5 signs your law firm website is costing you clients
A website that looks fine on your desktop can still be quietly turning prospective clients away. Here are five signs, and the fix for each.
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A website that looks fine on your desktop can still be quietly turning prospective clients away. Here are five signs, and the fix for each.
A family law client and a criminal defense client arrive at a website in very different states of mind. The design should meet each of them where they are. That is why LegalWebDesigns offers six structurally different themes rather than recolors of one template.
Prices for law firm websites range from under $50 a month to tens of thousands of dollars up front. The difference is rarely the quality of the pages; it is the business model behind them.
Many lawyers are surprised to learn that the website they have paid for over several years is not theirs. The domain is registered to the vendor, the content lives on the vendor's platform, and cancelling the contract means starting from zero.
Most small firms do not need an SEO agency. They need a site that is technically sound, pages that match what people search for, and a consistent presence on Google.
"Free law firm website" usually means a trial, a template you rent, or a site that disappears when you stop paying an agency. Here is what a genuinely $0-setup website for a law firm should include, and what to check before you sign anything.
Key elements that build credibility and help convert more of the right clients.
Your website is a communication about your services, so the professional conduct rules on lawyer advertising apply to it. The ABA Model Rules are a starting point; each state adopts its own version, so check your state bar's rules and opinions.
A first website does not need fifty pages. It needs to answer three questions quickly: do you handle my kind of problem, are you nearby or licensed where I am, and how do I reach you?
A law firm website you own, practice management and AI intake: $0 setup, $49 a month, no contract.