Reviewing your Google Search Console account is a great way to monitor your organic SEO efforts. Once you’re in Google Search Console, you can review your website’s search results performance for the past 16 months to the most recent date. You’ll want to review the search queries’ clicks, impressions, CTR, and average position. Organize the […]
Congratulations on taking the leap of faith to go out on your own. As a new business owner, I can tell you that it is one of the most rewarding moves you can make for many reasons. Whether you have already made a move or are planning to move soon, here are some excellent places
“Success is a function of persistence and doggedness and the willingness to work hard for 22 minutes to make sense of something that most people would give up on after thirty seconds” – Malcolm Gladwell At my son’s little league end-of-season party yesterday, his coach gave him some great advice which served as an excellent reminder
Most attorneys didn’t go to law school because they wanted to get into marketing. Most attorneys became attorneys because they were interested in practicing law. The reality is that when trying to make a partner or start your law practice, marketing is a massive part of the equation on the path to success. As daunting as marketing
A common thread amongst professional services firms that are successful is that they make marketing and business development a priority. They do this because marketing and business development are important to them. Like anything in life, you make time for what is important to you. We are all inundated with long to-do lists. We often
Stick with your niche. Becoming a true expert in your practice area is one of the most important components to successfully growing your professional services firm. Think about how often you have met someone at a networking event or professional service association, whether in the accounting, legal or financial industry. Who stood out? Was it the person
When you begin a marketing campaign it is common to want to take everything on all at once. It is important to remember though to start small, especially if you do not have consistent marketing in place right now. Marketing initiatives such as white papers, landing pages, lead management, and marketing automation systems, are
You may think you do, but unless you track it, do you really? I have found that once you start tracking your business leads by source, you often find trends that you didn’t expect. By knowing where your business is coming from you can focus your time on what’s producing the greatest ROI, allowing you
As we head into the holiday season, remember that the number one business development tool you have in your pocket is taking care of your current clients. I was fortunate to start my career at Nordstrom in 2001. The backbone of everything Nordstrom has done since 1901 is taking care of the customer. Two sentences in their
Have you recently started a new business? If so, it’s important to start off on the right marketing foot. One of the first things you should put into place is a branding guide. I have seen time and time again companies (even ones that have been in business a long time) that have a logo