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Content is one of the strongest tools attorneys can use for online marketing. But in order to work content needs to be high-quality. Content needs to be well-written, interesting, and informative. It must also able to appeal to search engines and be SEO-friendly. Choosing the right keywords for attorneys is an important part…
The day of your law firm website launch is likely one of the most exciting of your career. Even if you had a previous website and you’ve updated to a more modern site, the launch day is filled with excitement. It’s tempting to rush into this event and get the ball rolling with your online marketing goals, but rushing the launch…
Launching or relaunching an attorney website is a great way to give your firm a boost of attention online, but it can also be a stressful experience. There’s a lot to consider and if things go wrong with the launch, it can reflect poorly on your firm. A bad launch can leave you feeling as if you might as well have kept things how they…
Your firm’s About Us page is one of the most important parts of your website. The best law firm web design includes an About Us page that starts a personal connection with site visitors by sharing more of your firm’s story. It also helps you establish trust before you even meet a client face-to-face. What can you do…
Getting your law firm mentioned in the media – either online or in more traditional forms of media – can be extremely valuable. But how important are law firm media mentions? Can they get your firm attention and bring clients to your door? A media mention builds credibility, provides free advertising, and allows you to make…
A legal blog is one of the best tools you have for attracting and informing clients. It helps search engine results and ensures that visitors to your site stick around once they arrive. But blogging isn’t as easy as you might think. There are plenty of business owners who have invested hours or more into their blogs, only to…
The Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) provides a legal framework to make businesses more accessible for disabled individuals. The ADA is commonly associated with business locations only. However, most people do not know that the ADA can also apply to website accessibility. The federal government enacted the…
The money you have to invest in marketing is one of your law firm’s best resources but figuring out how to invest that money wisely takes some thought. What are the best ways to spend your law firm marketing budget? Unless your firm is a rare exception, you don’t want to invest a chunk of your marketing budget…
Lawyer SEO trends are constantly changing and keeping up when you’re busy can be a daunting task. If your goal is to create a search engine optimization for lawyers plan on your own, it’s best to choose a few trends that you think will work best…
People have always used the opinions of others to help them make buying decisions. Today, law firm testimonials and reviews are more important than ever – and shared online. Review sites allow people to quickly and easily share their thoughts on businesses. And while some business owners find this intimidating…
If you’re lost when it comes to attorney SEO and your website, there are plenty of resources available to help you. Unfortunately, not all of these resources are created equally. And if you’ve stumbled into an SEO scam and learned things the hard way, you’re likely overwhelmed by all of the options and trying to avoid another…
Have you ever wondered how to make an existing website mobile friendly? More and more these days people access the internet via a mobile device and expect to find a mobile-friendly website when they search for information. For instance estimates show within the next year nearly 65% of all internet users will be…
Mastering law firm SEO marketing doesn’t need to take forever. Here are a few tips that can help you reach your search engine ranking goals in just a couple of weeks. Lawyers invest a lot of time and money into their SEO campaign and for good reason. For instance, the better a site ranks the more likely it is to reach prospective clients and become a go-to..
Think email marketing is an effective way to reach out to clients? Here are several email marketing tips to help you have a successful email marketing campaign. Reaching out to clients via email is a great way to keep in touch. Whether it’s a monthly newsletter or you’re sharing information about a specific program or…
If you’ve been putting off updating your legal website design, now is the time to take action. The second half of the year is a great opportunity to tackle those projects from your to-do list that took a backseat to your beginning of the year goals. Tackling an update now can save you time, money, and frustration. It can…
A popular adage holds that there are three types of people in this world: those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those who wonder what happened. From an attorney marketing standpoint, however, it’s possible to add another type: those who capitalize on what happens. David Meerman Scott…
A growing body of research finds that consumers needing legal services are increasingly using the internet to find an attorney. Traditionally, people looking for an attorney would seek the advice of friends and family. The internet, however, is changing this. Now, however, great law firm websites, not word of mouth, have…
Law firm web marketing is ultimately all about fulfilling a need. Clients need information and guidance, therefore, they are more likely to select the best lawyer websites that provide this to them. Our job is to figure out how to meet them wherever they’re going. When a layperson hits the web with a potential lawsuit or…
What if I told you there’s an easy answer to all your law firm blogging woes and it’s on your TV 24 hours a day, 7 days a week? That’s right; it’s the news! Current events can help make your legal blog content better. For instance, current events make blogs better by providing up to date law firm blog content. This is especially true…
For law firms that want to attract a broader client base—or maintain—there is no one solution. Compared to 15-20 years ago, however, marketing has become much more of a science. Data-tracking tools collect valuable insights, which can also provide important information about your ideal target audience. There are…
Google is the largest search engine on the internet. Microsoft (Bing), Yahoo, Ask and AOL aren’t even close. In fact, another Google Site—YouTube—garners more search traffic than all of those competitors combined. Therefore, YouTube for lawyers should be a part of every attorney’s marketing plan. More than 3 billion searches are…
You’ve probably used the online review website Yelp to help you evaluate local dining, shopping, and entertainment as well as things like schools, health clubs, and mechanics. Indeed, it seems that few establishments are able to fly under the Yelp radar…and this includes a law practice. Yelp is…
Tucked away in the pages of a recent social media marketing report is a little-used social media platform that appears poised to make leaps and bounds in the coming year. Podcasts—digital media files made available for download and produced in a series, much like a radio program—are currently used only by about 6% of…
The social media marketing debate has shifted from, “Should I be doing it?” to “How should I be doing it?” Platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and blogs are necessary to build your law firm’s brand and attract new clients. Since your time and resources are limited, this leads to the question of which social media activities provide the best…
What smaller law firms lack in resources, they make up for in responsiveness and creativity. This principal applies not only to how small and medium sized firms handle cases, but also to their marketing approach. Simply put, you cannot compete with large law firms on a dollar for dollar basis, but being smart about how you…
The practice of corporate journalism, according to a new report, is one of the best lawyer marketing platforms. It allows lawyers to stand out in a sea of content. Today, people have access to a seemingly-endless stream of information. This includes alerts, press releases, newsletters, blogs, and other content. In return, this…
Legal websites are one of the most valuable tools for web marketing for law firms. People search online for basic and detailed information before buying a product or choosing to do business with a firm. Unfortunately, even the best site in the world does no good if people are unable to find it. One of the best ways to promote…
One of the most important things about lawyer website marketing is reaching the correct target audience. All the marketing in the world will do no good if it does not appeal to the people with whom you most want to work. This is especially true for attorneys because they have such narrowly defined ideal clients. There are only so…
People, who are not using internet marketing to make a full-time living, often feel overwhelmed by how quickly developments come to pass in the industry. Some lawyers are just getting on board with having a website and using a blog. Therefore, they have already fallen behind because there are so many other strategies, like…
Keeping in touch with clients is a great way to generate business. Staying in contact with clients allows you to stay fresh in a current client’s mind so they think of you when legal support is needed. It also makes it easier for them to refer you to other potential clients. Reaching out on a consistent basis to current clients and…
