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Wednesday November 9, 2011 1:28am
5 Features of an Effective Legal Website
The ABA reports that getting a website will help you improve your practice. However, they qualify that this website must be search engine optimized for it to be a good investment. A search engine optimized website is certainly one that is easily found on the internet by prospects. A website without SEO should go unnoticed by most website visitors, and might as well not exist. So, the first feature of an effective legal website is that it must be search engine optimized. SEO is primarily achieved through your website developer. It consists of properly adding urls, meta data, and descriptions.2. The second feature is that it should be client-centric. Prospects considering the services you provide are looking for your specialty (practice areas) and client testimonials. Folks are inherently self-interested, so you need to immediately communicate how you can help them. If you need to communicate details about yourself, it is best to put a spin on it. The correct way to brag about yourself, for example is to say, "Are you frustrated with the rules and regulations imposed with your small business? Following state and federal employer guidelines might be almost impossible with limited resources. Fortunately, the Smith Law office can make compliance easier." Notice that the content was mostly around the prospect, not the lawyer.3. An effective attorney website produces a good impression with industry-specific visual design. Folks have certain expectations about how exactly lawyers should prove. This presentation also includes the look of your website. While websites beautifully made with a rainbow of colours and flashy animation is usually stimulating, they do not offer the impression of professionalism. I suggest you use graphics which do not overpower your written copy. The graphics should complement the copy, making sure that website visitors can easily find helpful information and phone numbers.4. The internet has created it possible for website visitors to educate themselves. Employ this fact to your advantage. Help people satisfy their need for information by educating them through your website. You can post articles, resources, or even a blog. Prospects becomes accustomed to visiting your web site to get information, all of which will begin to see you being an authority figure. Eventually they may contact you for legal help. Fundamentally that an educative site converts visitors into clients.5. Finally, a highly effective legal website can be easily updated. You might need to add an 800 number, reprogram your contact information, or post a fresh article on your website. They're changes that you should be able to make yourself, without under-going your website developer. Updating your website on a regular basis is a good way to get a better search ranking. Google, along with other search engines, look favorably upon fresh content.
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