31. SEO Firms vs. PPC
• Pay a lot for “unquantifiable • pay for what you get
results” you can do yourself
• even easier to understand
• sold to you as a language you
don’t understand - you do! • needs very little tweaking once
set up
• will always need updating as
the search engines change • the fastest way to stay ahead -
but can be costly
• the smart way to stay ahead of
the pack
34. Google Freshness Initiative
• Google news
• Proper Time and Date stamps
• Blogging (have people do it for you) or...
• Q & A sections of your website
45. [Improving Bounce Rates]
• Bounce rate + Time on Site is best
predictor of a failing page
• Consider running the external search
terms on your internal search engine and
providing a secondary search result on
your pages so people can see what other
pages on your site that might not have
ranked highly in google for that term but
still may interest them
• Give links to other pages on every page
that is bouncing highly and offer them
another page or 2 to drive them to the
page you want - like your landing page -
especially great for organic pages which
rank but don’t sell well.
91. facebook
5. occupation targeting for ads
6. local business listings
92. facebook
5. occupation targeting for ads
6. local business listings
7. ads vs. information
Happy women, Colorful logos and Headshots in your ads
http://searchengineland.com/15-tips-for-a-successful-facebook-ads-program-80335
93. facebook
5. occupation targeting for ads
6. local business listings
7. ads vs. information
Happy women, Colorful logos and Headshots in your ads
http://searchengineland.com/15-tips-for-a-successful-facebook-ads-program-80335
8. unique inbound url for ads
94. facebook
5. occupation targeting for ads
6. local business listings
7. ads vs. information
Happy women, Colorful logos and Headshots in your ads
http://searchengineland.com/15-tips-for-a-successful-facebook-ads-program-80335
8. unique inbound url for ads
9. integrate your domains:
RuaneAttorneys.com/facebook = facebook.com/RuaneAttorneys
95. facebook
5. occupation targeting for ads
6. local business listings
7. ads vs. information
Happy women, Colorful logos and Headshots in your ads
http://searchengineland.com/15-tips-for-a-successful-facebook-ads-program-80335
8. unique inbound url for ads
9. integrate your domains:
RuaneAttorneys.com/facebook = facebook.com/RuaneAttorneys
10. indexing of likes by engines
106. foursquare
1. Own your venue
2. Venue doesn’t have to
be your office
3. Populate Tips
4. Use Social Search to
find visitors and follow
them
107. foursquare
1. Own your venue 5. Reminders to check in
2. Venue doesn’t have to
be your office
3. Populate Tips
4. Use Social Search to
find visitors and follow
them
108. foursquare
1. Own your venue 5. Reminders to check in
2. Venue doesn’t have to 6. Offer Specials
be your office
3. Populate Tips
4. Use Social Search to
find visitors and follow
them
109. foursquare
1. Own your venue 5. Reminders to check in
2. Venue doesn’t have to 6. Offer Specials
be your office
7. Reward Loyalty
3. Populate Tips
4. Use Social Search to
find visitors and follow
them
110. foursquare
1. Own your venue 5. Reminders to check in
2. Venue doesn’t have to 6. Offer Specials
be your office
7. Reward Loyalty
3. Populate Tips
8. Give first check in a
4. Use Social Search to promotion
find visitors and follow
them
111.
112. WHAT NOT TO DO WITH TWITTER
photo courtesy of Former Congressman Anthony Weiner
116. twitter
1. Differentiate
“departments”
2. Employees can
announce where they
are
3. Firms can disclose
emergency info
117. twitter
1. Differentiate
“departments”
2. Employees can
announce where they
are
3. Firms can disclose
emergency info
4. Able to respond
immediately - do it!
118. twitter
1. Differentiate 5. Reward followers
“departments” with specialized
information
2. Employees can
announce where they
are
3. Firms can disclose
emergency info
4. Able to respond
immediately - do it!
119. twitter
1. Differentiate 5. Reward followers
“departments” with specialized
information
2. Employees can
announce where they 6. Create #hashtags to
are encourage dialogue
for services -
3. Firms can disclose
emergency info
4. Able to respond
immediately - do it!
120. twitter
1. Differentiate 5. Reward followers
“departments” with specialized
information
2. Employees can
announce where they 6. Create #hashtags to
are encourage dialogue
for services -
3. Firms can disclose
emergency info 7. Add the “instant
follow” button to your
4. Able to respond website
immediately - do it!
127. 1. Descriptions hold 800 words - Use them!
2. Overlays are FREE
3. Hyperlinks in descriptions (must use http://)
128. 1. Descriptions hold 800 words - Use them!
2. Overlays are FREE
3. Hyperlinks in descriptions (must use http://)
4. Keep videos short & tell them how long it is
129. 1. Descriptions hold 800 words - Use them!
2. Overlays are FREE
3. Hyperlinks in descriptions (must use http://)
4. Keep videos short & tell them how long it is
5. Keep opening credits short or nonexistent
130. 1. Descriptions hold 800 words - Use them!
2. Overlays are FREE
3. Hyperlinks in descriptions (must use http://)
4. Keep videos short & tell them how long it is
5. Keep opening credits short or nonexistent
6. Tag users in videos - employees
131. 1. Descriptions hold 800 words - Use them!
2. Overlays are FREE
3. Hyperlinks in descriptions (must use http://)
4. Keep videos short & tell them how long it is
5. Keep opening credits short or nonexistent
6. Tag users in videos - employees
7. Customized YouTube page
135. [eight steps when back home]
1. create mobile
version of your site
2.install analytics, or
review them
136. [eight steps when back home]
1. create mobile
version of your site
2.install analytics, or
review them
3.consider live chat to
engage
137. [eight steps when back home]
1. create mobile
version of your site
2.install analytics, or
review them
3.consider live chat to
engage
4.look for inbound links
from colleagues in
this room - anchored!
138. [eight steps when back home]
1. create mobile 5.establish twitter and
version of your site fb names
2.install analytics, or
review them
3.consider live chat to
engage
4.look for inbound links
from colleagues in
this room - anchored!
139. [eight steps when back home]
1. create mobile 5.establish twitter and
version of your site fb names
2.install analytics, or 6. retargeting for
review them following leads
3.consider live chat to
engage
4.look for inbound links
from colleagues in
this room - anchored!
140. [eight steps when back home]
1. create mobile 5.establish twitter and
version of your site fb names
2.install analytics, or 6. retargeting for
review them following leads
3.consider live chat to 7.prepare press
engage releases for holidays
4.look for inbound links
from colleagues in
this room - anchored!
141. [eight steps when back home]
1. create mobile 5.establish twitter and
version of your site fb names
2.install analytics, or 6. retargeting for
review them following leads
3.consider live chat to 7.prepare press
engage releases for holidays
4.look for inbound links 8.review SEO best
from colleagues in practices list
this room - anchored!
142.
143. Jay Ruane
Jay@RuaneAttorneys.com
Facebook.com/RuaneAttorneys
twitter: @ruaneattorneys
YouTube: RuaneAttorneys
Notes de l'éditeur
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The purpose of this weekend is to empower you to gain a better understanding of the business part of your practice. While we all have something to share, we understand that what works for us, may not work for you, and we all have tried things that don’t work in our area. But it is when we come together, and really understand this part of what we do that we can make this practice of law profitable and pleasurable. The core concepts we will go over will include marketing\n
It will also include public relations and how it impacts your practice\n
and, of course cover advertising. By gaining a knowledge of those 3, you can create a cohesive message which delievers the best bang for your buck and minimizes the time you need to put in to run this part of your practice.\n
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Top of mind.\nClose your eyes and think of a soda. That soda is probably coke or pepsi.\nThey pay for top of mind awareness. That is EXPENSIVE. That is unnecessary for what we do. It may be necessary for local personal injury lawyers, but from a cost/benefit analysis for criminal practice - it is unwise to spend to try to be top of mind. It is not worth the investment.\n
Frame of mind. This is the second type, and it is one of the 2 focuses we have today. Frame of mind means - when I am looking for you, I can find you. I find you because you are the one who appeals to me the most out of the world. When I’m in the market for a DUI lawyer - you are the one who seems to be the one. I want you to leave today with a way of crafting a frame of mind message and plan\n
Friend of Mine. The second plan we have for today. While Jamie will talk more about referral marketing tomorrow, friend of mine marketing is also applicable in the web, and we can utilize social networking to cast a wide net when looking for potential clients. Its about being there - and being a trusted source. - lets talk about that and how it translates to the online world as that is today’s focus.\n
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First thing you need to address is appearance. People are now expecting the design aesthetic of Apple computers. Simple, clean and looks like what we are looking for. I know all of you take pride in your appearance, and what I would encourage you to do today is to look at your online appearance and see how it measures up for the appearance of the lawyer you wish to portray\n
This is a key part of the online message and one which seems to be the easiest to overlook. There are many trust symbols. One of them is a nice photograph, but others are online certificates which show that you are who you say you are. Incorporating one of them can instantly boost your credibility\n
Authority is also key. The trust symbols you need to highlight show that you are knowledgeable in your field. You can self publish books to show your authority in the field. People have been doing that for ages. The testimonials from news media can also be a great opportunity for authority. But be mindful of who you are quoting. Most of the the things which we quote have no value to potential clients. Clients do not care if you went to the NCDD summer session. They don’t know what that means. They care if you are quoted in the local paper on DUI cases. \n
Can you do the job. Yeah, Lionel Hutz from Simpsons is a parody, but think about the message. Is this guy capable - hardly, but according to Homer (and Marge too) he is acceptable to just get the job done. Part of your message should be to show your clients that while you can handle the hardest cases, you can also handle the “easy” ones too. No one wants to hire the specialist and show the judge they admit they are guilty and screwed.\n
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all websites are programmed using one of multiple coding languages. One of the best things about these languages is that they will always do the same thing, every time. so you can rely on the programs to do the same thing with the same information. This will be a key component of our plan of attack. The first thing that you need to look for in your own website, as well as those of your competitor is your description and your keywords. These are the building blocks of how your website is viewed by the internet. Its not everything, but it is the strong foundation.\nhe first thing I’d like you to lok at is a good version of your description.\n
look at how the caption under the domain entry on google matches the description in the website’s meta code. This is a great example of how google takes what you tell them and puts it in the right place. This not only takes advantage of the way the wesbite is built, but allows us to build on it to get the best results in your web strategy.\n
You can use the keywords but put a better sales message in your description so you get people onto your site.\nHow about “I help reckless drivers stay on the road” as the first part of the description?\n
Kim’s site is great - the image shows authority and the appearance is stellar, but it is missing critical points which would get a better bang for the buck. The search engine doesn’t know what to put, so it puts the first text it finds there - and that;s not always your best selling proposition\n
Flash - stay away from it. Use HTML5 if you want something similar - but with more and more people accesisng using iphones and ipads, flash is just not the best way to get your content into the search engines\n
there are many different tld’s you can purchase - .com, and I am sure that someone will register .dui shortly and many many lemmings will sign up trying to chase the random one person who puts a site up - but they are called .com’s for a reason - that is the main way people look - and that is part of the “appearance” point - people expect a lawyer to be ona .com, bit a .dui\n
spidering. This is how the search engines get their content\n
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linking is the original value proposition that the pagerank formule behind google was based on.\nmany reciprocal links on listserv - no value, but still something you can do\nlink using anchor text that varies slightly\ncreate triagulation\nlinking to same ip address - even more worthless\nlook for links that your competitors are using by link:www.dwidude.com\n
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don’t worry about seo\nworry about content creation\nmake sure your descriptions and titles are different! and match your content.\n
I hear this all the time. Duplicate content. who knows what it is? Lets take example of US Constitution\nare we all penalized because we have it. - NO\nsame IP\nsame website\nmultiple times\n
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what does google see when it visits your site\nwhat is the user experience - how often do people click on this page in the search results- do they fill out a form or dl or fb or +1 it?\nDo they bounce from this site after this page? How do other sites with similar content fair?\n\n
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see who is linking to your competitors - minimize their value by getting those links\nsee what results are doing better than you - look at keyword and description and make sure you are relevant\nuse spyfu to see what terms are popping for your competitor\nignore them and do your own thing your way Get innovative \n
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landing page is what is there to sell. Say you walk into a car dealership and say I want a Cadillac. The sales guy at the door has 3 options\n1. Let you wander around\n2. Take you to every car he has on the lot \n3. Take you to the best Caddy he has on the lot.\n\nWho serves the customer best?\n
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Item to consider when planning a landing page - it is not a doorway page - that can get you penalized. Think a mini site with 3-6 pages which delivers content and sells. Think of the latest hardcover book. They put content on both flaps to deliever what is in the book. \n\nConsistent theme so they realize when they come to your main site organically\n\nDesign, design, design\n\nInteractivity greater than on standard site (hover text, chat, click to call, etc)\n\ninclude social media. Allow people to like you on fb even if they don’t want to fill out your form\ninclude easy bookmarking reminder\n\n
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See who you are getting traffic from - ppc, feeder sites, (avvo is useless for me)\nlanding pages - what pages are people foiding organically - look to see why\nvisitors - who is coming - first timers? repeaters? if repeaters can you show them something new? tweople repeating? \n
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Major recent changes like the iphone 4 ability to process voice question as searches will change the landscape quickly and you will need to pay attention. Those searches are not going through google, and apple may start providing its own search results based on which ones people click on after being provided results. You may need to be flexible over the next 2 years as new models develop\n
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The like “gate” Give them a reason merely to like you - exclusive content or information. Give them a reason why they should like you rather than trying to find the content on another attorney’s site\n
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custom tabs are a great way to stand out from the bland fb page\n