Category: SEO

Why Do Attorneys Need SEO?

Search engine optimization is crucial for any kind of business. Are you an attorney that’s been overlooking SEO strategy? The truth is, doing so is a mistake that could cost you web traffic, new leads, and added revenue. Here’s a breakdown of why SEO is so important for attorneys – and some tips for improving […]

How Law Firms Can Use SEO to Leverage Lead Generation

In our ultra-digital world, no marketing plan is complete without an SEO strategy. Just as important for law firms is lead generation. A sophisticated marketing program combines both of those elements. Though SEO and lead generation are not the same thing, the efforts should be complementary. In many ways, generating new awareness and traffic for […]

8 Ways to Optimize Your Legal Content for Better Google Rankings

Having quality content is at the cornerstone of strong SEO (search engine optimization). The search engines’ goal is to give their users the best experience, so they pull the pages with the best content and rank those pages higher. While many factors are at play when optimizing content, there are a few practical steps that […]

How to Avoid an SEO Disaster During a Law Firm Website Redesign

Redesigning or migrating your website is a huge undertaking. Many firms move forward with the effort and investment in hopes that their sites will be more discoverable and bring in more traffic and leads – but that doesn’t always happen.  Website migrations that don’t take search engine optimization (SEO) into account ahead of time often […]

Law Firm SEO: How to Rank for a Target Keyword in 10 Steps

Hoping to get your website on the first page of Google for a given search term? Well, based on how complex law firm SEO (search engine optimization) has become, that might feel like an impossible goal. It’s not impossible – but it can be difficult.  Fortunately, ranking for a keyword in organic search is a […]

Law Firm SEO: 7 Traffic-Crushing Google Penalties and How to Prevent Them

Google is constantly updating its algorithms to provide the best search results for users. While that means you can usually expect helpful search results from Google, it also means that websites can be heavily penalized for violating Google’s Webmaster Guidelines. Though some websites have been penalized for intentionally practicing black hat search engine optimization (SEO), […]

A Legal Marketer’s Guide to Writing for SEO

SEO (search engine optimization) writing is the process of planning, creating and optimizing content that ranks at the top of search engines results pages (SERPs) and adds value for your target audience. Ultimately, higher rankings allow you to earn more traffic, leads, and revenue — a huge win for your law firm. Here’s the latest […]

5 Things to Know When Your Law Firm’s Website Loses Rankings

You work hard to make sure your key pages rank well – and then one day you notice that your pages aren’t showing up where they used to. That’s because search is always evolving. In a perfect world, you’d achieve a great rank and stay there, but that’s not how the digital landscape works. You […]

Does Social Media Affect Your Law Firm’s SEO Ranking?

If you are familiar with this blog, you know that SEO trends and strategies are a frequent topic of conversation. The question we are answering today of whether social media impacts SEO efforts have been studied by many marketers and individuals in the search industry. To give a short answer, yes—social media can improve SEO. […]

Law Firm SEO: 9 Easy Link Building Strategies for Legal Marketers

The rules of search engine optimization (SEO) are constantly changing and evolving, but one strategy that remains effective is acquiring high-quality backlinks. There was a time when link quantity mattered more than quality – but those days are long gone. Today’s link building takes into account the relevance and authority of the websites mentioned, and […]