Where to begin… From Facebook Group: For those who have experience with SEO agencies, what work would you expect to be done with a budget of around $1,200? I’ve been with an agency for the last 5 months and for that price I get 2 or 3 guest posts written and uploaded to other sites, […]
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Google Ads Lead Form Extensions for Law Firms
Before hiring you, potential clients want to contact your firm for a variety of reasons. Mostly, they’re looking for answers to questions about their particular situation. Unfortunately, completing an online form on a smartphone can create unnecessary friction for them. Google Ads recently announced the return of lead form extensions. Their purpose is to make […]
Google Local Services Ads for Lawyers
What if there was a way to get your law firm “Google Guaranteed” at the very top of Google SERPs? Now there is. The Google Guarantee badge is available for businesses that pass a Google screening and qualification process through Google Local Services ads. Google Local Services ads are designed to help lawyers connect with […]
Don’t Go Chasing Algorithms, Please Stick to the Strategies & Tactics You’re Used To
Last week, in their infinite wisdom, The Keyword announced that they’re, Understanding searches better than ever before: Last year, we introduced and open-sourced a neural network-based technique for natural language processing (NLP) pre-training called Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers, or as we call it–BERT, for short. This technology enables anyone to train their own state-of-the-art […]
Personal Injury Lawyer SEO Companies
Personal Injury Lawyer SEO is Competitive At the risk of stating the obvious, personal injury is one of the most competitive search engine optimization (SEO) practice areas. With the potential for big fees, comes fierce competition. It might be time to ask yourself whether your firm’s SEO agency is up to the task. This post will […]
The Best Law Firm SEO Companies
If you came here to see a list of the best law firm SEO companies, let me disappoint you now. If you’re interested in learning how to make informed decision about hiring a law firm SEO agency, stay with me. Why “Best Law Firm SEO Company Lists” Stink I’ve shared some my thoughts on “Top […]
Will Google Update Make Lawyer Review Rich Snippets More Helpful?
Today, Google announced plans to introduce algorithmic updates to reviews in rich results. Their stated purpose is to make review rich results more helpful. Review snippet spam has been a big problem for some time. This has been a particularly thorny issue in legal SEO. While I welcome changes that make reviews more helpful and […]
Local Link Building for Law Firms Works
As I’m writing this, Rand just published Google Ranking Factors 2019: Opinions from 1,500+ Professional SEOs over at SparkToro. There are some interesting insights with respect to how SEOs view ranking factors, and more specifically, content and link building. Nonetheless, I stand by my statement: meh, links. In my view, high-quality local law firm link […]
How to Choose a Good SEO Company for Your Law Firm
Selecting the right SEO company can feel like a daunting task. Many lawyers simply don’t know enough about SEO to make an informed decision. So, inspired by Rand’s recent post, I figured I would share some advice about how I would go about choosing an SEO company if it were my law firm. At the […]
Local Search Click-Through Rates
For many local business search queries, Google serves results that include a combination of AdWords listings, local pack listings, and traditional organic listings. For example, here’s a search on the phrase bankruptcy attorneys: To earn clicks from these searchers, you can: Pay Google for clicks via AdWords Earn clicks from the local pack Earn clicks […]