On March 29, 2022, a catastrophic change occurred on Google’s Local Services Ads platform and suddenly the leads were completely shut off to Personal Injury Attorneys throughout California and beyond. We’ve seen this enormous problem affecting law firms in Sacramento, San Francisco, Fresno, the Valley, Bakersfield, Los Angeles, Glendale and all over California. Phoenix Arizona attorneys are facing the same
Attorneys creating Google Business Profile Pages may discover that after that after they enter the code from Google’s verification postcard, their listing may need further verification and/or be instantly suspended. We’ve seen an uptick in suspended Google Business Profiles in April 2022. This is due to so many fake locations being set up by law firms across the US, especially
Yes. Every law firm we have ever worked with says that Local Services Ads are cost effective for their law firm. The cost per lead varies depends on a variety of factors. If you weren’t aware, Local Services Ads are VERY different than Google Ads (pay per click). Are Local Services Ads cost effective for Personal Injury Lawyers? As of
I’m not sure if it there’s a full moon approaching or not, but this week I have been asked the same question by 4 separate clients. Can I get bad reviews removed on Google? To get straight to the point: Google almost never removes negative reviews, but there are exceptions, such as coordinated negative review attacks, conflicts of interest, profanity
You heard the prediction here first: Google will likely be rolling out a new “Jump-to Sitelinks” feature in 2022. Of course, lawyers will want to take advantage of it for more real estate in Google’s search engine results pages, and result in more cases. On January 27, 2022, we saw the test live in search results. Here’s what a website
Every Law Firm we have set up for Google’s Local Services Ads is very happy with the product, but they all have one thing in common. They all wish they could obtain more leads. Sometimes law firms display consistently in the “Google Screened” results. Sometimes law firms show up rarely, due to the competition. Once in a while firms almost
For at least the 6 or 7 years leading up to December 2021, keywords in a law firm’s name had a major impact on Local Search rankings. Google changed their Local Search algorithm to correct this simple competitive advantage. Understanding the history of the Local Search results will help you understand where Google is headed in the future. Below is
Web3 is the latest buzzword which exists to describe decentralized online blockchain ecosystems. What the heck does that mean? It means I’ve been waiting for creative personal injury attorneys to do something to get attention with either NFT art, cryptocurrency or the Metaverse! Personal Injury Law Firm Set Up Shop in the Metaverse. I didn’t have to wait long. In
Google updated their Local Search algorithm and changed the Local Pack layout in December 2021. This directly impacts law firms rankings in Local Search results (aka the “Local Pack” or “Three Pack”). The December 2021 Local Pack Layout Change: This change impacts business owners and law firms who display in Local Search effective December 9, 2021. Google had been testing
It’s no secret: every attorney serious about SEO and building a powerful website which generates leads need all the backlinks they can find. Like them or not, once you’ve claimed your AVVO profile your may link out from it a total of 5 times. After explaining this process dozens of times to attorneys who haven’t logged in to their AVVO
