If you are a regular reader you know I recently spoke at the ABA Forum on Construction Law Annual Meeting. My presentation was on Client Development: Old Tools, New Tools. I used one of the new presentation tools: Prezi just to demonstrate how it is different than PowerPoint.
One topic the construction lawyers
Are you blogging strategically? If not, other than having fun writing, why are you blogging?
Take a look at this blog written by Roanoke, Virginia lawyer Jay O’Keeffe: The Hardest Part of Arguing in the Fourth Circuit–And Three Ways to Handle It.
In addition to having some fun writing it. He has answered
How many lawyer bloggers are there now? I know there are several thousand. Yet, how many of those bloggers are connecting with their dream clients through their blog? I suggest there are very few. You can be one of the few.
Your blog readers like to read stories. Are you writing with that in mind?
Earlier this year I wrote a column for The Practical Lawyer titled: Practical Tips To Make Your Blog More Valuable. My column included many ideas I share with the lawyers I coach who are blogging.
Craig Martin, a construction law partner with the Omaha firm, Lamson, Dugan and Murray. I worked with
If you are a regular reader, you know that I started a Novel Writing Class on January 27. See the blog I posted that day: If I want to write a novel about a law firm…I need your ideas.
Our instructor, Patricia Burroughs, a novelist and screenwriter has been awesome. I have learned a
Mike Schmidt is a Labor and Employment lawyer with Cozen O’ Connor in their New York office. I worked with Mike in 2009-2010 and one of the ideas we discussed was starting a blog. I told Mike there were many labor and employment blogs and he should strive to find ways to make his remarkable.
It was 2010. I was on a cross-country tour of a large firm giving presentations and answering questions on blogging and social media. At the time, the conventional wisdom in this large firm was the firm should not be blogging or using social media tools. I was sent across country to try and change the
Make your blog easy to read on a computer, tablet and telephone. That is my subject for Day 5 of my series.
Start by looking at the font size, white space and short paragraphs in Heidi Cohen’s Blogging: 10 Ways To Boost Reader Appeal. I recommend you read Heidi’s post. I agree with all
Make your blog post interesting and worth reading. That is the subject for Day 4 in our series 5 Days to Make Your Blog More Valuable.
I recently wrote: Why is Your Blog Not Attracting Clients? I suggested that you do more than simply report about a new case, new law or new regulation. Your
I have not met a lawyer blogging just to practice his or her writing skills. I am confident that if you are blogging, you want it to be well worth your time. That is why I am writing 5 Days to Make Your Blog More Valuable.
This is Day 3 in our series: On Day