Comments on: Filter Potential Clients http://lawyerist.com/filter-potential-clients/ the lawyering survival guide Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:50:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sam Glover http://lawyerist.com/filter-potential-clients/comment-page-1/#comment-14130 Sam Glover Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:14:38 +0000 http://lawyerist.com/?p=5851#comment-14130 @Andrew: I don't think it is a tough call. If potential clients call you instead of someone who can help them, you are wasting your time and theirs. If you do decide to focus on those areas at some point in the future, it won't take much to "rebuild your Google rankings" for those keywords. @Andrew: I don’t think it is a tough call. If potential clients call you instead of someone who can help them, you are wasting your time and theirs.

If you do decide to focus on those areas at some point in the future, it won’t take much to “rebuild your Google rankings” for those keywords.

]]> By: Sam Glover http://lawyerist.com/filter-potential-clients/comment-page-1/#comment-14129 Sam Glover Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:13:03 +0000 http://lawyerist.com/?p=5851#comment-14129 I have found that writing a niche blog is one of the best ways to filter. First, you tend to attract a greater percentage of people interested only in what you do. Second, you inform people who visit your blog, so the ones who do not really need your help can get what they need and get going. I have found that writing a niche blog is one of the best ways to filter. First, you tend to attract a greater percentage of people interested only in what you do. Second, you inform people who visit your blog, so the ones who do not really need your help can get what they need and get going.

]]> By: Ed Kohler http://lawyerist.com/filter-potential-clients/comment-page-1/#comment-14127 Ed Kohler Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:53:29 +0000 http://lawyerist.com/?p=5851#comment-14127 This is one of my biggest peeves with a lot of professionals. They seem to be afraid to limit their options, so end up "specializing in everything" which means nothing. It's much better to take a stand and be known for something than appear to be marginal at everything. This is one of my biggest peeves with a lot of professionals. They seem to be afraid to limit their options, so end up “specializing in everything” which means nothing. It’s much better to take a stand and be known for something than appear to be marginal at everything.

]]> By: Andrew Flusche http://lawyerist.com/filter-potential-clients/comment-page-1/#comment-14121 Andrew Flusche Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:52:53 +0000 http://lawyerist.com/?p=5851#comment-14121 I couldn't agree more! I really need to update my own website to remove old practice areas that I don't handle any longer. But here's my concern: What if I want to get back into those areas later on? If I remove the info now, I'm telling Google not to send that search traffic my way. If I get back into the area later on, I'll have to re-build my rankings in Google. It's a tough call. I couldn’t agree more! I really need to update my own website to remove old practice areas that I don’t handle any longer.

But here’s my concern: What if I want to get back into those areas later on? If I remove the info now, I’m telling Google not to send that search traffic my way. If I get back into the area later on, I’ll have to re-build my rankings in Google. It’s a tough call.

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