NOTE: Hard to believe I originally posted this article seven years ago, but I checked and this great printer – the Hp Envy 120 – is still available on Amazon, through third-party sellers. I ended up with two of these, I liked the form factor so much, but ultimately replaced the one in the conference…
Category: Tools for Your Practice
Add an Extra Monitor to Your Laptop for $14.99
How to add an extra monitor. I’ve written before about the quantum leap in efficiency you enjoy when using multiple monitors, and I assume that most attorneys who work with a desktop arrangement have at least two monitors going. But what if you use a laptop instead of a desktop arrangement, or are out and…
How to Market Your Law Firm With a Podcast
Why you should market your law firm with a podcast. I am relatively new to the podcasting phenomenon, but I have fully embraced this great method of law firm marketing. Arguably, the concept of podcasting in its broadest sense – making digital audio files available – has been around since the ‘80s, but the ability…
Don’t Dumb-Down Your Content – How to Show Off Your Expertise
Although my law firm thrives on content-based, Internet marketing, sometimes I am still taken aback when I see how well it all plays out. (Keeping in mind that to protect the confidentiality of my clients I change the story sufficiently so that even they would not recognize it), this week, I received a call…
Must-Have Plugins for Your Law Firm’s WordPress Website
First, a cautionary tale about plugins. I once switched to a new WordPress theme that I really liked, in part because on the articles page it showed little more than the headline from each blog post. For the reader, that serves up a list of articles from which to choose, without a lot of scrolling….
Does the Trifecta Approach to Law Firm Search Engine Optimization Still Work?
I’ve received this question a few times now by email, so rather than providing the same response each time, I thought I’d respond with an article. I published my book How to Create a Big, Fat Pipeline of New Clients for Your Law Firm in Just 10 Days (hereinafter, “Pipeline”) in 2013. It shot to…
Two Inexpensive Ways to Add Images to Your Articles
I found gold today, and I had to share. Whether you are creating a blog post or posting an article on JDSupra, you should include one or more images. According to some studies, adding an image increases readership by as much as 94%. When I add an image to a JDSupra posting, it…
The Definitive Guide to Starting Your Own Law Firm . . . is Coming
Starting Your Own Law Firm When I created this website, I sought to make it a resource for new attorneys who want to start their own firms, and for established attorneys who want to grow the firms they have. There are many resources for learning the mechanics of starting a firm, so I spent…
How to Manage Multiple Blogs Crazy Fast (for FREE!)
ManageWP Review I mention this service on the resources page, but it is such a game changer that I wanted to do a more in-depth review here. ManageWP is a service (and plug-in) that allows you to manage multiple WordPress blogs from the same dashboard. Using the term “WordPress BLOG” is a bit of a misnomer…