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Not to be a Negative Nancy here (er, Bummer Bob?)…but let’s share a difficult truth: Building a law firm isn’t for everyone. Furthermore, that’s okay. Not every attorney has to own their own firm, nor should every attorney feel pressured to do so. Building one’s own firm offers unique advantages, to be sure—but if entrepreneurship […]
If you’re a lawyer running your own firm and you find yourself at a loss when it comes to marketing—you’re not alone. Most law schools don’t teach business and marketing skills needed to grow a business; they teach law. In other words, you learn in law school what to do to help your clients, but […]
Every law firm—and for that matter, every business—can identify two basic types of clients. We have our bread-and-butter clients, the basic clients who help us keep the lights on month after month; and we have our aspirational clients, the higher-dollar clients we’d like to have more of. Most of us have plenty of bread-and-butter clients. […]
As an entrepreneurial attorney, you naturally want your law firm business to grow—and my own firm is built around providing law firms with the tools and techniques needed to cause tremendous growth. But when those tools and techniques actually start producing results—and they will—are you prepared for the growth? What happens if your business grows […]
Setting up at a trade show or a community event where your audience is expected to be hanging out can be a good idea. There are definitely some very strong caveats. The thing is, if you have a staff person or (God forbid) YOU set up a table at an event, the time you spend […]
It is not uncommon for me to ask an attorney what the ROI is for each lead source and get a blank stare. Whatever your “spend” is for a lead source, determining just what your return is on each spend can mean the difference between a strong sales funnel and one that is draining your […]
What’s ON your book is as important as what is IN it If you have been following me for any time at all, you know the cornerstone of my coaching rests on having a book to create author, celebrity and expert status. We refer to it as A.C.E. The biggest challenge I have is convincing […]
If each NEW customer is worth more money to you, you may be willing to spend more money to acquire customers. That’s a no brainer, right? To find your new customers, you may be willing to spend more and send more. When you send out more mailers to even more in your target audience, you […]
In many civilizations, the people believed there were living powers that controlled their well being. If the Gods were pleased, rain came to nourish the crops and sunshine came to make everything grow. In order to keep the Gods happy, varieties of sacrifices were made as gifts. Your law firm is the entity that you […]
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