“A blog is not writing. It’s graffiti with punctuation” With those words in the movie Contagion, Dr. Sussmann (Elliott Gould) dismissed Alan Krumwiede (Jude Law), a blogger who was attempting to shed light on a shadowy government policy. With 12 millions unique visitors, Krumwiede’s blog carried some weight, but was viewed by Sussman as a nuisance. Blogs as graffiti? The [...]
If you blog (and you should), it doesn’t get any better than WordPress. We here at Rocket Matter are unabashed evangelizers for the self-hosted WordPress platform. But there are millions of blogs out there. To stand out you’ll need quality, current content. Search – Google, Yahoo, Bing — drives traffic. So you’ll also need a site that’s optimized to make [...]
Unlike the old days of associates riding the gravy train of partners and their impressive book of clients, today’s lawyers have to find and develop their own client base. They have to become marketers. Speaking in front of a target audience is an effective way to market yourself and get new clients. This is not groundbreaking news. Any legal marketer [...]
Wanna learn web marketing for law offices? Last week we were blown away by the hour’s worth of incredible knowledge that Jay Berkowitz imparted during our Legal Productivity webinar. First class stuff on the subject of building an amazing legal web presence! In this podcast episode, we’re excited to offer the first 15 minutes of the program. We also invite [...]
Is your law firm website doing the most it can for your small law firm? : Join us for a free webinar with Jay Berkowitz of 10 Golden Rules. When: Thursday, June 16th at 12PM EST. Where: Register online here. The internet is one of the hottest sectors of our economy. We are doing over 100 billion searches a month, [...]
Let’s assume, for a second, that your law firm has a website (your law firm has a website, right?) The question then become, is your website earning its keep? That’s a tough question. At the very least, your website should tell the world what you do, hopefully start persuading your audience to take a closer look at you and possibly [...]
Much has been written on the risk-management side about the potential for sequestration violations by jurors armed with twitter, facebook and the like, as we’ve seen on Law.com and the National Law Review. And, courts have begun to respond with mistrials for tweeting during breaks in trial and contempt charges for post-verdict status updates in poor taste. But, to borrow [...]
We’re very excited to have the Co-Founder of Headway Themes this Friday to demonstrate how to design your own blog and website with Headway! Click here to register Host: Grant Griffiths, Co-Founder of Headway Themes When: Friday, November 5th at 12PM EST CLE: NONE Description: Want a blog and website you can update and modify without having to get a web guy involved?
Since there are so many online social communities and mediums and only so many hours in the day, it helps to get a handle around some data to make some time allotment decisions.
Finally, the straight dope on social media. Blogging can help legal professionals position themselves build a web presence, protect their reputations, and build business. Social media tools like Twitter and LinkedIn can also help you grow your practice, but how much really, and how much time should you spend on them?
