How Attorneys Can Build a Personal Brand
A 2020 study by Ohio State professor Deborah Jones Merritt has uncovered an uncomfortable truth: Law schools fail to prepare new lawyers to work with clients. According to the report, lawyers struggle with gaining clients' trust, communicating with clients, managing expectations and dealing with demanding clients. No wonder so many [...]
Lead Generation for Lawyers
In this article we will start with the basics: the definition of a lead and why lead generation for lawyers is imperative, and then move on to explore actionable strategies that your firm can execute. What is a lead? First things first. Let's walk through exactly what a lead is [...]
What Are Super Lawyers? An In-Depth Guide
If you have ever searched for a lawyer, you've probably seen the Super Lawyer award on many law firms websites. But what does the term "Super Attorney" mean? What are Super Lawyers? Read on to learn what Super Lawyers are and why they can benefit you. What are Super Lawyers? [...]
Avvo Rating: The Definitive Guide
This guide contains step-by-step instructions for increasing your Avvo rating and details the items have an impact on your Avvo rating. At the end of the guide, we address a few of the most common questions we receive relating to Avvo attorney ratings. You can use the hoplinks below to [...]
How to Use TikTok for Lawyers
Unless you've been living under a rock these last two years, you've likely witnessed the social media platform TikTok catapult itself from obscurity into mainstream usage. With over 1 billion users, it has quickly surpassed popular platforms such as Twitter and Reddit, and now sits second place behind social media [...]
The Ultimate Guide To Social Media For Lawyers
Over the years, large consumer brands like Wendys, AirBnB, and Nike have made exceptional use of social media as a marketing platform. These days, almost every business, large or small, tries to maintain an at least somewhat active social media presence. Unfortunately, this isn’t the case with many law firms, [...]
How Much Should Lawyers Spend On Marketing
Determining your law practice marketing budget isn't always easy. Especially true when your focus is on your clients. When deciding how to divide marketing resources, view your law practice as a small business. As with any business segment, there is no specific rule about how much money to spend. But [...]
Google Local Services Ads for Lawyers
Any local law firm is effectively a small business. While you provide highly specialized services to your clients, you operate under the basic tenets of brand building. Maintaining a healthy roster of clients keeps your business afloat. Generating leads and bringing new clients through the door is how your business [...]
Instagram For Lawyers: How to Use Instagram to Grow Your Law Firm
Social media has evolved continuously over the past decade. What once seemed new, novel, and somewhat useless (remember MySpace?), has become an essential tool for just about every business. And even though not all platforms might seem like a good fit for all industries, being present on all the major [...]