Potato or Potaato? Tomato or Tomaato? I don’t want to call the whole thing off, but what you call things does matter. We have some very different phrases from our friends across the pond for certain words that can lead to confusion or hilarity, depending on your viewpoint. However, when it comes to the wording … Read more
I have been fortunate enough to read two eulogies at funerals in the last couple of years. One for my father, one for my aunt. What struck me each time was how many nice things are said about people once they leave us and what a shame the person being spoken about doesn’t hear it … Read more
The robots are coming. Will the robots replace estate agents? Will they replace lawyers? IBM’s Watson is already giving legal advice apparently, so what is next, and what marketing can you do to protect your law firm’s future? In the estate agency world, which is obviously linked to the legal world through conveyancing, technology has … Read more
Your car fuel tank is leaking – what do you do first? If you walk back to your car and see a puddle of liquid beneath your car, your first thought would be to check what it is, wouldn’t it? If you dip your finger in the puddle and smell petrol or diesel I imagine … Read more
My last blog post was all about SEO companies trying to sell you their services using spam emailing tactics or cold calling. I questioned that if they are so good at their SEO service, why do they have to sell their services in this way? If you didn’t see that article, it is online here:>> … Read more
The conversation below has been aired in my direction on several occasions recently, so I thought it might be helpful to you. “I keep getting emails telling me I should be using SEO Nick from SEO companies (wow – there’s a surprise). I have had so many I think I should do as they say.” … Read more
What, if you don’t have it, or don’t have enough of it, means that you will never get free visitors to your law firm website? What, if you don’t have enough of it, means that you will not get any enquiries for your services even if you spend a small fortune on Google Ads to … Read more
My son turning 16 and my daughter off to university in September has got me thinking a lot recently about them. It truly seems like yesterday that they were both toddlers. One of the fondest memories of them being small for me is the huge volume of questions that they used to ask. They were … Read more
What my son’s 16th birthday can teach you about how to grow your law firm turnover with a 90 day business plan. My son Samuel is 16 today – how on earth did that happen? It seems like only yesterday that I was driving him home from hospital in Bristol, now he is a growing … Read more
How can a solicitor generate an additional £20,000 a month in turnover in just 90 days time? Would you like to know the formula that you can use to do this and the exact process to follow to make it happen? Maybe that isn’t your number. Maybe you would like to see a £5,000 a … Read more