We’ve been a little busy
Not even a month has gone by after we opened the doors, and new members are joining every week now that word has gotten out. Grant and I couldn’t be more pleased, but what’s even more important is that the members on the inside are thrilled.
Members are thrilled!
One surprise has been the number of attorneys joining who already have blogs and are already in fact doing well with them, pulling in clients left and right, like this person:
I’ve been out on my own for just over 5 months now and the blog has been an amazing tool for my solo practice. I’ve been able to achieve first page Google, Yahoo and MSN results for search terms that potential clients might actually use when looking for a criminal defense attorney. In Southern California, where you can’t swing a BMW key without hitting a lawyer, that’s not to shabby. I have to attribute it to the blogging. More importantly in these economic times, website traffic has translated into paying clients.
I’m really looking forward to the upcoming lessons & interactions in order to take things to the next level.
In order to protect the privacy of our members, we can’t tell you his name, but we were thrilled to read this in our member support forums (members get all the help they could ever want in the private forums). We knew attorneys who didn’t yet have blogs would join, but it makes sense that the ones who already blog would join in an effort to make a good thing even better.
You may still be skeptical…
But we know that a lot of you may still be skeptical about whether blogging can work for you. Perhaps Grant’s runaway success with his family law practice was a fluke. Perhaps the gentleman above in the quote is just “lucky.”
Perhaps… but we don’t think so. Successful blogs by lawyers are not a fluke. They are becoming more and more commonplace, which means that there isn’t a better time than right now to start yours (translation: it’s a first-mover’s advantage). That’s what we do here at Blawging Lawyers: teach attorneys how to make blogging work for them.
Here’s Proof Blogging Works for Law Practices
You can listen to Leanna Hamill’s story on the Blawging Lawyers home page, how she gets 50% of her clients from her blog. It’s a great interview if you haven’t yet heard it.
But…
Grant and I talked it over and we wanted to offer even more proof that blogging is killer marketing for law practices. We don’t have to worry about “giving the farm away” because there is a wealth of material inside Blawging Lawyers (and new material is produced every week).
We can freely share this with everyone as a demonstration of the power of blogging for a law practice.
What we have for you is an interview Grant conducted with D. Todd Smith.
Listen to how one attorney gained clients, unexpected media attention, and the respect of his peers
D. Todd Smith is an appellate specialist based in Austin, Texas. He opened his practice in 2006 after spending nearly a decade with the international law firm of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., where he was a member of the appellate and litigation practice groups. Before joining Fulbright, Todd served a two-year clerkship with Texas Supreme Court Justice Raul A. Gonzalez (ret.).
Todd is a solo attorney who uses his blog as one of his main marketing tools. Not only does Todd obtain actual clients from his blog, but you are also going to hear how his blog has gained him exposure with the media, attorneys and even Appellate Judges.
If the great benefits Todd talks about happened to him, they can happen to you too. Getting started on the road to blogging to market your practice can be tricky, and that’s why we created Blawging Lawyers: to help you begin, profit, and prosper.
What to do now
Convinced that learning how to blog to market your practice is the smart move? You’re invited to enroll now and join your fellow attorneys on the inside of the Blawging Lawyers membership area:
Enroll Now in Blawging Lawyers
Still not quite convinced? That’s okay, we understand. You should check out our free Blawging Lawyers Report by opting in on the home page. Simply enter your information into the form and get your free report (your address is safe with us).
Listen to Grant's interview with D. Todd Smith
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Thanks for posting the interview, Michael. I truly enjoyed doing it. Keep up the good work at Blawging Lawyers!
Todd, you’re welcome, and thanks for the encouragement. I have a feeling this going to be huge. I think the writing is on the wall for legal marketing “as usual.”