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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…
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…
Google recently announced Web Vitals, a set of metrics it will use to measure both the speed and the user experience of your professional lawyer website. The update will roll out sometimes in 2021 and be a part of an upcoming core algorithm update. It now means page experience is measurable and acknowledges that…
Businesses throughout the country and around the world have been affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. Law firms are no exceptions. Many firms have implemented procedures to protect employees and clients, many of which have people working from home and meeting with clients via teleconference. Many need COVID-19…
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…
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…
Everyone knows law firm SEO marketing is a valuable tool for improving search engine results. Search engine optimization also ensures that Google and other search engines know your firm exists. Ranking high is important, but what’s more important is ranking high for the right searchers. In order to have one of the…
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…
Lawyers and social media have a weird, yet effective relationship. Social networking for law firms has been a trending topic in our industry for years now, and we suspect that some law firms are probably tired of hearing about how social they should be. How many of you really, truly, actively engage in social media? More to the point…
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…
Social media is an integral part of online marketing for law firms. According to the 2014 Social Media Marketing Report, the overwhelming majority (97%) of marketers participate in social media marketing. Social Media Examiner published the 6th annual study, which is based on input from more than 2,800 marketers. This study…
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…
As an attorney, you already understand the importance of content writing for law firms. Unfortunately, with the legal writing you do for clients, finding time to write content for your website can be difficult. In addition, many attorneys are not equipped to write content that is attractive to potential clients. Typically…
Having an attorney website and having one that accomplishes your business goals are two different things. For instance, any law firm can build a site that provides basic information. In addition, there are also fast and cheap ways to fill a site with content, but these options are rarely enough to create a quality site. For a site to…
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…
Social media marketing for lawyers is a hot topic and most people believe using some form of social media is necessary for growing a successful legal practice. There are even social media experts who focus solely on running social media campaigns for attorneys. Whether you are trying to generate new business or you simply…
If you invested any time researching online marketing for attorneys and what it takes to build a successful website for your law firm, you already know the importance of content. As the saying goes, “content is king.” It has become a cliché, but there is truly great value in providing fresh content…
