Author: Lisa Hopkins

To help your website show up in search results, you can undertake a number of search engine optimization strategies, but a great place to start is to list your website on numerous online directories. This can include lawyer directories like Avvo, Google My Business, social media platforms, the Yellow Pages online, and many more. If you’re ready to start listing your law firm, that’s great, but don’t forget these three online law firm listings that you likely haven’t thought of.

If your law firm’s website isn’t converting visitors into leads, it’s time to investigate why. This article includes seven things that could be impacting your law firm website’s conversion rates, and how you should address them.

There’s one thing the law firm marketing experts at Stacey E. Burke, P.C. are always asking clients to provide, but we almost never receive: case results and/or representative matters. Case results should be present on every law firm website because they provide significant value. Unfortunately, since we can’t read minds, we have to rely on our clients to provide us with this information. Any lawyer that has successfully handled or assisted in any type of legal matter has case results, and they should absolutely be on your website. Here’s why.

Is your law firm contemplating a new website this year? Building a new website or redesigning an existing one can vary widely in price depending on a variety of factors. Find out more here.

The challenging thing about Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is that Google and other search engines are constantly updating their search algorithms. What is considered “quality” and “relevant” changes frequently. While Google makes a few minor algorithm updates daily, every now and then Google rolls out a much more comprehensive update.

It’s rare that Google algorithm updates ever directly impacts the legal industry. Luckily (or unluckily depending on your outlook), a Google algorithm update that began on August 1st takes direct aim at law firm websites. In the first month of August, law firms may have seen their organic website traffic fall off a cliff or skyrocket exponentially. Unfortunately, unless you are actively engaged in a very comprehensive SEO strategy, you probably suffered a loss.