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Picking The Right Networks and Tools for the Job. Have you ever Googled yourself?. Search Engine Optimization. Ad Words Links matter Multi-media matters How not to do SEO. How do people find a business?. WebPro News, 2008. The OLD Way. Yellow pages Lawyer pages. What about blogs?.
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Search Engine Optimization Ad Words Links matter Multi-media matters How not to do SEO...
How do people find a business? WebPro News, 2008
The OLD Way Yellow pages Lawyer pages
What about blogs? Over 50 Million Blogs Less than 5,000 law blogs
Anatomy of a Blog • Posts • Comments • The Blogosphere Blogs
BLOG Your Blog is Your Home Base Traditional Marketing PUBLICITY
Anatomy of a Blog Posts Comments Trackbacks Embeds Tags & Categories
Posts Posts Embeds Share Tags Anatomy of a Blog Comments Trackbacks
Posts Length: 400 words. Frequency: one a week min. Ask questions of your imagined audience & encourage comments. Style: Find your own but find one that fits the format. Use images. Content: Something you can write about for the next year! Lists!
Comments Are generally good! Reply positively to respondents. Assume positive intent. Two scenarios: negative critics & spammers. Comments as a indicator of your blog's health... ...but no comments does not equal no readers!
The Blogosphere – no blog is an island http://datamining.typepad.com/data_mining/2007/01/the_blogosphere.html
The Blogosphere Find 10 people whose writing you respect.
The Blogosphere Find 10 people whose writing you respect. Say something intelligent on their blog when the opportunity arises. No spam!
The Blogosphere Find 10 people whose writing you respect. Say something intelligent on their blog when the opportunity arises. No spam! Keep track on the conversation using RSS or email alerts.
60 million registered users • “Facebook with a tie” • One of several online networks • 875k users in Australia
Virtual Rolodex • Recommendations • Introductions • Intelligence LinkedIn
Recommendations Looks good... ...but treat with care. Potential clients often want to talk to referees privately for $$$ contracts.
Introductions One degree of separation is feasible but unlikely to work for contacts further away. Standard rules of networking apply – what can you do for your contact?
Slideshare & Slidecasts • Audio & Podcasts • Video & YouTube Presentations, Audio & Video
Multi-media Tips All: Keep it as short as possible! Slideshare: Slides should make sense by themselves. Audio: Get a good mike. Use compression on final files. Video: Harder to do well. Keep simple. Lighting & editing requires experts.
Content is King • Articles • Alerts • Podcasts • Webinars • Conference panels • Power points • Video Links or URL’s
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