Category Archives: social media

5 Ways LinkedIn Has Improved My Life

LinkedIn is celebrating its 10th anniversary.  To my mind, it is the most successful social media platform.  It has a clear and relatively narrow niche and it has stayed to true to its vision.  The first time I received an … Continue reading

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OK to Solicit Clients with Text Messages Say Ohio Supremes

This is a big deal.  The court is making a distinction between in-person solicitations and phone calls on the one hand and text messages sent with the very cell phone that could have been used to make the phone call. What … Continue reading

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Why Aren’t More Attorneys Vlogging?

First you may ask, “what is vlogging?”  This is where a blogger shoots and posts video content as blog posts.  It is very easy to shoot video nowadays and create a Youtube channel for your content.  And yet video appears … Continue reading

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Combine the Social Media with the Social Event

Here is a posting about how to integrate what you do on social media with your events. Most of these things would be great for larger organizations and not a solo attorney or law firm.  Here are some things I recommend: … Continue reading

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Have You Considered Limited Scope Representation?

Recently a client of mine decided to beef up the limited scope presence on their website. Limited scope is particularly popular and well-known as a tool in filing for divorce. However, it can be used for many other situations as … Continue reading

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How to ‘Socialize’ Your In-Person Events

Here is an excellent summary of ways to publicize your events utilizing many of the various avenues social media provides for you.  In the old days (10 years ago) we were forced to rely on snail mail announcements.  These were … Continue reading

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Tip of the Week: Get on Google+

Google+ plus now outranks Twitter for the number of active users.  I’m not sure what “active” means in this context but the fact remains that Google drives the Internet bus these days with its dominance over search.  There is no … Continue reading

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Reputation Management – Start with Google

Here is a good post for attorneys looking to Google to increase their visibility.  Here are a few other things to consider: Google Places: while no Facebook, Google is heavily invested in making it a “go-to” destination so having a … Continue reading

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Why Instagram for Attorneys?

I’m a reluctant social networker.  As a man of a certain age (over 50), I don’t gravitate towards adopting new social media tools easily.  That is why “Lawyers Get Social” is good for me.  It forces me to investigate new … Continue reading

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Egads! Do Lawyers Need a Profile on the New “MySpace?”

Now that I’ve scared you, I’ve got some good news.  It appears that lawyers don’t have to worry about getting their profile up on the rebranded “MySpace.”  There is no category for lawyers! The highlights of this effort is a … Continue reading

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