By Sharon D. Nelson, Esq.

How do law firms stay on top of SEO?  If you’re big enough to have in-house  marketing and website design/SEO, you are blessed. Some smaller firms have marketing committees that track SEO on a regular basis. But you might want to outsource this function.  Because the Google algorithm changes so much, it is probably a good idea to have your site reviewed for optimization at least annually.  Once it’s been done right to begin with, the updates should be considerably more modest in cost.

Are you an algoholic?  An algoholic is always searching, usually daily, on keywords to check his site’s Google ranking. Resist the temptation.  If you check it no more than quarterly, you won’t need a twelve-step program for your addiction.  You might be able to do SEO yourself.  We at Sensei learned it ourselves, became proficient at it, and now receive about 20 percent of our business from the website. But if you don’t have the time (and how many busy lawyers do?) get a professional to assist.  Lawyers ask constantly what single investment they can make to help grow their practice and our answer is always the same: Invest in a first-class creative website and pay attention to the ABCs of SEO.

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