Traditionally, lawyers and attorneys have relied on the use of conventional advertising methods like advertisements (both paper and digital) or word-of-mount to promote their firm to potential clients. The thought process is that the opinions of strangers are not good enough for prospective clients to rely on. This line of thinking, however, is flawed. Online reviews (both … [Read more...]
6 SEO Strategies for New Lawyer Websites
Today’s post comes from Chris Dreyer, founder and CEO of law firm SEO company Rankings.io. See what he says you need to do to gain traction for your new attorney website. Thanks, Chris! It can be especially challenging to get new attorney websites traction in search. Pages need to be indexed and a web presence needs to be built in order for a site to rank … [Read more...]
Google Ad “Click Fraud”: Is Your Law Firm Owed a Refund?
In recent months, Google has sent out refunds to some of its advertisers and other agencies due to fraud. Some Google customers have been victims of what’s being called “click fraud.” The search engine has also been hard at work to influence others within their ad networks to return any funds when ad traffic fraud is detected—and they want this done publicly. These actions … [Read more...]
3 Common Questions About Law Firm Marketing & Keywords
Dialing in the appropriate online marketing techniques can be difficult, regardless of your practice areas or geographic market. As lawyers prepare their online marketing strategies, common questions tend to crop up. Here are three questions we commonly get asked by lawyers and attorneys about keywords and online marketing: 1. What keywords will be most successful for my … [Read more...]
3 Questions to Ask When Evaluating Your Legal SEO Company
Searching for a decent search engine optimization company and a lawyer are very much alike—and since you’re a lawyer or work for a law firm, then you know a good attorney when you see one. Advertisements promise you the world, but since you’re smart you know that many of these can be deceiving. So if you already have an SEO provider, how do you decide if they’re living up to … [Read more...]