Posted on May 12,2021 in Changes with Google

Since Google searches are one of the primary ways people find information online, search engine optimization (SEO) experts pay close attention to any changes made by Google that may affect how sites show up in search results. Currently, Google is planning to roll out a major update that will begin to consider the experience that people can expect when using websites. This change may affect search rankings for many different types of sites, and website owners will want to understand what they can do to make sure people will continue to be able to find them when searching on Google.

What Is Page Experience?

Google has continually made improvements to its software to make sure people can find information quickly and easily. Over the past several years, Google has emphasized the importance of making websites easy to use for everyone, and it has begun to consider factors such as the speed at which a site loads and whether people can easily access a site using mobile devices. With the latest update, Google will be considering the overall experience for those who use a site. Sites that provide a good experience will be more likely to rank higher in search results, while sites with a poor experience may see drops in their search rankings.

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 Posted on April 28,2021 in Branding

A brand can be an essential element of a successful law firm, company, or organization. Your brand is a combination of your firm’s reputation in the marketplace with the promise you are trying to convey to your clients. In other words, your brand is your law firm’s personality. Important elements such as your firm’s values should be clearly expressed in all forms of branding. 

Your brand’s identity is made up of the visual elements that distinguish your law practice from others: your logo, the design of your website, the colors you use on your business cards and marketing materials, and more. It is important to maintain a clear, strong visual presence, and using consistent branding will help your law firm stand out. By working with an experienced graphic designer, you can design a logo and create branding that conveys the right message about your firm.

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 Posted on March 31,2021 in Search Engine Optimization

The internet is a busy place, and for law firms or other types of businesses, it can be difficult to stand out from the crowd. Fortunately, there are a variety of search engine optimization (SEO) techniques that can be used to make sure your website shows up in search results for people who are looking for the services you provide. When building and maintaining your website, you can use on-site search optimization to ensure that your content and blogs are relevant to your audience and contain the keywords that people are searching for, while also including metadata that will improve the chances that people will click through to your site from search results pages. In addition to on-site optimization, you can also use different types of enhanced SEO techniques. One of the best ways to boost your rankings in search results is by posting guest articles on other websites.

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 Posted on February 25,2021 in Website Content

As more and more people spend a great deal of their time online, any attorney or law firm that wants to connect with clients should remember the often-repeated advice that “content is king.” Providing helpful, informative, up-to-date content on your website and other marketing channels will ensure that people can find you in online searches, and well-written content will increase the likelihood that potential clients will reach out to you to learn about your services. The best way to make sure you are offering the right information in the right way is to work with a content writing team that is experienced in creating and publishing content such as websites, blogs, and social media posts for attorneys.

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 Posted on October 21,2020 in Search Engine Marketing

In the age of the internet, the success or failure of a business can depend on its ability to be found by customers in online searches. While search engine optimization (SEO) can help a business show up in searches, pay-per-click (PPC) advertising can provide a much-needed boost that will help a business show up at the top of search results and increase the chances that a person will contact them. In addition to its standard PPC ads, Google has recently introduced Local Services Ads, a new type of ad listing that can be very beneficial to local businesses, including law firms and other types of professional services.

What Are Local Services Ads?

Local Services Ads, or LSAs, are highly targeted ads that include a business’s name and phone number, a link to its website, and other helpful information, such as ratings and reviews, hours of operation, and number of years in business. These ads show up at the very top of a search results page, above other PPC ads and organic search results.

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 Posted on September 30,2020 in Reputation Management

In the online world, reputation is everything, and the reviews and ratings that a law firm has received are some of the key factors that can affect its reputation. Reviews can offer helpful information to prospective clients about whether an attorney can provide the services they need, and a high average rating can improve search engine optimization (SEO) by boosting a firm's position in search rankings.

However, just as positive reviews can provide benefits, negative reviews can harm a firm’s search rankings and overall reputation. Fortunately, it may be possible to have negative reviews removed, and other reputation management techniques can help a firm improve its average ratings and ensure that it maintains a positive reputation.

Flagging Reviews That Violate Google’s Guidelines

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 Posted on August 21,2020 in Legal Websites

In the 21st century, we spend much of our lives online. However, while browsing websites, performing online searches or using mobile apps is a simple and easy process for most people, those who have disabilities often struggle to navigate the internet. Because of this, advocates for the disabled have worked to ensure that websites can be used by everyone, and in fact, some companies have even faced lawsuits for failing to provide accessible websites. By following accessibility guidelines during the website design process, law firms can avoid these issues and ensure that they can connect with potential clients with disabilities.

What Are Accessibility Guidelines?

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is the law that is most often used in cases related to website accessibility. Under the ADA, people with disabilities cannot be discriminated against in places of “public accommodation.” This is the basis for many of the lawsuits regarding website accessibility, since courts have found that websites fall into the category of places of public accommodation.

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 Posted on February 12,2020 in Blogs

Most law firms understand that they should have a high-quality website that provides information about their services, their attorneys, and the benefits they can provide to clients. However, building and launching a website is only one part of a comprehensive digital marketing strategy. A law firm can increase their website traffic and improve search rankings by regularly publishing blogs that provide value for potential clients. Some of the benefits of blogging include:

Build Trust and Credibility

With a regularly updated blog, you can discuss the legal issues that you address every day when working with your clients. By answering the questions that you are regularly asked and explaining how the law applies in the situations you commonly encounter, you can demonstrate that you have the knowledge and understanding that your clients need. Publishing blogs on a regular basis will allow you to continually expand the helpful information on your site and provide people with knowledge of the legal issues that may affect them while showing that you can help them solve their problems. 

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 Posted on December 12,2019 in Changes with Google

The vast majority of people use Google search to find the information they are looking for online, and Google is constantly looking to improve its algorithms to make sure its users get the best possible search results. Because showing up in Google search results is so important, any website owner will want to stay up to date on the latest trends in search engine optimization (SEO). One of the latest developments that may affect a firm’s marketing strategy is the implementation of natural language processing (NLP) in Google’s algorithms.

Google’s BERT Algorithm

Google recently announced that it has updated its search algorithms to use a technique called BERT, which stands for Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers. This update to the algorithm uses artificial intelligence and neural networks for natural language processing. That may sound like a lot of jargon, but basically, it means that Google wants to be able to understand how people use language when performing searches and how the context of different words affects what they are looking for.

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 Posted on June 26,2019 in Changes with Google

Google is one of the companies that shape how people experience the internet, and every move that the company makes is closely scrutinized by everyone from major brands to owners of small websites. Keeping abreast of changes made by Google is essential for ensuring that your business can be found in online searches. One recent announcement by Google that will affect many websites is the announcement that mobile-first indexing will be used for new sites, and this may affect the search engine optimization (SEO) strategies used by a wide variety of businesses.

What Is Mobile-First Indexing?

When people perform a Google search, what is actually being searched is an “index” of all websites on the internet created on Google’s systems. This index includes a variety of information about a site and its relevance to people performing searches, including ranking factors that affect where it will show up in search results. Since so many people now use mobile devices to perform searches and view websites, Google now uses the mobile version of a website’s content in its index in many cases.

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