I was recently fortunate enough to come across Mark Fletcher's 15 Startup Commandments. At least some of these guidelines are also helpful to planning, managing, and marketing a law practice. Here are 13 Law Firm Commandments: Your practice idea isn’t new. Pick a niche practice; at least 50 other lawyers have thought of it. Get […]
Whether you are trying to decide whether you need outside help, are in the process of interviewing consultants, or have already retained a web strategy professional, asking some informed questions can make a big difference in your online success. Here are some basic questions that can make a big difference: Can you provide examples of […]
For those of you non-football fans out there, Randy Moss, a star wide receiver in the NFL, was recently released by the Minnesota Vikings a team that traded a draft pick to acquire the receiver only a month earlier. While there were a number of reasons for his release from the team, one situation that […]
More and more legal services consumers are looking for law firm online. Whether it’s for help with their criminal defense or advice on financial debt issues, people are turning to the web to find local law firms. When people begin searching for something in their area, they tend to do multiple searches. They might search […]
In August of this year, the ABA Standing Committe On Ethics And Professional Responsibility released Formal Opinion 10-457 on Lawyer Websites. While following the guidelines of the opinion may not make you completely compliant with your state bar's rules on law firm websites, it does provide some excellent guidance of what you should be considering […]
In his article, Recent ethics opinion: Lawyer websites, Peter Geraghty (Director, ETHICSearch) discusses the recently updated ethics opinion from The ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility. The opinion sheds light on many ethical considerations relating to law firm website content, communications with website visitors, and warnings and disclaimers. Some Highlights: Law firm websites […]
When putting together your web marketing strategy, specifically for search engine marketing, it's important to understand how people are using Google to find your law firm. There are two distinct ways that a potential client will most likely use a search engine. Either for research or a replacement for the Yellow Pages. These two search […]
As I have previously discussed, identifying law firm link targets should be a core component of your law firm web strategy. The next step is developing strategies to acquire links from those targets. Some high-end link targets will provide easily identifiable opportunities for linking. These opportunities include sponsorships, advertisements, and other profile or banner-style linking. […]
The web is a huge place. And while there is a ton of information, needless to say, not all of it is good, a lot of it is worthless, and some of it is untrue, inaccurate, or flat-out wrong. So, how do you go about finding who/what is worth reading? Ask your sources. It starts […]
I've read that at any given time, Google is running hundreds of experiments with various search results. Sometimes you notice one of these experiments in the wild. It's interesting to analyze such an experiment and consider where Google might be headed with it's search results. It's no secret that Google Places, or the Google 7-Pack, […]
