It’s a bad feeling – you had a great relationship with your web developer, and then you don’t talk for a while and they move on to other things, or they just fall off the face of the earth and you don’t have access to your site. Maybe you don’t have a site backup of your law firm’s website, or a
Who Owns Your Firm’s Domain Name?
We’ve got to get on a soapbox for a minute. Please, please own your firm’s domain name. Don’t let your IT company own it. Don’t let your SEO company own it. Don’t let your web designer own it. It needs to be in your name, with your contact info, with a username and password you have, paid for
8 Online Marketing Tips for Lawyers
There are more than 1.3 million licensed lawyers in the U.S. today. Even if you narrow down that number to just those practicing the same type of law as your firm, in the same area as you, the competition is still fierce. But thanks to the internet, the days of depending on costly television ads
Five Processes To Implement In Your Law Firm Today
Process Is Critical To Your Firm's Success Process. It's one of the most important things in any business to keep it humming like a well-oiled machine. In your law firm, it's even more important. Clients are judging you by the experience you provide, from the minute they find you online, all the
What Is SEO And How Can It Benefit My Law Firm?
As a lawyer, you are hired to represent clients in legal matters. Building likability and trust is important - if clients don't like or trust you, then you may lose them. Now, think about your website – what do you need? You need people to go to your site, right? Without clients, you have no
How To Improve Your Google My Business Listing
Have you ever done a Google search, and see the map with the 1-5 star ratings for a couple of relevant firms? Wouldn't it be great if your firm was in that list? It can be - and one of the critical pieces is to get happy clients to review your firm on Google. We usually recommend that firms
A Social Media Strategy That Works For Your Law Firm
You've been on social media for months, hoping to get that explosion in new business you've been hearing about from your friends and colleagues, but nothing has come of it yet. After signing up for Instagram, Vine, LinkedIn, YouTube and others, you haven't seen much in terms of results - just a few
How Site Speed Affects Your Law Firm’s Website
Back in 2010, Google announced that site speed would be one of the signals in their ranking algorithms. Many people outside of the SEO industry didn't notice this change, and are still using low cost shared hosting plans and taking a hit because of it. Without a doubt, there are more highly