Webinars are a great way to get in front of potential clients and referral sources to educate them on all the ways you can help. The downside is that people are pretty busy, and it’s easy to overlook that fact when you compare how busy you are (because no one is busier than a busy
John Hinson
John Hinson is the webmaster of Legal Marketing Blog. With nearly a decade of legal marketing experience, John prides himself on generating and curating the most impactful content for his audience.
How to Market Your Firm MORE (And Spend LESS Time Doing It)
41% of lawyers need more time to devote to marketing. 55% of those same lawyers handle marketing themselves, which is potentially why they have a capacity problem to begin with.
Why This Is a Problem
The first group, which said they needed more capacity to devote to marketing, understood that there was something their firm…
The Easiest Way to Get on the First Page of Google
There are more law firms than good spots on the first page of Google. About 60% of people will choose one of the first three organic results. The frustrating part, at least as it pertains to lawyers, is that these spots are not merit-based. They are given out to the highest bidder (the first four…
4 *CHEAP* Lead Gen Ideas for Your Firm
Here’s a refreshing bit of content for you – cheap marketing! And here’s the best part – these ideas will actually produce results because they’ve been proven. Will these result in your phone ringing off the hook and hundreds of leads busting down your door? It’s unlikely, but these will generate results over time.
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How to Write Legal Blogs That Are Actually Helpful
If the blog articles on your website are 3-4 paragraphs covering a current event and telling people if they ever find themselves in that situation to call your firm…then please stop writing blogs. They aren’t actually providing value. Your blog isn’t supposed to be an SEO graveyard full of keywords that you hope will get…
Your Personality Vs. Professionalism on Your Social Media Channels
We have many faces. The way someone acts at a Phish show is not the same way they’d present themselves as the head of a law firm. How we are with our children is not how we are with our lifelong friends. While many people know and accept this, lawyers struggle with the same concept…
How to Handle Unhappy Clients
You’ve probably been here before: You deliver a major victory for an important client—one that exceeds expectations. You’re happy for them, but you’re especially excited about what the big win may represent for you: more business, more notoriety, more happiness!
But it doesn’t happen. Not only does the client decline to send referrals to your…
How to Keep People Coming Back to Your Website
First impressions are everything, and today’s consumers usually get their first impressions online. Your website is one of your firm’s most important assets. It’s your online real estate, your digital business card, your central marketing hub, and more all rolled into one. And if it doesn’t make a good impression, people will leave as quickly…
Everything You Need to Know About Email Marketing
When you’re looking for a cost-effective strategy for promoting your firm, you can’t beat email marketing.
Compared to other types of digital marketing it’s easy to manage, requires few resources, and has a high return on investment. (Even as early as 2014, the Direct Marketing Association was reporting a 4300% ROI for email marketing.) For…
What Is Agile Marketing?
You may have heard of the phrase “agile marketing” recently, and if you have no idea what it means, you’re not alone. On the other hand, you may have panicked at the thought of other firms doing this and getting ahead of you. Ironically, it’s this feeling that has created agile marketing. It’s a term…