Weekly Review for Law Practice Tips for Monday, October 13, 2014

weekly review for Law Practice Tips

weekly review for Law Practice TipsHere are some recent articles of interest that I found this week related to law practice management, law technology, and legal marketing. Enjoy!

Lawyer Websites & SEO: Getting Indexed Fast in Google
A lot of people seem to think it takes weeks (or even months) to get indexed in Google, but that’s just not true. Almost anyone can get his or her site crawled and indexed in two weeks or less – sometimes you can even be listed in the Google index in as little as a few hours!

There are several ways to get indexed quickly. All of them involve getting links to your site on other sites that have high PageRank, or sites that are updated often and get crawled frequently by search engine spiders.

You don’t have to pay to do this. There are plenty of ways to get these types of links to your site without paying a penny. One of the easiest ways to get indexed quickly is to use WordPress as your web platform. If you don’t have a WordPress site, you can still ping your site at places like pingoat.com or Pingomatic.com.

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Thank you for reading (and sharing). Stay tuned for next week’s weekly review for Law Practice Tips!

Weekly Review for Law Practice Tips for Monday, September 29, 2014

Weekly review for Law Practice Tips

Weekly review for Law Practice TipsHere are some recent articles of interest that I found this week related to law practice management, law technology, and legal marketing. Enjoy!

Law Practice Management: 12 Rules for Turning Initial Consultations Into Retainers
They don’t just happen.

Getting a client into your office for an initial consultation is the culmination of a great deal of effort.
You’ve done your networking, advertising, content creation, and social media, and you’ve finally got someone sitting in the seat across from you.

This is it. The game is on. Everything comes together for this one meeting.Can you feel the pressure?

Now is the time when you convert that marketing energy into money. This is where the rubber meets the road.

Don’t blow it.

Seriously, don’t blow it. You won’t get another chance with your prospects. Make it happen. Be magical. Be amazing. Bring your “A” game.

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Law Practice Management: Business Development: Save Time and Do Less!
Most lawyers I know jam their calendars each day with more than two people could accomplish in a week. Is this you?

It’s a vicious cycle because we feel terrible not being able to accomplish what’s on the list… instead of feeling great about what was accomplished. We literally sabotage our success and the feeling of accomplishment! Now, how ridiculous is that! Maybe it’s time to start looking at things differently.

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Legal Marketing & Practice Tips: What to do when people ask you for free advice

Do people ever ask you for free advice? Of course they do. So, what do you do about it?

Do you tell them to make an appointment? Give them the speech about “all a lawyer has to sell is his time and advice”? Or do you answer their question and hope you’re not wasting your time?

I have another suggestion. In fact, if you agree with my suggestion, you will no longer dread calls or emails asking legal questions or seeking free advice, you will encourage them.

The next time someone asks for your advice, don’t answer them over the phone or in an email. Write your answer and turn it into a blog post or newsletter article.

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Why Successful People Never Bring Smartphones Into Meetings
You are annoying your boss and colleagues any time you take your phone out during meetings, says new research from USC’s Marshall School of Business, and if you work with women and people over forty they’re even more perturbed by it than everyone else.

The researchers conducted a nationwide survey of 554 full-time working professionals earning above $30K and working in companies with at least 50 employees. They asked a variety of questions about smartphone use during meetings and found:

• 86% think it’s inappropriate to answer phone calls during meetings
• 84% think it’s inappropriate to write texts or emails during meetings
• 66% think it’s inappropriate to write texts or emails even during lunches offsite
• The more money people make the less they approve of smartphone use.
The study also found that Millennials are three times more likely than those over 40 to think that smartphone use during meetings is okay, which is ironic considering Millennials are highly dependent upon the opinions of their older colleagues for career advancement.

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Thank you for reading (and sharing). Stay tuned for next week’s weekly review for Law Practice Tips!

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