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Testimonials
We have never once regretted having Nick as our marketing consultant. He is just brilliant at thinking out of the box and making us do the same. We decided very early on that we just had to trust him because we are lawyers and not so good at selling things!
Nick is enthusiastic and extremely pro active which is infectious and makes us want to excel at attracting the clients we really want.
He is now an integral and indispensable part of our team.
Julie Glynn, Partner, Glynns Solicitors.
"Since we have involved Nick in marketing there has been a transformation in our practice. Whilst previously we had plodded along for 10 years picking up all sorts of work via word of mouth and local networking , thanks to Nick we now have focus and are attracting the sort of work and clients that we want on a daily basis. Nick is innovative and proactive. He doesn't believe in putting off until tomorrow anything that can be done today. He is results oriented and we can already, after a relatively short period of time, see results"
Jenny Batchelor, Batchelor Myddelton Solicitors.
"I have met various consultants over the years and have always been cautious when engaging their services. However, the difference with Nick is that as a solicitor he really understands my business so that saves a lot of time. When you add to that his proven marketing experience and the fact that he consistently provides a high return on investment for my practice (ie wins me new instructions and new clients every single month) I have no hesitation in recommending him."
Robert Gray
Gray Hooper Holt Solicitors.
Making Your Legal Website Work Harder For You
I appreciate that many solicitors are very sceptical about the ability to win new business from their website. I can assure you that many firms are doing this. If you are not producing at least 20 new client leads each and every month you are missing significant opportunities. This is an incredibly conservative number but I choose it as whatever the size of your practice you should be able to generate this number of leads without much difficulty.
1. Does your solicitor website represent you?
Your website MUST reflect your practice. So often I see websites which promise that the firm is modern and dynamic when really it is a traditional High Street Practice. It does not matter whether you are modern and dynamic or a High Street Practice, what matters is that your website accurately reflects your service. Having a completely different message on your website will confuse prospective clients and prevent them from using your services.
2. Remember benefits not features
I regularly refer to this in my newsletter but I make no apology for it. You must communicate in all marketing mediums in the language that benefits your clients. Rather than saying you have been established for 150 years expecting that to sell your services, explain why that makes you a better choice of solicitor for your website visitors. Use the term "which means that" to turn a feature into a benefit.
We have been established for 150 years WHICH MEANS THAT we have a proven track record of personal injury claims ensuring you will receive the maximum compensation in the shortest period of time.
3. Top Right is your Hot Spot
Your most important message on each page of your website should appear in the top right hand side of your page. For an example see the Amazon website. When you are looking at a product on the Amazon website you will see the " ADD TO SHOPPING BASKET" button on the top right hand side of the web page. They know exactly what they want you to do and make it very easy for you to do so.
What is your "shopping basket"? See the next item for more information.
4. What do you want your website visitors to do?
You must know what you want your prospective clients to do on every single page of your website. After all, if you do not know what you want them to do, how are they supposed to know?
Once you do know what you would like them to do, you must allow them the opportunity to do it and to do it easily. If you offer a legal newsletter, put a sign up page after each article, if you want new clients; put an enquiry button or a freephone number at the bottom of each page.
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I offer a website review service that will provide you with practical tips that will turn your solicitors website into a client acquisition website.
Why not ask me to review your website? My fee is guaranteed: - if you do not find the report useful you can have your money back. Please email me for details: njervis@samsonconsulting.co.uk
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