What do novels written, baseball games played and commercials produced 40-50 years ago, and more, have to do with what experienced lawyers should know about blogging? It turns out there is a lot senior lawyers can learn.
During the pandemic this year I am reading and listening to more novels than ever before. As an
In December of last year, the ABA published: Survey: Lawyers still think blogging makes an impact. Among other things, I found this finding interesting:
Eighty-eight percent of bloggers say their efforts enhance their reputation. Two out of three law firm bloggers say their blogs bring in clients, and three in four find posts from
I coach many lawyers who are blogging and I read blogs posted by many other lawyers. I can usually get a sense whether the lawyer blogger is achieving any success from blogging. If you are blogging and it hasn’t led to business, ask yourself these questions:
Who is your ideal reader? The first giveaway for
I was coaching a group of lawyers for the last time recently. At the end of our group meeting, the group’s leader asked for a good summary of what we had covered. I shared this blog post with the group and thought you might find it valuable.
I read a recent survey report of large
It’s 2017. More baby boomer lawyers will retire this year.
Is your firm working to create your next generation of rainmakers? As you might imagine, I strongly believe a coaching program helps.
I like to tell people that if client development coaching had been available when I was a young lawyer I would have saved
Years ago, I coached a lawyer who was writing an ERISA Law Blog. In one of our coaching sessions he explained.
I enjoy writing the blog, but my target clients are not finding it. The only calls I have received are from employees.
I looked at the blog. At the time he was essentially reporting
I have coached 100s of lawyer bloggers. Some are doing it really well. Others have found it challenging. They aren’t attracting the readers they desire.
Over the years several law firms have asked me to come in and do what I call a Bloggers Bootcamp for their lawyers. If your firm has bloggers, please either
I have coached 25 lawyers over the last two weeks, and the most frequent questions I received, especially from the younger lawyers, was how can I more effectively use social media.
I posted this blog last year, but given the questions I thought it was worth posting again,
On Tuesday this week Shawn Tuma and
Are your struggling to connect with your clients and dream clients with your blog? I may have some help for you today.
If you are a regular reader, you know I have been working on a novel since January 2014. I’ve taken courses at Collin County Community College. I’ve taken on-line courses offered by University
Is your blog search engine and reader friendly?
I ask because I was looking at a well known firm’s blog posts. I thought the headlines were extraordinarily too long for search engines and social media, the font was too small and the paragraphs too long.
Headline
How long should your headline be? For an idea,