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Can Using Avvo Violate Your Bar's Ethics Rules?

avvo_logo-Color_Blue Attorneys who market their services online can feel like they’re facing a field of landmines when it comes to complying with their Rules of Professional Conduct. On one end of the spectrum, older rules fail to address online advertising or...
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Can You Guarantee a #1 Ranking on Google?

Guarantee Stamp If your law firm’s marketing strategy includes bringing in leads from online searches, keeping your website at the top of the search results is essential. And, with well over 50% of the clicks going to the first 3 results, it’s clear...
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Client Testimonials on Attorney Websites: How to Solicit Testimonials or Reviews

Attorney Testimonial Graphic In our recent series of posts on using client testimonials on your law firm’s website, we’ve established that testimonials are an effective client outreach and retention tool and that state rules of professional conduct...
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Will the Proposed Changes to the ABA Model Rules on Attorney Advertising Affect Your Practice?

ABA Model Rule Book Just when you thought you understood what you could and couldn't do in attorney advertising, the American Bar Association announced proposed changes to its model rules. Could your website suddenly become a violation of your state's rules of...
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Client Testimonials on Attorney Websites: Are They Ethical?

Testimonial – Guy with Megaphone and Foam Finger Ethics and attorney advertising: sticky, significantly different from one jurisdiction to another, and ever-evolving. And the ethics of promoting client reviews or testimonials gets special attention from many bars. Since displaying testimonials...
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Does My Law Firm Need a New Website?

Old Computer Remember the time you had a big hole in the sleeve of your jacket, mismatched shoes, and ink stains on your shirt or blouse when you met with a client? Of course you don’t. That didn’t happen. You know how an unkempt appearance would adversely...
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What Is Long-Tail Content?

Telescope with word: Focus If you’ve talked to any member of The Modern Firm after your website launch, you’ll notice a common response to growing your website traffic: more content, more content, and more content. Along with links, Google has confirmed that...
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Client Testimonials on Attorney Websites: Are They Effective?

Client Review Graphic Client testimonial or review pages are among the most clicked-on sections of our law firm websites. We have a few theories about why — and several things for attorneys to think about if you are considering featuring testimonials on your law...
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How to Display Your Super Lawyers Listing on Your Website

Super Lawyer with Cape Super! You were listed with Super Lawyers! Now you may be asking: “How can I get one of those nifty Super Lawyers badges?” “Do I have to pay for it?” “Do my bar’s rules of professional conduct restrict how I...
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What is an Email Drip Campaign?

Email Drip Campaign A recurring dream — you wake up, phone buzzing every couple of minutes as clients reach out to you to ask for your help. While you slept, an assistant contacted all of your potential clients, categorized them, sent them information relevant to...
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