Being a solo or small firm attorney often feels like juggling ten balls while riding a unicycle. There are client calls to return, contracts to review, deadlines to meet, and endless administrative tasks piling up on your desk. It’s easy to feel like there’s never enough time, and the weight of it all can be […]
As a busy solo or small firm attorney, your mornings can often set the tone for the rest of the day. Starting your day in reactive mode — scrambling to check emails, responding to urgent client calls, or rushing to court — can leave you feeling stressed and behind. On the other hand, a structured […]
There are a lot of lawyers out there, and the landscape is very competitive. For that reason, it can be very hard to stand out. The general public already sees lawyers as commodities, and in their eyes, you are the same as everybody else. Allowing that to happen can relegate you to competing on price […]
In growing your firm you need to bear in mind that you’re doing more than just increasing your income; you’re building a business. This business is an asset you own, and you should be proud of it! But what happens when you retire? Will you just shut everything down and walk away, or will you […]
Many attorneys and law firms concentrate their marketing too much on the services that they provide. Although the services may be just the thing that your clients need, when they retain you, that’s not why they’re doing it. Your services may well be crucial to their lives, but that’s not what they’re buying when they […]
Branding is important, even for small or solo law firms. However, you shouldn’t be spending money solely for the purposes of building your brand. It should be a byproduct of all your other marketing. The copy that you write for your website and for printed ads should build trust and authority with your audience, and […]
It’s never a good thing when a client leaves your firm. They may fire you from an active case (and send you the dreaded substitution of attorney) or if you have a corporate or institutional client, they may decide to switch to a different firm going forward. This can leave you a bit devastated and […]
Marketing your law firm isn’t easy. Writing content for your website or an ad or another media that is compelling enough for the to make the reader take action is something that takes time, thought, and effort. A key factor to bear in mind is that people tend to have short attention spans. For example, […]
One marketing strategy that can be used to boost traffic to your law firm website is a Pay Per Click (PPC) campaign with Google. You start by selecting certain keywords that you anticipate people with use in searching for you on the Internet. Then, when a Google user types in those keywords, gets a search […]
When running any business, you have to keep on your toes. You need to be nimble and ready to pivot in a different direction in order to keep going down the right road to success. This means paying attention to what is going on in the business of your practice, so that you can make […]