Category: SEO

Keyword Research Tools for Law Firm SEO

Keyword research is the foundation of SEO (search engine optimization) and crucial for success in pay per click marketing. The importance of proper keyword research can not be understated. Finding out what a client
 or prospect is typing, what keywords they’re using to find a law firm like yours, is a coveted insight because any […]

The Future of Law Firm SEO: On-SERP SEO

The SEO game is changing and it’s no longer enough for law firms to target and monitor organic search engine rankings alone. Rather, they need to embrace a more integrated approach: on-SERP SEO. (SERP stands for search engine results page.) The term on-SERP SEO refers to the process of fully optimizing the first page of […]

Improve Your Law Firm’s SEO with a Website Audit

Search engine optimization (SEO) is not a “set it and forget it” kind of thing. All of the factors that determine where your website shows up in search results are in constant motion. Other web pages, users, search ranking algorithms, and even the internet itself, are always changing. Good results today won’t necessarily hold up […]

How Law Firms Can Earn Trust and High-Quality Links for SEO

The landscape of search engine optimization (SEO) and link building is always changing, and today, the importance of building high-quality links has never been higher. As a law firm marketer, you should be familiar with multiple SEO strategies, including earning trust and high-quality links. The trust element of this will typically lead to high-quality links, […]

Law Firm SEO: Topic Clusters and Pillar Pages

A law firm website must be comprised of engaging and educational content in order for it to rank in a competitive position on Google. This applies to all of your website pages – practice area pages, attorney bio pages, and blog pages. However, it’s simply not enough for your website to be rich in thought […]

Podcasts & SEO: How to Make Your Law Firm Podcast SEO-friendly

Podcasts are engaging and convenient for listeners. They’re the ideal content type for multi-tasking, which most of us are doing on a constant basis. Podcasts are the perfect addition to any existing content strategy as the audience is prolific. It’s reported that there were 48 million weekly podcast listeners in 2018 and the audience is […]

A History of the Major Google Algorithm Updates: A Legal Marketer’s Guide

Google algorithms are one of the more complex search engine optimization (SEO) factors, that unfortunately fall completely outside of your control. In Google’s early stages, they made only a few updates to their algorithms. Now, Google makes thousands of changes every year. While most of them are small and go unnoticed, they can all affect […]

Meta Descriptions For Law Firm Websites: Why Are They Important?

You’re most likely familiar with the term SEO, or search engine optimization. You were probably introduced to the concept very shortly after deciding to put a website online to help promote your law practice. Are you familiar, though, with the term “meta description”? Meta descriptions are one of the most important on-page SEO factors. In […]

5 Black Hat SEO Tactics That Will Hurt Your Law Firm’s Website

With so much pressure on optimizing your website for search, it can feel tempting to try shortcuts and gimmicks that promise SEO success. However, there are good and bad ways to increase the search visibility of your firm’s website. In today’s blog post, we’ll uncover 5 black hat SEO tactics to avoid as they can […]

Google Will Block Mixed Content – What Does That Mean for Law Firm Websites?

Google is pushing the entire web towards secure, encrypted connections. The search behemoth already blocks some types of “mixed content” on the web but now things are getting more serious. Google announced that starting in 2020, Chrome will block all mixed content by default, disabling some existing web pages. Find out what this all means […]

How Lawyers Can Use Keyword Research to Improve Website Traffic

All online searches begin with someone — maybe a client or a prospect — typing a keyword or (key phrase) into a search engine. Researching and uncovering the common keywords that are used to find out information relevant to your law firm’s services is coveted insight. Lawyers can use keyword research to understand their target […]

The Ultimate Guide to Link Building for Law Firm Websites

Simply put, a “backlink” is a link to your website from an external website. They’re useful for improving a website’s search engine optimization (SEO). In other words, backlinks can improve the ranking and visibility of your law firm’s website on search engines. Though there’s a complex science behind backlinks and their effect on SEO, we’ve […]