SEO

If your law firm website leads are bad, it’s because your website is bad. Cause. Effect.  This is not the time to talk around the issue and make the case (excuse) that you are a “different” type of firm that doesn’t need good website leads. We’ve heard it all. You work off of referrals. You… Read more

Getting started is the hardest part. It’s easy to overthink what to create. The easiest way to get started is to: think like your customer/prospect. Heck, you can even ask them directly. Most of marketing is understanding your customers enough to effectively communicate with them.  What does your team know about your industry that would… Read more

Our website was just redesigned in 2011.  I don’t think anyone manages our GMB.  We don’t need any more leads.  These statements are scary. And not in a Halloween-fun kind of way. Yet, we hear them all the time when auditing the online presence of law firms. Yet with every problem, there is opportunity. This… Read more

Whether you believe it or not, your website is the face of your law firm.  Regardless of how you gain more leads or clients, the majority of people are going to your website first before they contact your firm. Or in many cases, before they DON’T contact your firm.  We’ve harped on the importance of… Read more

Create content for the user, not for the search engines If you’ve spent any time in the world of content marketing and search engine optimization (SEO), you’ve heard this one. And while it’s undoubtedly true, there is more to the story.  The content marketing game has changed dramatically in the past few years. What has… Read more

Every website needs some form of content. But why take the time to create content for your brand? The short answer: to provide value/answers to your clients. You know they have questions. Think about the phone calls you get asking about what to expect in the process, the time it takes to get somebody comfortable… Read more

Ahh, voice search. It was going to take over the globe back in 2019. The way everyone did SEO was going to cater to voice search – after all, 50% of all searches were going to be voice searches in 2020.  As it turns out, the stat that made the rounds in SEO circles was… Read more

For the better part of 10 years, ‘content’ has emerged as an important tool to fortify, enhance, or grow your online presence. Chances are you’ve heard the phrase ‘content is king’ at about every marketing conference you’ve been to. Of course, ‘content’ has been around for a lot longer than the web or even digital… Read more

Law firms utilize their websites in different ways. For some, the website is a critical cog in their lead acquisition, and they have invested effort in SEO and paid search (in addition to functionality) to make it that way. For others, the site is more of a brand legitimizer for potential clients who come in… Read more

Most law firms know what SEO is. Many firms even invest in some form of SEO. But only a select few make a meaningful investment in SEO that provides ROI for the firm.  It’s easy to see how this happens. Attorneys understand the need to optimize their site and be found in search. But there… Read more

Page speed is pretty self-explanatory on the UX side. If a page on your law firm website takes a long time to load (especially on a mobile device), that can be a frustrating experience for the user. A faster website gets the information quicker to the user, increases page views, reduces bounce rate and increases conversions (phone calls and form leads). A slow website increases the likelihood of the user leaving your law firm website and going to a competitor law firm.  Read more

Law firm websites are a core piece of what we do. We know how much value a quality website has for a law firm.

But if a solid website is priority 1 for a law firm’s online presence, the Google My Business (GMB) listing is 1a. The reason is pretty simple. Read more