Congrats to attorney Barry P. Goldberg on having his legal blog picked up by media outlets across the country! Our legal marketing blog is full of articles stressing the importance of quality content for your blog (read more on quality vs. quantity content marketing here). There is simply no denying that quality content will blow…
What many attorneys don’t get is that when it comes to content marketing (i.e. blogging), it is not just about quantity. In fact, quality is just as important. Google and the other search engines are getting smarter when it comes to sniffing out real, relevant content over mass-marketed, generic words that don’t provide the searcher…
Legal blogging (i.e. content marketing) cannot be overlooked for attorneys looking to compete in today’s digital world. Whether the objective is purely SEO (driving potential new clients to your website), thought leadership (establishing oneself as a go-to in a particular practice area), or a combination of the two, fresh content is the way to get…
Search engines determine the success of law firm websites by deciding how many clients and potential clients they refer to the site. Earlier this year, Google started penalizing sites that push out spam content and rewarding sites that publish original content. For years, marketers focused on keyword and link building to drive SEO and dominate…
Law firm marketing, like all professional services marketing, is in the midst of a digital revolution. Traditional techniques for generating leads, cultivating prospects, and making connections are becoming less and less effective. Today, many law firms are being found and vetted online. Technology, your potential client’s immediate expectations, and changing demographics are driving professional services…
Lately, there’s been a bunch of noise about dangers of “ghostwritten” legal blogs. Apparently, no one is safe and practicing attorneys are supposed to stop focusing on their practice to take time out to write informational, educational blog posts, engage on social media, and otherwise not bill out for their time. After weeks of reading…
If you are a regular reader of our blog, or follow us on Twitter or LinkedIn or Facebook or Google+, you know just how important Google+ and Google Authorship is for lawyers looking to increase their online presence. One of the perks of Google Authorship is the avatar (i.e. your headshot) that shows up next…
If you’re a lawyer interested in or involved in building your law firm’s online presence, you have probably heard something about Panda, Penquin, and/or any of the other recent Google algorithm updates. For most of us, these updates are good news. They promote quality content over quantity, and reward bloggers who have taken the time…
For lawyers who are interested in capitalizing on the fact that prospective clients use the internet to find an attorney, search engine optimization, or SEO, is key. The goal of search engine optimization is to get your website to the top of the search engines for your target keywords; a process that takes time, a…
These days, if you want to be competitive online, and relevant offline, content is king. If you follow our blog, you know that we say that a lot over here, and not only because we offer legal blogging services, but because it’s a fact. According to Matt Cutts, Google’s head of webspam, “we try to…