50 simple ways you can market your practice

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50 simple ways you can market your practice

Posted Jul 1, 2013 4:19 AM CST

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you don/t need to o do you ha'e to *e natuallyout+oin+ o !ha$in+ "hat is ne!essay .o +ood

*usiness de'elop$ent, say su!!ess.ul la(yes and!onsultants (ho shaed thei state+ies (ith theABA

Journal, is a $a&etin+ plan .o!used on a!ti'ities you do (ell, ta+eted at the i+ht audien!e and

!aied out !onsistently i'e it so$e ti$e, they say, and *usiness (ill !o$e

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1.) Some lawyers believe that if you do good work, people (ill auto$ati!ally !o$e to you They

ae (on+ People need e$indes

2.) Contact three to five otential referral sources a week!every week, e+adless o. ho( *usyyou aeand aan+e to $eet .o !o..ee, din&s o a $eal That (o&s $u!h *ette than ea!hin+

out only (hen *usiness is slo(

".) At business recetions, as& o+anies (hethe you !an *e a +eete This +i'es you a +eat

eason to intodu!e yousel. to people

#.) $f you have a ractice%related blog, (ite posts (ith in.o$ation that/s tuly use.ul to*usiness ta+ets Moe o.ten than not, that doesn/t in!lude des!iptions o. ho( !o$petent you o

you .i$ ae

&.) 'our firm(s holiday card is robably one of many that clients or otential clients receive.

Find anothe holiday o $a&e one up5 that you en6oy and that !o$ple$ents you pa!ti!eSepaatin+ yousel. .o$ othe, si$ila $essa+es is o. eal 'alue

7u!ian Pea, at a!eland, sends !lients and

potential !lients !ads .o #l'is8 *ithday Foa nu$*e o. people do *usiness (ith, $y

!onne!tion to Me$phis is i$potant (antthe$ to thin& a*out Me$phis and thin& a*out$e, and don8t (ant thee to *e $oe than a

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.) *hink hard about who your target market is, and (hee the de!ision=$a&es ae in that

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+.) ,hen you meet a otential client, .o!us on his o he i$$ediate needs t $ay ha'e nothin+ todo (ith you pa!ti!e May*e that peson/s i$$ediate need is to .ind a dentist . you &no( one

and !an !onne!t the$, thee/s a *ette !han!e the peson (ill thin& o. you (hen se'i!es youo..e ae needed

-.) rgani/e a monthly dinner grou of law school classmates, 'ayin+ the pa!ti!e aeas soattendees ha'e +eate e.eal oppotunities

0.) evelo a marketing lan around activities you enoy . you li&e to (ite, thin& a*out an

ele!toni! ne(slette . you !onne!t *ette (ith people one on one, !onside 'oluntee (o& (ith

an a!ti'ity that !o$ple$ents you pa!ti!e

13.) 4ocus on good lawyers who are your contemoraries(hen thin&in+ a*out potential e.eal

sou!es Moe e>peien!ed la(yes aleady ha'e people to (ho$ they e.e !ases

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la(yes (ho ae you !onte$poaies (hen+ettin+ in tou!h (ith potential e.eal

sou!es Moe e>peien!ed la(yes aleady

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11.) on(t adot a false marketing ersona Be yousel., and .i+ue out the *est (ay to pesentyousel. in a (ay you .ind appealin+

12.) 'ou don(t need to hand a business card to everyone you meet at a recetioni. it .eels .o!ed

and despeate nstead, +et othe people/s !ads, and e$ail you !onta!t in.o$ation a.te(adThee/s a *ette !han!e they (ill e$e$*e you

1".) 5roviding they label it attorney advertising, pesonal in6uy la(yes $ay send ad lettes to

a!!ident 'i!ti$s And aest epots !an o..e +ood leads .o !i$inal de.ense la(yes Fa$ily

la( attoneys $ay send ad'etisin+ lettes to po se de.endants in di'o!e !ases, dete$inin+(ho to !onta!t *ased on paties/ @P !odes

1#.) $f you hoe to be hired for an aeal, ead

all the *ie.s as (ell as elated !ases, and .i+ueout the !ase/s a+u$ents Be pepaed to spea&

(ith the paty a*out the !ase(ithout notes

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1&.) 5osting tweets between 1 .m. and " .m.#asten ti$e +ets the hi+hest !li!& ate,

a!!odin+ to Masha*le -ou !an s!hedule

t(eets to *e posted *y se'i!es li&e ?ootSuite

But *e !ae.ul i. you ha'e (o& duin+ thoses!heduled ti$es -ou don/t (ant a !lient to

thin& you ae t(eetin+ (hile you/e de.endin+ a

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"2.) Before meeting someone you(d like to have as a client, esea!h thei *usiness on the .edeal

!ase site Pa!e to +et a *ette sense o. potential le+al needs Also, ead Euately epots, !he!&

out (e*sites and do a oo+le e(s sea!h to see (hat stoies ha'e *een pu*lished a*out the*usiness

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$eetin+ so$eone you8d li&e to ha'e asa !lient, esea!h thei *usiness on the

.edeal !ase site PAC#% to +et a *ette

sense o. potential le+al needs Alsoead Euately epots, !he!& out (e*sites and do a oo+le e(s sea!h to see (hat stoies ha'e

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"".) =ever critici/e a comany by namein a *lo+ post -ou ne'e &no( (hen that !o$pany

$i+ht *e in a position to hie you

"#.) >arket the work you(d like to be doing, not the (o& you ha'e to do to pay the *ills

"&.) ?ave an office that(s convenient to reach.Bein+ nea the !outhouse $ay not *e the *est

pla!e *e!ause thee/s aely .ee pa&in+

".) @ead your city(s business ublicationsto +et a *ette sense o. le+al needs that ae not *ein+

$et, as (ell as .utue aeas .o (hi!h people (ill need !ounsel

"+.) 6o to events to give, athe than to +et

"-.) $f your community offers free classes, thin& a*out 'olunteein+ to tea!h one in an aea that

!o$ple$ents you pa!ti!e

"0.) Join grous that have few lawyer members.

#3.) ?anding out items with your business logo at a trade show9Ma&e sue they/e easy to pa!&

and $eet TSA !ay=on standads

Tip o 2Jani!e Bo(n: Conta!t thee to .i'epotential e.eal sou!es a (ee&e'ey (ee&,

e+adless o. ho( *usy you aeand aan+e to$eet .o !o..ee, din&s o a $eal That (o&s

$u!h *ette than only ea!hin+ out (hen

*usiness is slo( Photo *y i!& a!!a

#1.) $f you reresent consumers, thin& a*out astoe.ont o..i!e People (ith le+al needs

po*a*ly ae not idin+ up and do(n o..i!e

*uildin+ ele'atos, unless they aleady ha'e an

attoney

#2.) Ask for a guest list before you attenda

*usiness e'ent, and identi.y indi'iduals you/d

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#".) o adunct rofessor work.t adds to you e>petise, and .o$e students !an *e +eat

e.eal sou!es

##.) A few good uestions to ask eole you meet in networking situations: "hat +ot you statedin this line o. (o& "hat ae you (o&in+ on ?o( ae thin+s +oin+ (ith you *usiness in this

e!ono$y

#&.) Ask the staffo. the asso!iation that hosts an e'ent to intodu!e you to people (ho you thin&

you should &no( at *a o tade asso!iation e'ents

#.) $f you send other lawyers otential clients, let the$ &no( They/ll appe!iate that youe.eed the !lients, and it (ill help the$ to e$e$*e that you did so . they don/t e$e$*e,

you need to $o'e on to la(yes (ho (ill

#+.) *alking to reorters can be a good thing.To +ain thei espe!t, you/'e +ot to sho( the$

you ha'e +enuine e>petise in a su*6e!t and !an +i'e pithy ans(es to thei Euestions

#-.) >ultile eole can go with you to a beauty contest;*ut only one peson should do the

tal&in+ Clients hie la(yes athe than .i$s

#0.) 6ive eole you meet a brief descrition of what you do, athe than statin+ you title

&3.) on(t brag about yourself*e!ause people (on/t ta&e you seiously o one hies la(yes

they don/t ta&e seiously

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