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Author: Dexter Tam

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Local business citations for lawyers

What Are Local Citations?

Any mention online regarding your business information is known as a local citation. Local citations are incredibly important for the success of your law firm’s website. Google uses the prominence and accuracy of local citations to determine which listing gets to show up on it’s “local 3-pack”, the map on search results that displays three…
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What’s New for Law Firms in WordPress 5.0

WordPress, a content-management system with a market share of 59.6 percent and used by 32.5 percent of all websites, unveiled their new update on December 6, WordPress 5.0. The most significant change is the implementation of Gutenberg, a block-based editor. Prior to Gutenberg’s roll-out, the default content editor was straightforward but rudimentary, it is not as…
law firm pay-per-click marketing

Google Ads Is Changing the Way Exact Match Keywords Work

Starting throughout October, Google Ads, formerly known as Google AdWords, will begin implementing changes that will expand the way exact match keywords operate. As an example, if your campaign only used exact match keywords, it used to be that your ad would only show if the search query the user inputted was identical to the…

How Law Firms Can Use Machine Learning in Search to Their Advantage

Machine learning was first conceived in 1959 as a step towards artificial intelligence. Machine learning is the practice of giving algorithms enough data so that eventually they can solve problems on their own, without the help of a developer programming the solution into them. Many tech companies today implement machine learning as a way to…

Google Shakes Up Search Results for the Holidays

Last week, there was a lot of talk among the SEO community about a change in Google’s search algorithm. The bulk of the fluctuation happened between December 12th and 14th. On Wednesday, Google confirmed that there was indeed a change, saying they implemented several minor improvements during that time. Google always downplays their updates as…
Building trust through your law firm website

How your law firm can use Google Posts

On June 22, Google revealed Google Posts, a content snippet platform accessible via Google My Business. The goal of Google Posts is to allow businesses to share new or upcoming events, promotions, announcements or content. These posts are directly shared to Google Search and Map results. This is a great way for small or local…
March 2024 Google Core Update

Why you should be using Adwords Extensions

With Google Search dominating search queries with around 65 percent of market share, Google AdWords can help small and large law firms increase their inbound leads. However, specific keywords can be expensive, due to the volume and competitiveness of searches involving such words. In fact, “Attorney” and “Lawyer” are the fourth and sixth most expensive…