About the Authors | p. ix |
Acknowledgments | p. xi |
Introduction: Approaching Internet Marketing: Developing a Plan | p. 1 |
Developing an Internet Marketing Plan | p. 3 |
Analyze Your Firm | p. 3 |
Analyze Your Practice | p. 3 |
Analyze How You Market Your Practice | p. 4 |
Analyze the Perception of the Firm | p. 4 |
Identify the Firm's Qualities | p. 4 |
Analyze Your Marketing Approach | p. 5 |
Survey Your Clients | p. 6 |
Domain Names | p. 6 |
Announcing and Promoting Your Web Site | p. 7 |
Positioning Your Firm and Your Lawyers | p. 8 |
Search Engine Optimization and Search Engine Marketing | p. 8 |
Growing Your Site | p. 9 |
What Do Buyers of Legal Services Want from Your Site? | p. 9 |
Practice Descriptions and Industry Strength | p. 10 |
Lawyer Biographies | p. 10 |
What Do Your Future Employees Want from Your Site? | p. 11 |
Web Site Design Issues | p. 13 |
Communicating Your Message | p. 14 |
Graphic Design Basics | p. 16 |
Screen Resolution | p. 17 |
Web Site and Page Load Time | p. 18 |
The Layout of Your Text (Line Length) | p. 19 |
Consistency in Design | p. 19 |
The Anti-Heavy Graphics Approach | p. 19 |
Animation and Sound | p. 21 |
Web Site Irritations | p. 24 |
Print and E-mail Your Web Site Pages | p. 25 |
Testing Your Site | p. 27 |
Promotional Content | p. 29 |
Promotional Content | p. 30 |
Lawyer Biographies | p. 30 |
Photos | p. 31 |
"Above the Fold" | p. 31 |
Contact Information | p. 31 |
Cross-linking | p. 31 |
Summary Bios | p. 32 |
Practice Descriptions | p. 34 |
Proof | p. 35 |
Naming Clients | p. 35 |
Cross-linking | p. 36 |
Your Voice and Tone | p. 36 |
Be Daring Enough to Be Unique | p. 38 |
Lawyer versus Attorney | p. 38 |
Text Pages versus PDFs | p. 38 |
About the Firm | p. 41 |
Firm Mission Statement or Introduction | p. 41 |
Brief Firm Profile | p. 41 |
Firm History | p. 41 |
Awards | p. 43 |
Pro Bono and Community Service | p. 43 |
Podcasts, Audio, Video | p. 44 |
Highlighting Client Information | p. 45 |
Contact Information | p. 45 |
News Stories | p. 46 |
Announcements and Firm News | p. 46 |
Press Room | p. 48 |
Recruiting | p. 48 |
Alumni | p. 48 |
Multilingual Features on Web Sites | p. 49 |
Informational Content | p. 53 |
Newsletters | p. 54 |
Case Studies | p. 56 |
Discussion Boards | p. 56 |
Audio and Video Content | p. 57 |
Documents Collections | p. 57 |
News Feeds | p. 58 |
Ancillary Businesses | p. 58 |
Links Pages | p. 58 |
Subsidiary or Vertical Sites | p. 59 |
Navigational Tools | p. 61 |
Hyperlinks | p. 62 |
Breadcrumb Navigation | p. 63 |
Site Maps | p. 63 |
Site Search Features | p. 63 |
Interactive Tools | p. 67 |
Registration Forms | p. 68 |
What Information Should You Request? | p. 68 |
Presentations | p. 69 |
Client Surveys | p. 70 |
Request Information Buttons | p. 71 |
E-mailing Biographies, Practice Pages, and Articles to Other Parties | p. 71 |
Choosing Your Web Consultants | p. 73 |
Your Web Site Team | p. 73 |
Internal Team Members | p. 74 |
External Team Members | p. 74 |
Whom Should You Choose? How Should You Choose? | p. 74 |
One-Stop Shop Option | p. 75 |
Web Designer or Developer | p. 75 |
Strategy and Creative Director | p. 76 |
Copywriter/Copy Editor | p. 77 |
Hosting | p. 77 |
Advantages of External Hosting | p. 78 |
Disadvantages of External Hosting | p. 78 |
Tracking and Analytics | p. 79 |
Web Site RFPs | p. 80 |
Web Site Maintenance | p. 80 |
E-mail Marketing | p. 83 |
E-mail Netiquette | p. 83 |
Leveraging the Mass Appeal of E-mail | p. 88 |
Mass Mailings and Spam | p. 88 |
Should You Use Your E-mail Program? | p. 89 |
Discussion Lists and Distribution Lists | p. 91 |
Discussion Lists | p. 91 |
Distribution Lists | p. 92 |
Why Use E-mail for Marketing? | p. 93 |
Implementing an E-mail Marketing Strategy | p. 93 |
On a Shoestring | p. 93 |
Web-Based Group Services | p. 94 |
With a Budget | p. 94 |
What Goes in Your E-mail Messages? | p. 95 |
The Benefits of E-mail Marketing | p. 96 |
A Word about Newsgroups | p. 96 |
Tips and Tricks for E-mail Marketing | p. 97 |
Summary of Key Web-based E-mail Services | p. 99 |
Summary of Key E-mailing List Software Packages | p. 100 |
Summary of Web-based E-mail Hosting Services | p. 101 |
Weblogs and Podcasts | p. 103 |
Weblogs as Marketing Vehicle | p. 104 |
Google | p. 105 |
Note on PageRank | p. 105 |
How to Be an Expert at Google | p. 106 |
Public Relations Benefit | p. 107 |
Publicizing Your Weblog | p. 108 |
Establishing Lawyers as Subject Matter Experts | p. 108 |
What to Say on Your Blog | p. 108 |
Linking to Other Sites-Keep a "Blogroll" | p. 110 |
Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Weblog | p. 110 |
RSS Feeds | p. 111 |
Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Feeds | p. 112 |
Podcasts | p. 112 |
Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Podcasts | p. 113 |
Web Seminars and Social Networking Sites | p. 115 |
Overview | p. 115 |
Features and Functions | p. 116 |
Webinar Providers | p. 117 |
Best Practices | p. 119 |
A Word on Second Life | p. 121 |
Advertising and Search Engine Optimization | p. 123 |
Paid Search | p. 123 |
Contextual Advertising | p. 126 |
Brand Building | p. 127 |
Best Practices | p. 128 |
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) | p. 129 |
The Criteria for Online Awareness | p. 130 |
The Common Sense of Search Engine Optimization Basics | p. 131 |
Beyond the Basics | p. 134 |
To See Results, You Have to Be Looking | p. 135 |
Visibility Alone Isn't Enough | p. 136 |
The Real Story About Your Web Site | p. 136 |
Buyer Beware | p. 136 |
Glossary of SEO Terms | p. 137 |
Measuring the Results of Your Internet Efforts | p. 139 |
On a Shoestring | p. 139 |
E-mail | p. 140 |
RSS | p. 141 |
On a Budget | p. 142 |
Now What? | p. 144 |
Measuring Your Return on Investment | p. 145 |
Scenario for Fictitious Law Firm, Snow & Snow LLP | p. 146 |
Inbound Communications | p. 146 |
The Ethics of Client Development Through Technology | p. 149 |
Why Compliance Matters | p. 150 |
What Do the Ethics Rules Cover? | p. 150 |
Do the Rules Govern Client Development in Cyberspace? | p. 152 |
Format and Content of the Rules | p. 153 |
False and Misleading Communications | p. 153 |
Advertising Rules | p. 155 |
Solicitation | p. 156 |
Specialization | p. 157 |
Application of the Rules to Technology | p. 158 |
Web Sites and Weblogs | p. 158 |
Directories | p. 160 |
E-mail Solicitations | p. 161 |
Case Bidding | p. 162 |
Sponsored Links and Pay-per-Click | p. 163 |
Social Networking and Gaming | p. 164 |
Multistate Compliance | p. 164 |
Conclusion | p. 165 |
Index | p. 167 |
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