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Looking for Optimism in a Bruising Media Landscape

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The layoffs hitting the Washington Post are significant and further shrank one of the nation’s largest, by journalist head count, text-focused media outlets. As an avid news consumer, and someone who lives in the D.C. area,...more

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Should I Hire a Law Firm Marketing Agency or In-House Marketing Professional?

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For most law firms, it’s not a question of whether to market their services, but how. Law firm marketing is a necessary investment, especially in crowded markets and competitive practice areas. But most firms, especially...more

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The Three Ways You’re Alienating Your Audience With Your AEO/GEO Content

Your quest to show up in AI search results is making your content less desirable to the humans consuming it. You’re probably alienating your human readers whenever you create Answering Engine Optimization (AEO) or...more

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AI Search Optimization for IP Law Firms: Why Traditional SEO Won’t Be Enough in 2026

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If your intellectual property firm isn’t optimized for modern AI search platforms, you’re missing critical opportunities during key moments of the client decision journey....more

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How to Write Attorney Bios That Do Their Job

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Your attorney bio has one job: convince potential clients you're the right lawyer for them. Unfortunately, most bios are too busy listing every credential since law school to actually do that job well. The challenge is that...more

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How Fast Does Legal SEO Actually Work?

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Legal marketers often come to us and ask the burning question: “How long will it take the SEO strategy to start working?” The answer might disappoint those seeking instant results, but it’s crucial to understand from the...more

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The AI Search Revolution in B2B Legal: Why ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude Are Becoming Your Biggest Referral Sources

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A quiet revolution is underway in search behavior: AI-powered search engines are becoming the primary research tool for sophisticated B2B clients who need legal services. This isn’t a gradual shift; it’s an acceleration...more

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SEO in 2025: EEAT, AI Overviews and a New Approach to Visibility

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2025 is a new year, but the same best practices apply—and that starts with EEAT. A strategic website design and dynamic SEO campaign for your law firm are your key to unlocking online success. But we hear from a lot of legal...more

Legal Internet Solutions Inc.

How Important is Domain Authority, Really?

What is Domain Authority? One common question is, “How important is my law firm’s Domain Authority?” While it might seem like the definitive measure of a website’s SEO strength, that would be an oversimplification. Let’s...more

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[Webinar] Staying Competitive in 2025: The Latest in SEO for Lawyers - January 29th, 2:00 pm EST

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A new year brings new changes to Google’s search landscape. If your firm is looking to rank higher and stand out in crowded search results, don’t miss this exclusive webinar led by Omnizant’s Director of SEO, Emily Brady....more

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Starting Small with SEO

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Will a small SEO budget even make a difference? Can you get any real ROI, or will it just be money down the drain? Many law firms begin with lower-cost SEO packages only to wind up frustrated when their expectations don’t...more

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Revenge of the Rankings: How AI Uses Awards and Directories in Lawyer Searches

Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers, Chambers, Martindale: Law firm rankings have a new relevance as prospective clients increase their use of AI tools like ChatGPT. Indeed, as Clio reports, more than one in three potential...more

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Changing Your Focus to a Different Area of Law

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Growing beyond a single practice area is an admirable goal, but instant gratification? Unrealistic. It happens often—we work with law firms who rank well in one area of law, and they decide they want to rank for another. We...more

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“Maintenance SEO” for Law Firms Doesn’t Exist

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You’re ranking so well in the SERP that you don’t need to gain ground. But how do you hold your winning position? Not by sitting back on your laurels. It’s simply untrue that a firm can maintain its position at the top of...more

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Multiple Websites for One Law Firm

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Imagine seeing five different exit signs on the highway for the same destination. Confusing, right? Multiple sites for one firm can be similarly misleading for a law firm’s prospective clients. Some firms come to us with...more

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25 Years of Search Engine Optimization and Pay-Per Click Marketing for Law Firms

This past spring, as the team at Legal Internet Solutions Incorporated (LISI) prepared to celebrate the agency’s 25th anniversary, conversations around the “office” (i.e., online – we are a remote workforce) often turned...more

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Understanding Search Volume

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Law firms are fixated on it, your clients don’t know it exists—meet search volume, one of the most misunderstood aspects of SEO. Search volume is just one tool in your SEO toolkit. It’s a tricky tool, too, with inaccurate...more

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Understanding (and Watching) Your Competition

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Don’t jump off a cliff, even if you think your competitors are magically reaching prospects just over the edge. In reality, your firm’s path to success probably doesn’t follow the same road as your competitors, even if you...more

Legal Internet Solutions Inc.

E-E-A-T & YMYL Lawyers: Understanding Google Search Quality Rating Guidelines for Better Rankings

Introduction to Google Search Quality Rating Guidelines - Google’s Search Quality Rating Guidelines are a set of criteria used to evaluate the quality of web pages and ensure that users find the most relevant and trustworthy...more

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AI Summaries and SEO for Lawyers

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The challenges of AI extend beyond AI-generated content. Today, lawyers face an opportunity to dance with AI for the benefit of SEO—especially in the SERP. Google’s rollout of AI summaries in US search results is in its...more

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The Power of the Rewrite

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The best kept secret in content strategy is that you can drive additional traffic by simply improving and updating your existing content. A rewrite can be a highly valuable, highly underrated contribution to your SEO—if...more

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The New Term “Slop” Joins “Spam” in Our Vocabulary

Introduction - As the granddaughter of two Alabama farmers, the word “slop” evokes images of something with little value. In today’s digital landscape, avoiding AI-generated content is nearly impossible, akin to dodging...more

Legal Internet Solutions Inc.

Optimizing Your Law Firm Website: A Guide to Monitoring Website Speed with GTmetrix

A website is a law firm’s most important office location. Many things contribute to a website ranking well in the eyes of Google. One of those is page speed. The prevalence of mobile devices in today’s world emphasizes this...more

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The Thing Google Still Doesn’t Get About Law Firms

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Google tries to connect searchers with the services they want. But when you want a lawyer and not a cheeseburger, Google doesn’t always do what it’s supposed to do....more

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Stock Photos: Yay or Nay?

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Stock photos are accessible, easy and pretty—what’s not to love? We know team or office photos are powerful on your Google Business Profile. We know a good profile photo is powerful. But did you know that photos can help or...more

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