In this latest installment of the WordPress Website Project, Matt Willson has two new screencasts to help you when building your website. First, learn how to make your home page (or splash page) static. Then, find out how to add your logo to your site. Wish your logo was your banner at the top of […]
News Flash! The Internet is Not Shrinking in 2012 – Access and Usage of It for Many Different Applications Continue to Expand. Okay, tell me some REAL news Barb, well, that’s it. Honestly, get your websites started and revving – it’s never been easier. This next bit of posts will be in five parts, to […]
In case you missed solo attorney Dan Sweetser’s CBA-CLE presentation, “Secrets to Solo/Small Firm Success: Getting Clients, Keeping Them, and Unique Ethical Issues,” this video offers a short overview of what attorney shingle-hangers should be aware of, including accounting information, marketing, ethical issues, and professionalism, courtesy of the CBA’s running video series Five-Minute Mentor.
Yes, it might sound like an insult, but it’s really an invitation. Have you Googled your name lately to see who your Internet doppelgangers are? My favorite item that comes up is “[your name] arrested!” I’m not sure what that one’s about, but I think it’s like most reality TV shows and probably ought to […]
Ahem . . . . It has come to my attention that some of you may be a little too eager to run through all Matt Willson’s videos on Vimeo and then say, “OK guys . . . where’s the rest of it?” “I want it now!” Patience, grasshopper, this is not the Pitbull and […]
Matt and I gave a video overview of the “big picture” of the WordPress Website Project last week, so I will be supplying the written running commentary, including the “best practices” for writing a blog. First off, I want to address a couple concerns I came across when I posted questions to folks on the […]
Wednesday will be here before you know it. You don’t want to miss hearing about marketing and blogging from Mark Beese while we all enjoy apps and drinks at Blake Street Tavern. The fun starts in time for happy hour at 5:30 p.m. in the Board Room. In case you haven’t heard, Mark is president […]
As we promised after our last meet up, Solo in Colo is hosting another chance to kick back during happy hour and meet your fellow solo and small firm bloggers. This time, we’re bringing in some expertise: Mark Beese, president of Leadership for Lawyers. Before starting his own company, Mark was an in-house marketer for […]
Yesterday, we posted the first half of our conversation with Carolyn Elefant. In the second half below, Elefant discusses social media, marketing tips, and more in advance of her keynote at Hanging Your Shingle. Solo in Colo: For established solos, how can they continue to evaluate and improve their practice? Carolyn Elefant: It is always harder […]
Although the Robert Shapiro-backed “forms creation” service LegalZoom has been around for quite some time now, it is only now facing its first serious legal challenges. Several customers in Missouri filed a class action under that state’s unauthorized practice of law act, arguing they are entitled to return of their fees and treble damages. In […]