In early March 2024, Google emailed attorneys a message titled “Local Services Ads verification steps are being updated for your industry”. Google used to require identity verification for lawyers. They stopped about 2 years ago. They’re bringing the measure back due to spam. Local Services Ads (LSA) efforts to reduce spam: If you were not aware, I have authored multiple
In January 2024, Google announced that it would be shutting down websites built with Google Business Profiles. The announcement stated that Google would shut these sites down on March 5, 2024. Google was a few days late, but they indeed kept their word. Attorneys whose free Google Business Page (GBP) website was shut down will see their old URL redirected
Personal Injury Attorneys who use Google Ads PPC campaigns received a message from Google AdWords on March 6, 2024 titled “Access to Customer Match will be suspended for your account in the next 7 days”. At first glance, the message appears scary. It says: Your access to Customer Match will be suspended within the next 7 days because your Google
For the vast majority of law firms, ranking on Page 1 of Google in Los Angeles is not possible in 2024. But, there’s still hope to obtain leads. Here’s why, from someone who has watched the front page of LA for over a decade and actually ranks attorneys in major cities all over the USA. If you’re an LA attorney
E-E-A-T is not a shiny new thing. It’s been around for many, many years. There probably is not a single lawyer in the world needs to worry about it. But, if you arrived here for a detailed explanation, it’s your lucky day. We’re going to talk about E-E-A-T, and then never talk about it again. The Short Version: Law firms
On February 9, 2024, Google Local Services Ads (LSA) rolled out “Branded Local Services Ads”. This means that attorney’s LSAs may display when someone searches for your law firm’s name. In typical LSA fashion, the rollout was a total disaster. The discovery was made by Anthony Higman who tweeted this example: Google’s “Ad Liaison” Ginny Marvin replied and said “This
Super Bowl LVIII took place February 11, 2024 in Las Vegas. People watching from home got to see the Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers in the last 3 seconds of overtime. Viewers watching Super Bowl LVIII via TV were able to see advertisements from local business owners – and law firms. Running Personal Injury Law Firm ads
In 2018, FindLaw began migrating some law firm websites to WordPress. Of course, when properly maintained, WordPress is a fantastic, open-source content management system. As of 2024, over 40% of the websites on the Internet are powered by WordPress. Normally, this would be great news. However, FindLaw used what is called WordPress “multisite“. The are pros and cons to multisite:
Recessions typically result in increased caseloads for Personal Injury Law Firms, however, some insurers attempt to take advantage of economic downturns with low-ball offers. Slightly Less Motor Vehicle Accidents Occur: Unless it’s highly specialized, the bread and butter of any personal injury law firm is motor vehicle accidents. With prior recessions, car accidents showed a marked decline. A 2016 study
Goolge Notes is an experiment from Google Labs which allows users to leave notes about websites in the search results. It rolled out in November 2023. Quick Facts: Google Notes are not currently displaying on many sites, such as law firms Google Notes will not impact rankings Google Notes is just an experiment, scheduled to run until May 2024 Google
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