On September 10, 2025, Google dropped the “100 search results parameter”. This was used by rank trackers to check rankings. These searches resulted in impressions, not clicks. The discovery was made by black hat SEO user TehSEOwner and documented in more detail on Search Engine Roundtable. Because rank trackers can no longer make it past the first 10 search results, Law
On November 19, 2025, Google announced some new Google Maps features. One of the features is anonymous reviews. The announcement stated the anonymous reviews would be live in November in time for Christmas. However, as of December 2025, Google has failed to roll the new feature out. Regardless, it will be here soon and live in 2026. What Does This
This page will be updated periodically with the latest statistics. As of December 2025, ChatGPT traffic to attorney websites averages 0.4% of their total traffic. Methodology: We take the data from 20 high traffic attorney sites and look at the average. The websites are a good mix: some firms are old, with large settlements, and many reviews. These sites get
On November 10, 2025, Google announced “Message Fanout” was coming to Local Services Ads (LSA). For end users, the feature shows up beside LSA results as a button called “Request Multiple Options”. The “Request Multiple Options” was first spotted in the wild today by Optimize My Firm. It appears Google rolled it out a little after 11PM ET on November
At first glance, the proposed “Protecting Automobile Accident Victims from Attorney Self-Dealing Act” is a reform measure backed and promoted by consumer protection groups. However, upon deeper examination, you learn that the ride-sharing company Uber actually is pushing this proposed amendment to the California Constitution. With enough signatures, Initiative 25-0022 would appear on the November 2026 ballot. The Uber-backed initiative
Various ads on social media make claims that LSA can be “kick started”, “jail broken”, “hacked”, etc, etc, etc, into working. The claims are very appealing to advertisers who have been left with no LSA leads while their competitors get plenty of leads. They want answers. And who can blame them? The Problem: For personal injury attorneys, LSA performs at
On October 3, 2025, what ridesharing services such as Lyft and Uber consider to be significant regulatory reforms became effective. Specifically, Senate Bill 371 as enacted reduces insurance requirements for Uber, Lyft, and other ridesharing services and their drivers. These companies tout the lower insurance requirements as ways to reduce the costs of ridesharing to their customers. However, the changes
Review extortion is not new but there’s been an uptick in 2025. In October 2025, Google released a new way to have these reviews removed. What is a negative review extortion scam? A negative review extortion scam when someone leaves you negative reviews, then offers to remove them for a fee. The vast majority of scammers are located outside of the