Which Listings Should I Get? Lawyers.com? FindLaw? Avvo?

This is getting expensive! If you are an attorney reading this article, you have probably heard a proposal from one of these 3 directories (among others) regarding why you should be listed on their website. But how do you know which listings have value? Which ones offer a good return on investment? Which ones offer…

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Is Your Marketing Company Working Against You?

Your firm is important and unique. The services and value you provide sets you apart from your competition. So why would you hire a marketing company that offers the same services as other firms in your area? I’d like to kick off the year with a message about why exclusivity matters. Many digital marketing firms…

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2014: A Busy But Straightforward Year in Search

What a busy year in search it has been. With only about 65 days left in the year and 300 gone, it’s an appropriate time to discuss what we saw during 2014 in search. In 2014, we saw a lot of continuation of concepts that became popular in 2013. Content is still king. Quality links…

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Negative SEO: Is It Real? And Should I Be Scared?

What is Negative SEO? Negative SEO is the practice of deceiving Google to believe that a domain you do not own is doing something to violate Google’s webmaster guidelines or interfering with Google’s ability to crawl a domain. This includes everything from spam link building to denial of service attacks. The goal of negative search…

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Google Launches New Local Search Algorithm: Pigeon

On the same day we talked about stability in the search rankings, Google took a big new blender, turned it on high power and dropped their local search results into it. What is “Pigeon” Pigeon is a new local search algorithm implemented by Google. Pigeon is the name given to the algorithm by marketers, not…

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