Everyone knows that favorable online reviews are important for law firms. Given the importance of reviews, it should come as no surprise that some firms are willing to do almost anything in order to gain good reviews. Some firms, like one unlucky firm in Louisville, Kentucky, were even willing to offer rewards to gain good reviews. But this strategy backfired bigtime in the … [Read more...]
6 Tips to Improve Your Law Firm’s Google Ranking
In the 1980s, the adoption of simple checklists led to the reduction of aviation accidents. If a checklist can make something as important as flying safer, imagine what it can do for your law firm! By creating a checklist, there will be less of an opportunity for mistakes within web content. Before publishing content, double check it against this six-point checklist: 1. … [Read more...]
Basic Blogging Tips Your Law Firm Should Know
If you’re looking to expand your law firm’s online presence, then creating a blog to host your firm’s content is an effective way to do this. But before you run to the internet and throw a blog together using a template, you should be aware that in order for your firm’s blog to show up in Google searches or to have any link building potential, you must ensure that: Your … [Read more...]
The Importance of Collaboration Between Public Relations (PR) and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) in Attorney Marketing
Nothing lives in a vacuum, so it’s important that you ensure the various departments or teams working for your law firm mesh well together. This particularly applies to legal SEO and PR professionals. Check out four ways that public relations and SEO overlap for law firms. Education Often, those in the PR profession aren’t taught the impact online media has SEO and keyword … [Read more...]
Can Your Law Firm Optimize its Website for Voice Searches?
With the rise in popularity of devices like Google Home and Amazon Echo, researchers have begun to study how people are using these devices for internet searches — and how that affects businesses. Many of these findings can extend to law firms as well. For Google Home, which is powered by Google Assistant, many of its responses come from basic Google search data. Based on … [Read more...]