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Starman: Offline Revenue Generation Works for Law Firms

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Everybody knows  you ’v e  got to get reviews for your business ,  in order  to  increase  client  conversion – though, the power of reviews may be diminishing in the  new  world of ‘ answer engine optimization’ .  Even so,  good reviews   remain  relevant  trust  marks for legal consumers  – when   they’re  trying to choose which law firm s  to contact & select.     Most of the consternation around getting reviews is web-focused,  like:  which platforms to focus on; which office locations to drive review s  to; how to  followup  on review requests; what software (s)  to  use to  manage it all;  etc.   But, in all that hubbub, sometimes business owners lose sight of  the  simple interactions, that can goose  their review totals .     Lots of law firm  personnel   don’t  necessarily ask ...
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Pay Day: Internal Payment Processing Improves Law Firm Cashflow

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The problem with most law firm payment processing option s  in traditional hourly billing models is twofold: first,  law firms are  always billing in arrears, so that the work that  for which they’re  asking to be paid for has already been done – not the strongest bargaining posture, honestly; second, the reliance is on the client to make payment . . . whenever they get around to it.  And, who knows when that might be  – lawyers  aren’t  exactly on top of the payment food chain, when it comes to household bills .    Of course, the drawback is that your cashflow can get pretty spotty, in that environment.   And, hey –  you’ve  got bills to pay, too.     Even in an environment where  you’re  billing your clients hourly – and asking them to pay you when  you’re  done – you can seek improved cashflow .   The way to manage that is by removing the payment request part of the collectio...
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