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Comment on How to start a law blog: choosing domain names and WordPress hosting by Peggy Gruenke

Peggy Gruenke — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:27:28 +0000

Thanks for sharing this information. I am in the process of starting my blog and am planning on using WordPress. But may now look into the self hosted route.

Comment on WardBlawg opens its doors to further guest law blogging by Guest law blogs on YouBlawg: March 2012 | Ward Blawg

Guest law blogs on YouBlawg: March 2012 | Ward Blawg — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 11:18:19 +0000

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Comment on How lawyers and law firms can set up multiple Twitter accounts using one email address by marc

marc — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:41:50 +0000

Great tip, using Twitter to attract new clients is a simple and easy way to interact with them

Comment on Using law blogs to win business: law firms continue to embrace social media by Mortons

Mortons — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 20:42:36 +0000

How many firms now have twitter, facebook and linked in widgets on their websites. Quite a few.

Comment on How lawyers and law firms can set up multiple Twitter accounts using one email address by Selling for Solicitors

Selling for Solicitors — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:34:44 +0000

Maybe this advice is best suited for micro businesses as HighlandLawyer suggests.

Another way smaller firms can have multiple accounts is to have a hosting account with someone like 1and1 for a few dollars a month and set up POP3 accounts on there easily enough. I have a load of email addresses on several domains witht hem and many are redirected to one POP3 or IMAP account. Pretty easy to manage and set up and pretty powerful in terms of management options.

Comment on How lawyers and law firms can set up multiple Twitter accounts using one email address by HighlandLawyer

HighlandLawyer — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 16:36:25 +0000

Of course these days most law firms will have their own internet domain; any firm that does not has more urgent issues to deal with than multiple social media accounts. Even if you are not hosting you own email server (which will generally need an IT guy or team), you will likely have email to your domain (e.g. hosted by your ISP). Therefore the same principles of using the Gmail accounts apply to using your own domain: just open up a new email address on your domain the same as if it were for a new member of staff, except instead of a personal name use a department name, like “taxplanning@examplelawfirm.co.uk”.

The other advantage of that (especially compared with using Gmail) is that this “department” address can also be used for people to contact the firm for a particular service. So the above example could be publicised for anyone wanting tax planning advice to send requests to; that address would be monitored by someone (who need not be a solicitor) and requests forwarded to the relevant person/department. Likewise an address might not be publicised, but only given out to appropriate persons: for example an address for correspondent firms to send court instructions (which can be constantly monitored by multiple staff to ensure immediate action), or for established clients who need particular services, to give them a “direct line” method of giving instructions.

Comment on SEO for Law Firms: Improving web presence for business & brand awareness by Wardblawg

Wardblawg — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:25:21 +0000

Thanks for your comments Peggy. I agree that incorporating targetted keywords on the firm’s LinkedIn page (and indeed even on individual profiles) is important. Same for Twitter, Facebook pages and Google Plus pages – sometimes I hear lawyers saying that they prefer to view such social networks as satellite sites through which people are directed to their main website or landing pages within the website. If viewed in that way, SEO for the social media accounts also becomes important.

If anyone has any questions about optimising social media accounts please do let us know.

Comment on SEO for Law Firms: Improving web presence for business & brand awareness by Peggy Gruenke

Peggy Gruenke — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:07:29 +0000

Thanks for the great article – I love seeing things in 3 simple steps. For #2 I woudl add to make sure on your Firm’s Linked In page you incorporate the same targeted keywords as on your website.

Comment on Who owns a Twitter follower?: Noah Kravitz sued by PhoneDog for $340,000 by Twitter and corporate accounts « A Clatter of the Law

Twitter and corporate accounts « A Clatter of the Law — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:02:20 +0000

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Comment on WardBlawg’s New Year’s Blawging Resolutions 2012 by Vidster

Vidster — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:31:29 +0000

Excellent resolutions, Gavin!

The only thing I am adding to the list would be to set aside time for serious blogging. Making it a goal during a blocked time period in the week will allow me to completely focus on a post instead of trying to squeeze one in before the weekend! The nature of my blog allows for this but it may not work for everyone.

I have also adopted your tip from #cclivechat to jot down keywords for future blog posts in a separate file.

Thanks for sharing your insights here and of course, during #cclivechat and I look forward to future sessions.

Happy 2012, V