Woody Allen famously said, “Eighty percent of success is showing up.” Being where you need to be when you need to be there.
In the context of marketing legal services, that means showing up when someone needs your help. But how do you do that?
You don’t know when someone will be in a collision, want to file for divorce, or start a business. You don’t know when someone is unhappy with their current attorney and is looking for a replacement.
And if you don’t know, you can’t show up. Or maybe you can.
You can create search engine optimized content so that when someone needs a lawyer and goes looking, they can find you.
You can write articles and run ads in publications and on websites where your target market is likely to see them.
You can educate your clients about who would make a good client for you and the best way to refer them and let them keep their eyes and ears open for you. You can do the same thing with professionals and other referral sources.
These strategies will help you get your name and message in front of prospective clients when they need your help. But there’s another strategy you should consider.
You should get your name and message in front of prospective clients before they need you.
You do that through a newsletter, a blog, a podcast, or a video channel. You build a list of subscribers and you stay in touch with them, sharing your knowledge and showing them how you can help them. As you do that, they see your passion and commitment to their niche or local market. They get to know, like, and trust you, and when they need your services (or know someone who does), you’ll be right there, ready to help.
Many lawyers do marketing sporadically. When you understand the value of building a list of prospective clients and you “bake” marketing into your daily method of operation, when you are never not marketing, you are never without clients.
Start or improve your marketing with this
