Lawyers who believe their profession is recession-proof have short memories. Although 2019 seems more than a decade away from 2009, the warning signs of a looming downturn are beginning to flicker. More lawyers are aking if content can make their law firm recession-proof.
The job losses that rocked the legal profession 10 years ago were, according to Above the Law, “brutal.” The blood-letting left about 6,000 attorneys looking for work. Big law bore the brunt but small law took a hit too.
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Will Blogging Boost Your Business in 2019?
Remember when blogging was a new and cool concept? Just about everybody who was anybody and his dog got online and set up a blog. There was even a TV sitcom called Dog With a Blog. Although it’s tempting to talk about blogs being “sooo 2012”, and many of those early devotees lost interest and gave up blogging, this content is as relevant as ever for businesses in 2019. In this post, I ask 'will blogging boost your business' in 2019?
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The Challenges and Opportunities of Voice Search on Google
Internet searches have evolved rapidly over the last five years. The revolution has moved rapidly from searches on chunky desktops to laptops and tablets and onto smartphones. In 2018, increasing numbers of people are using voice search on Google to get answers.
This should not be surprising given the fact the smartphone has become a mobile officer for many of us. If we are in traffic or walking around, it’s much easier and safer to use voice search than to type queries into our phones.
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How To Make Your Business Rank in the Google Local 3 Pack
The Google Local 3 Pack is valuable real estate for local businesses. It’s the first place many consumers look on a Google search and it’s become more competitive to get on the map in recent years.
Before the summer of 2016, the 3 pack was a 7 pack. It was a lot easier to show up at the top of search results.
We have seen considerable ‘3 pack angst’ since that change. But before you go out and buy expensive ads, you should be aware of the ways of increasing your chances of getting on the 3...
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Terrorist Attack Sparks Diversity Visa Concerns
The diversity visa lottery was an obscure program described as a quirk in the U.S. immigration system before this week's terror attack in New York that left eight dead and sparked diversity visa concerns at the highest levels.
That all changed when it was reported that the New York City attacker, Sayfullo Saipov, 29, came to the United States legally in 2010 from Uzbekistan through the diversity immigration lottery visa program.
President Donald Trump immediately pledged to abolish the pro...
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Quick and Easy SEO Tips – A Beginner’s Guide
We have been living in the new digital landscape of SEO for more than a decade but many small business owners remain clueless about the world of Search Engine Optimization. It can be challenging to know where to start and where to turn for quick and easy SEO tips.
Faced with this bewildering new normal, it's hardly surprising that many smaller enterprises avoid tackling their SEO problems or outsource them. Many businesses are fighting every day to grow or even to make ends meet. They may hav...
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The Environmental Legislation At Risk from a Trump Presidency
It’s no secret that Donald Trump is at odds with many environmentalists about the scale of the threat facing the planet or even whether a threat exists at all.
America’s next president pulled no punches in a tweet in which he infamously claimed global warming was invented by the Chinese. He stated:
“The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive.”
Although the tweet seems to offer zero hope that climate change will be...
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Immigrants Who Won The Medal of Honor
Immigrants have made a valuable contribution to the history of the United States, whether in business, science or in the military. The Medal of Honor is the highest military award given by the United States government and many immigrants have won it.
Their actions were praised recently in an article in Immigration Daily.
Immigrants have often faced prejudice to defend the country that opened its doors to welcome them.
The Cato Institute noted how about one in five of all recipients ...
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Five Top Social Media Tips for Law Firms
This week I was invited to be on a panel for a discussion hosted by Martindale-Nolo and the young lawyers division of the American Bar Association about using social media to grow your law practice.
More than 1,400 young lawyers were on the call and there were six panelists including attorneys and social media people from Martindale-Hubbell.
I was blown away by a poll taken at the start of the call that revealed more than half of these young lawyers are not using social media for their...
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The Supreme Court Ruling Against Texas’ Abortion Law – Five Key Points
Last month’s Supreme Court ruling on a Texas law that closed dozens of abortion clinics has been hailed as the most significant court decision related to abortion since Roe v Wade in 1973.
The decision in Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt was important because it tackled two specific and key provisions of a sweeping law to restrict abortions that Texas’s conservative legislature passed in 2013, namely:
1 The requirement of doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at...
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