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Legal website optimization contest winners announced — Congratulations!

May 12, 2009

Hot on the heals of yesterday’s post on law firm website best practices, we are excited to announce the winners of our legal website optimization contest!
Congratulations to Dan Adkins and Kevin Britt. Each of them wins $199 in website optimization consulting, including a review of their law firm websites, a report of suggested high-impact changes [...]

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Two weeks left to win a FREE website optimization

April 21, 2009

We have decided to extend the Lawyerist website optimization contest for two more weeks. The deadline to enter the contest is now May 8, 2009.
Two winners will each receive a $199-value consultation with Lawyerist. As part of the consultation we will review your website or blog, then schedule a 30-minute phone call with you to [...]

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Win a FREE website optimization

April 15, 2009

Enter the Lawyerist website improvement contest!
Win a $199 site optimization package — Enter by May 8.
Want to see some quick, easy and dramatic improvements to your law firm website or blog? Take a few minutes and enter your site in the new Lawyerist site optimization contest and you could win a free website improvement session [...]

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Download this: Thesis premium WordPress theme (and a new look for Lawyerist!)

April 9, 2009

As regular readers of Lawyerist know, I prefer my software free and open source. But I am no fool; great software is worth paying for. While I love designing websites, I am a rank amateur. When Aaron and I re-launched Lawyerist, it became clear that I was in over my head.
I needed professional help, but [...]

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Help wanted: looking for law student(s) to write for Lawyerist

April 6, 2009

We’re looking for a law student (or students) to join the team here at Lawyerist.
Please pass this along to any law students you know who might be interested in this opportunity.

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Welcome, Minnesota Lawyer readers!

February 13, 2009

Thanks for visiting from Minnesota Lawyer! I started this blog back in January 2007 as a way to share what I was learning about technology as I built my own law practice. At the time, it was called SoloSmallTech, and aimed primarily at solo and small firm lawyers. I focused on “geek stuff,” the software [...]

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Link roundup: Twitter

February 4, 2009

Look, you aren’t going to “get” Twitter until you give it a try. So give it a try. These links will help you get started.

8 Useful Tips To Become Successful With Twitter | Smashing Magazine
145 Lawyers (and Legal Professionals) to Follow on Twitter | JD Scoop
Twitter 101 for Lawyers | Practicing Law in the 21st [...]

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Drive traffic to your site by commenting on blogs

January 2, 2009

You don’t have to write a blog to take advantage of them. By leaving comments on blogs, you can establish yourself as an authority to that blog’s regular readers, who may find their way to your website.
If you want to drive traffic by leaving comments, make sure you create a profile, if possible, with your [...]

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Blogging 101: “I don’t get the blog thing”

December 16, 2008

A colleague said this to me as we were riding up an elevator after the MSBA Practice Management & Marketing Section lunch today. I tried to explain, but while my “elevator speech” about my practice is pretty good, I do not have one about blogging. Nevertheless, I will attempt to boil down a complex internet [...]

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Set marketing goals for 2009

December 15, 2008

When setting goals for your business for 2009, do not forget to set marketing goals, as well. How many potential clients found you through your website in 2008? How many do you want to find you through your website in 2009?
When you set goals and check in with them periodically (I do it quarterly), you [...]

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