Google’s new Helpful Content Update will be impacting search results as of August 2022, however, it is unlikely to impact most law firms who create quality content. What is the Helpful Content Update? A few hours ago, Google announced the Helpful Content Update. This update will negatively impact the performance of websites which produce garbage content. We’ve all seen garbage
Generally speaking, backlinks from press releases have no SEO value and do not help law firms. However, if there is actual newsworthy content in the press release which generates real media coverage, press releases are effective for both reputation building and SEO. When Press Releases are Not a Linkbuilding Strategy: Some SEO agencies issue press releases as a way to
On June 17, 2022, Google Local Services Ads (LSA) emailed LSA advertisers an extremely confusing email which stated they will need a minimum of 5 reviews to run LSAs. Within minutes, clients were emailing us wanting to know if they needed 5 LSA reviews or not. If you weren’t aware, users may leave reviews directly to your LSA page (not
Beginning around November 2021, Google turned up the dials on their review spam detection algorithm. Most attorneys have noticed this in 2022 and this is why their Google user reviews are not displaying. The Google Spam Detection Algorithm: Every day I see law firm’s profiles loaded up with fake reviews. And at least once a week a client asks me
Law Firms may display on a Google Search Engine Result Page (SERP) as a Featured Snippet result, above the other organic results. Here’s an example of a Featured Snippet in the wild: There is a tremendous amount of information to know about Featured Snippets. Prior to focusing exclusively on attorney SEO, I have helped thousands of various types of web
Over the years we have helped dozens of our clients achieve great ratings on Avvo’s website. Ever since our first client asked us how their Avvo Rating was calculated and how they could increase their score, we have been helping our clients achieve Very Good, Excellent and Superb ratings. This guide will help you understand how the “Avvo Rating” is
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. UPDATE: Please see this newer article: Law Firms Not Getting Leads in Google Local Services Ads. We’ve seen this enormous problem affecting law firms in Sacramento, San Francisco, Fresno,
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
