Intro to Law Blogging: How to Use a Law Blog to Grow Your Practice

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Intro to Law Blogging Kevin O'KeefeCEO & Founder, LexBlog, Inc.

Why blogs work for business development?

Leading lawyers publish & speak

Dominate on search engines iEstablish intimate relationships of trust

Become better lawyer

Grow network

Life changer

U.S. top 200 firms blogging

Growth in blogs (in those firms)

Relationships

Word of mouth

Net accelerates relationships and word of mouth

What am I passionate about?

Niche focusiWhat type of work do I want to do?

What type of clients do I want to work for?

How will I measure success?

Strategy first in law blogging

Independent publication

Separate website and domain iTitle of blog

Branding publication vs website branding

Complement not match website design

Importance of design

Setting up a blog

MichiganEmploymentLawAdvisor.com

Independent

Authors link to website bios iLogo links to firm website

Website strategically highlights blogs

Relationship to website

BABC-FinancialServicesPerspectives.com

Posts

Categories iTags

Individual authors

Comments

About, services & contact pages

Elements of blog

Self-up on existing platforms

Professional turnkey solutionsiWordPress as core platform vs others

How to get blog going?

NewMiamiBlog.com

Clear title for indexing and sharing

Beginning sentence summarizes pointiScannable Bullets Block quotes

Conversational tones

Elements of good blog post

Images

Write about others

Let clients knowiWise use of social mediaPress releases?

Bold announcements?

Draw attention to my blog

Grow network

Trusted authority and 'go to' lawyeriBetter lawyer

Valuable business realized

More enjoyable life

Life changer

Success?

ChinaLawBlog.com

Time commitment

FrequencyiComments All the blog subjects covered

Common questions

Group versus single author

Aim high

Strategic consulting Professional designProfessional services publishing platformCoachingHostingFirm-branded email notificationsSearch engine optimization - SEOOngoing support Syndication and distribution

LexBlog's professional turnkey solution

More information: LexBlog.com

Questions

iPad

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