Jul

26

Bada BING!

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OK, it looks like Bing is seeing some early success as a viable search engine.  It has been generally getting strong buzz and has seen some early victories. Based on early comScore statistics, it has overtaken Yahoo to become the #2 search engine behind Google, which has also seen a (modest) decline in search traffic [...]

Feb

20

ABA website survey – many firms still missing out

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Recently, the ABA reported the findings from their annual Legal Technology Survey. One survey topic was the usage of websites among law firms. The survey identified that 73% of respondent firms have websites, which is consistent with the 2006 survey findings.While it’s not surprising that the respondents from law firms with 50 or more attorneys [...]

Nov

18

The fallacy of being listed on the first page of Google

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Over the last month, I’ve had several conversations with law firms about their websites and their desires to be listed on the first page of Google for specific search terms. Obviously, this is a desirable goal, and any business, given the option of showing up on the first page for their appropriate searches, would be [...]

Oct

30

Does Your Website Homepage Get an F? It should.

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So, you’ve spent a lot of time, effort and money to get clients, potential clients and referral partners to visit your website.  
This might be a waste of money and effort.  
If your law firm website is like most other firm’s sites, 2 of every 3 visitors stay less than 30 seconds and “click out” [...]

Sep

6

What your web provider doesn’t want you to know

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You’ve recently upgraded your website.  The site is live and you’re fairly happy with the results.  You’re paying a lot more money than you were for your previous web site but its worth it as your new site has better content and a better look than your previous site.  It is worth it…isn’t it? It seems [...]