October 2010

Sunday Funny: Cute Proposal

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How to Build Your Social Media Team

I’d like all of our employees engaged in social media. I’d like them out there saying good things about us and interacting with current, former, and prospective clients. I’d like them engaging in building our reputation by telling stories about the things we do and the people we help. I’d like them building relationships with [...]

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How an Internal Focus Will Kill a Law Firm

You’ve got limited resources (time and money). You can only focus on a few things if you’re going to keep moving forward. You’ve got to spend your resources wisely if you want to grow. I’d suggest you focus primarily on external, not internal matters. What’s external? External is anything facing the client. External is marketing, [...]

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Free Webinar: 15 Ways to Take Your Practice to the Next Level

I’m conducting a free webinar on the 15 Ways to Take Your Practice to the Next Level on Wednesday, November 10 at noon ET, 9 AM PT. We’ll talk for about an hour. I hope to see you there.  You’ll get lots of information, ideas, and tips. There will be time for questions. Here’s the description [...]

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Lots of Clients Do Not Equal a Successful Practice

My friend, a divorce lawyer in a large city, had four clients. That’s it. That’s all he had. But he didn’t worry about it. He was content. He went to bed every night without a care in the world. He had everything he needed, and he took good care of his family. He was a [...]

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How to Grow Your Practice While Practicing

One of the questions I get most frequently is, “How do you find the time to work on your practice instead of working in your practice?” It’s usually asked more bluntly and sounds something like, “I can’t do the marketing because I’m too busy dealing with clients. I can’t do it all!” When these things [...]

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Business, Love & Money Summit for Lawyers

This is pretty cool. The Business, Love & Money Summit for Lawyers is coming up this week. It’s a two-day virtual summit taking place entirely over the phone October 26 and 27, 2010. It’s free and the speakers (I’m one of them) have some great ideas you should hear. Click for details and to sign [...]

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Are Your People Doing or Teaching?

Your people, both lawyers and staff, are going to leave you. They’re going to move on for one reason or another. As Anne Lamott says, “100 years, all new people.” They’re going to go, I promise. That’s okay. It’s just reality. The question for you is this: how are you preparing for their departure? When they [...]

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