A few years ago, I read the Copyblogger post: How to Create World-Class Content by Never “Writing” Again. There are many gems in the post, like:
You’re more detective than writer.
What does that mean in the context of practicing law?
Suppose that a federal agency that impacted your clients’ industry went to Congress
What is the client development skill you should be working on?
STORYTELLING
I will be sharing thoughts on storytelling this weekend with the women lawyers who will gather in Fort Worth for our Third Annual Outstanding Women Lawyers Roundtable.
If you are surprised I would pick that skill to work on, take a look at
Have you noticed that in some of my recent blog posts, I have ended the post with a sentence including the words: you and because?
I receive many questions from lawyers asking how to follow up or make a contact without appearing to be too pushy. Here is something I have done that I
Seth Godin said it well:
Being best in the world is seriously underrated.
There is plenty of scientific research showing that Seth Godin’s point is right.
If you want to learn why you want to be thought of as best in the world, read: 21 Reasons You Must Become an Expert.
I hope you
Last week I went to the Kevin O’Keefe’s LexBlog website and looked at the Top 10 in Law Blogs: LXBN March 12, 2013. I started reading the top blogs, not for their content, but simply to see how easy they were to read by an “old toad” like me. I want you to take
Have you ever struggled with client development and thought you were the only one? I can tell you I know many lawyers who have struggled at some point. I am one of them.
I decided to write about this topic after reading a Copyblogger post: The 4 Words That Will Get Your Email Opened.
Several months ago I read a great blog post titled: The Simple Tricks Experts Use to Always Get Paid For Their Time. It made me think about the many lawyers I coach who tell me potential clients “pick their brain,” but never hire them.
It also made me think of Ralph, the CEO of
Just today, I read an interesting Copyblogger blog post: The Critical Mistake that Keeps Bloggers Broke. I could have easily written it for lawyers. I would have titled it: "The Critical Mistake that Keeps Blogging/Tweeting Lawyers from Connecting with Clients."
I know many law firms that have blogging lawyers. I know many lawyers who