafficked personal blogs. No problems, so...
View ArticleQuestions for Sam Glover asked during MyCase's "Beer, Blogs & Brands" webinar...
Below are questions that were raised during the MyCase hosted, "Beer, Blogs & Brands: A Comprehensive Approach To Law Firm Marketing" webinar, presented by Sam Glover. Sam, how did you sell your...
View ArticleYelp Sues Bankruptcy Law Firm for Fake Reviews
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/yelp_sues_bankruptcy_law_firm_alleging_it_posted_fake_postive_reviews/Here's my question: are Yelp reviews even that valuable? Are they worth all this trouble —...
View ArticleCan solos really compete with big SEO budgets?
At a conference yesterday, a bankruptcy lawyer sat down next to me and wanted to talk about SEO. Now, bankruptcy is highly competitive when it comes to online marketing, because it's an area where...
View ArticleAttorney at Law magazine - anyone familiar?
I was contacted by an editor of Attorney at Law magazine about writing some content in my practice area. I have heard people recommend this as a marketing/exposure tool and I am interested in it, but...
View ArticleNegative Online Reviews
I recently had a (soon to be former) client's wife post negative reviews of me on Yahoo and Avvo. While I don't think either of these places have ever generated clients for me, I don't like these...
View ArticleAvvo Endorsement Spam
Mark Bennett did a little sleuthing and exposed a few lawyers who are "endorsing" thousands or lawyers on Avvo. Why? Why would Lewis endorse 9,080 people—or, more likely, pay someone to post...
View ArticleAre You And Your Clients On the Same Page When it Comes to the Meaning of...
I'm on the board of a non-profit volunteer lawyer organization that has been surveying its volunteer lawyers and their clients. Among the questions are questions about whether the outcome was good or...
View ArticleFree Online Legal Advice: Should We Be Giving it Away?
Giving free legal advice is all the rage these days. The theory is that by giving free legal advice, you gain exposure. When you gain exposure, you get paying clients. When you get paying clients, you...
View ArticleHow I Come Up With Blog Post Titles
I have written thousands of titles for blog posts, and while I don’t claim that makes me an expert, it does mean I have thought an awful lot about writing titles. First, titles are really important if...
View ArticleMarketing is not Access to Justice
Yesterday, Scott Greenfield asked: Is the legal profession better today than it was before lawyer advertising was permitted?— Scott Greenfield (@ScottGreenfield) November 21, 2013 The response from...
View ArticleIntake tracking
Now is a great time to reflect on your 2010 intake tracking, and check January 2010 against January 2011 to make sure you are starting out the year right. We increased our potential client contacts...
View ArticleMy phone call with Google: How a lawyers website can boost their client intake
I had just finished creating my website as a legal professional. It took me weeks to make it look as a beautiful as I envisioned it in my head before I started. I was really excited to finish the...
View ArticleLet's all make one-sheets for our firms!
I admit, I read Kate's post on creating a law firm one-sheet, thought it was a clever idea, and then promptly forgot about it. Until yesterday, when a potential tech startup client asked for my one...
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Game Over: I Just Found the Best Law Firm Website for 2014
Found on Reddit: That's just a screenshot. You really need to visit the website to get the full, Flash-powered experience. Turn on the sound, watch the fireflies, and just relax. (I have no idea what...
View ArticleTwitter Chats for Attorneys
If anyone is interested, there is a twitter chat starting this Thursday exclusively for solo and small firm attorneys. The chat will encompass networking, as well as marketing tips, legal practice and...
View ArticleGenerate RSS Feeds from Your Twitter Timeline
Twitter stopped creating RSS feeds for Twitter accounts a while ago, but you can still get an RSS feed if you want one. The trick is to use Twitter's built-in widgets plus a Google Script. It sounds...
View ArticleShow Off Your Firm Newsletter
Do you have a firm newsletter (or perhaps more than one)? Post a link to your latest, or upload a PDF here. I've always been curious to see what sorts of things people email or mail to their clients in...
View ArticleLooking for legal marketing firm in the SF bay area ( California)
I'm a solo practitioner practicing criminal law exclusively, and need to get my website on the first or second page of google. One option is to hire a megafirm , like findlaw or yodle, or use a local...
View ArticleWeb-Based Marketing - Good for Business Law Attorneys?
Greetings,I'm a business law attorney and have been getting clients through referrals from connections I've made while networking. I have a website and am on LinkedIn. I'm strongly considering ramping...
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