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Virtual Offices and Google My Business for Law Firms

If your law firm is added to Google My Business it has the opportunity of showing up in the local pack (AKA “the 3 pack”) in Google’s organic search results. This is the box which is pulled from Google Maps that shows law firms near you. Some attorneys have discovered that user proximity is a ranking factor in the local

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How To Setup “Google Screened” Ads for Personal Injury Lawyers

Google began testing “Google Screened” Ads for Personal Injury Lawyers in August 2020. Many Law Firms who focus on personal injury law will be interested in this new ad type. What Is “Google Screened”? Google Screened Ads for Personal Injury Lawyers are Pay Per Lead ads, also called Local Service Ads. Participating lawyers go through a screening process which includes

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How To Remove Fake Personal Injury Lawyer Listings from Google Maps

Since late 2018, a handful of marketing agencies and also a law firm in Los Angeles California have been creating a massive amount of fake websites and Google My Business listings. These listings exist to display in Google’s “3 pack” section which display in Google’s search results, commonly referred to as Local Search Results or Maps Results or Map Pack

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Do Law Firm Websites Have to Be ADA Compliant?

As of 2020, no law states that websites must be ADA Compliant, however, people are still getting sued for not having an ADA Compliant site. All modern WordPress websites we develop for our lawyers are accessible and easy to navigate for people, search engines and for people with disabilities. The ADA was passed before websites existed. If the law requires

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Best Law Firm Website Software

The best law firm website software is hands down WordPress. That’s because it’s SEO friendly and easy to update. It does, however, require some updates and maintenance. Pros and Cons of WordPress I understand there are attorneys out there who do not need leads from the web and any old one page website is just fine for them. For the

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Attorney’s Yelp Pages Are Losing Reviews – Here’s Why

In November and December of 2018, attorney’s Yelp pages began suddenly losing “recommended reviews”. This is due to an adjustment to Yelp’s algorithm which they call the “recommendation software”. Attorneys I work with have been taken aback by this. While almost no Yelp review page shows every review, many attorney Yelp pages are now showing only around 40% of total

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Reporting Fake Google My Business Attorney Listings [Case Study]

Below are step by step instructions for removing fake or spam listings for law firms in Google Maps results. If you see someone keyword stuffing their Google My Business page, this page is for you. Note: If the method below doesn’t work or you need to report multiple listings, please see my updated article here: How To Remove Fake Personal

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How Much Does SEO Cost Law Firms?

I work with a wide variety of law firms in a wide variety of industries in all types of cities of different sizes. When a potential client contacts me, one of the first things they usually ask is about pricing. How Much Does SEO Cost Law Firms? On average, SEO for law firms is generally around $5,000 per month, however,

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