Maine Law Practice Management

Law firms have quite a few options for getting their first, or a revised, website built (rebuilt) .  So, if it’s time to formalize ( reformalize ) your web presence, your website still needs to be the anchor – let’s talk over some courses of action.     The most obvious option for design ing a website is doing it yourself (DIY); but, let’s be real – even if you’re the best website designer in the world, you still don’t want to do it .  Sounds weird, I know – but, this relates back to a big problem that attorneys have: that they can’t seem to let go of doing everything, because lawyers feel like they’re the best at everything .  They can make the best coffee; they can print the best copies .  They can design the best websites .  But, of course: that’s largely a waste of time for lawyer s , who ma ke far more money billing out legal work, instead of doing things like designing websites .  No website designer is going to bill out ove...

It can be really valuable for business owners, including lawyers, to get booked as guests on podcasts .  Not only are podcasts really popular ; but, it’s a great way to display your expertise as an attorney – which is all that clients and referral sources want to know about, anyway .  Plus, podcasts are great for backlinks – links to your website from other prominent websites, which increases your ‘domain authority’ in search.   Of course, it’s not necessarily easy to get booked on podcasts, especially if you’re not already being invited to join them regularly .  So, you can create a list of shows you want to be on, find the right contacts, and reach out with your pitch.     However, that’s a lot to ask for a busy attorney to do .  So, maybe you pass off that assignment to an admin person, or a law clerk or intern .  Taking a step up from there, you could enlist the help of a PR firm .  And, there are even software platforms, like ...