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Solos: how and where do you advertise?

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Low-t Jap
  12/07/14
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underhanded toilet seat theater
  12/07/14
Graffiti
Domesticated Pontificating Azn Regret
  12/07/14
Guerrilla marketing at chiropractors' offices and SSA office...
high-end floppy parlor
  12/07/14
Port-a-Johns at local fairs and construction sites.
Pale Library
  12/07/14
not a solo but work in a small firm where i have to actively...
hyperactive stock car
  12/07/14
Thanks man. What's your conversion rate on clicks from googl...
Low-t Jap
  12/07/14
dont think we use that. we dont have actualy advertisements ...
hyperactive stock car
  12/08/14
So you're talking about SEO?
aphrodisiac newt half-breed
  12/08/14
I pass out cards at the bar almost every weekday around 3-9 ...
Irradiated orange factory reset button feces
  12/07/14
I do the local newspaper that hits 6 towns, about 8-10k per ...
Blue dog poop
  12/07/14
What is a good living?
excitant puppy
  12/08/14
150k
Blue dog poop
  12/08/14
yeah that's pretty good. esp in an ARE COUNTRY town
excitant puppy
  12/08/14
Suburbs of a major city. Just have to hold firm on your pri...
Blue dog poop
  12/08/14
And really all it takes is advertising in the local paper? S...
excitant puppy
  12/09/14
yeah but you won't see results for the first 4-6 months. an...
Blue dog poop
  12/14/14
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excitant puppy
  12/10/14
AdWords and Avvo are the only "advertising" I do, ...
Azure Selfie
  12/08/14
Thanks. What kind of conversion rate do you see on Adwords (...
Low-t Jap
  12/08/14
I don't really follow that. I had grand plans to track all t...
Azure Selfie
  12/08/14
Are most of your clients from in person networking?
Low-t Jap
  12/08/14
Actually, my two biggest clients found me online. One defin...
Azure Selfie
  12/08/14
Thanks for the insight. Xo 2014 still has good dudes.
Low-t Jap
  12/08/14
did you spend a lot of time building out your Avvo profile?
bearded stead friendly grandma
  12/08/14
Kind of. I built it out, but it doesn't take that much time...
Azure Selfie
  12/08/14
Is the advertising per click or call like google adwords? D...
Blue dog poop
  12/09/14
Flat monthly fee. Hard to track exactly (or, at least, I do...
Azure Selfie
  12/09/14
seems like this would be really practice specific
bearded stead friendly grandma
  12/08/14
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razzmatazz plaza
  12/08/14
I would go for writing articles in relevent trade magazines ...
vengeful church
  12/10/14


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Date: December 7th, 2014 10:08 AM
Author: Low-t Jap



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2749506&forum_id=2/#26877790)



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Date: December 7th, 2014 10:08 AM
Author: underhanded toilet seat theater



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2749506&forum_id=2/#26877791)



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Date: December 7th, 2014 10:36 AM
Author: Domesticated Pontificating Azn Regret

Graffiti

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2749506&forum_id=2/#26877899)



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Date: December 7th, 2014 10:37 AM
Author: high-end floppy parlor

Guerrilla marketing at chiropractors' offices and SSA offices, mostly.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2749506&forum_id=2/#26877901)



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Date: December 7th, 2014 1:00 PM
Author: Pale Library

Port-a-Johns at local fairs and construction sites.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2749506&forum_id=2/#26878733)



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Date: December 7th, 2014 1:13 PM
Author: hyperactive stock car

not a solo but work in a small firm where i have to actively promote business.

just do website and pay to come up a top search in google for your area of law and location. aside from that join networking groups, local politics (i refuse) and develop referring relationships with other lawyers near you.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2749506&forum_id=2/#26878827)



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Date: December 7th, 2014 5:43 PM
Author: Low-t Jap

Thanks man. What's your conversion rate on clicks from google Adwords?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2749506&forum_id=2/#26880667)



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Date: December 8th, 2014 2:15 PM
Author: hyperactive stock car

dont think we use that. we dont have actualy advertisements i dont think.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2749506&forum_id=2/#26886717)



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Date: December 8th, 2014 2:59 PM
Author: aphrodisiac newt half-breed

So you're talking about SEO?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2749506&forum_id=2/#26886942)



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Date: December 7th, 2014 1:14 PM
Author: Irradiated orange factory reset button feces

I pass out cards at the bar almost every weekday around 3-9 p.m.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2749506&forum_id=2/#26878832)



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Date: December 7th, 2014 9:34 PM
Author: Blue dog poop

I do the local newspaper that hits 6 towns, about 8-10k per town. But you have to be able to handle real estate, family, wills, dui, and injury. Results in a pretty good living. Full page ad is only 5k for the year.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2749506&forum_id=2/#26882797)



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Date: December 8th, 2014 1:27 PM
Author: excitant puppy

What is a good living?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2749506&forum_id=2/#26886498)



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Date: December 8th, 2014 2:37 PM
Author: Blue dog poop

150k

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2749506&forum_id=2/#26886849)



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Date: December 8th, 2014 2:57 PM
Author: excitant puppy

yeah that's pretty good. esp in an ARE COUNTRY town

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2749506&forum_id=2/#26886933)



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Date: December 8th, 2014 6:19 PM
Author: Blue dog poop

Suburbs of a major city. Just have to hold firm on your prices, 2k for DUI, 300/hr for divorce w/ 10k retainer. Tell them they can pay less, but you offer quality service, and they are welcome to find someone who is cheaper. The key is getting them to think that cheaper means lesser quality without actually saying it. More than half my customers sign up after shopping around for a bit.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2749506&forum_id=2/#26888031)



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Date: December 9th, 2014 5:22 PM
Author: excitant puppy

And really all it takes is advertising in the local paper? Seems too good to be true.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2749506&forum_id=2/#26895172)



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Date: December 14th, 2014 4:14 AM
Author: Blue dog poop

yeah but you won't see results for the first 4-6 months. and you have to keep doing it so you stay fresh in the people's mind.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2749506&forum_id=2/#26926938)



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Date: December 10th, 2014 2:43 PM
Author: excitant puppy



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2749506&forum_id=2/#26901568)



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Date: December 8th, 2014 1:27 PM
Author: Azure Selfie

AdWords and Avvo are the only "advertising" I do, but I market through solo attorney bar groups as well.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2749506&forum_id=2/#26886505)



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Date: December 8th, 2014 2:07 PM
Author: Low-t Jap

Thanks. What kind of conversion rate do you see on Adwords (ie: what percent of clicks become clients)?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2749506&forum_id=2/#26886683)



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Date: December 8th, 2014 2:12 PM
Author: Azure Selfie

I don't really follow that. I had grand plans to track all that shit, but I spend so little on AdWords that it's not really worth my time to set all that up. It is not a significant expense (or client source, as far as I know).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2749506&forum_id=2/#26886701)



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Date: December 8th, 2014 2:15 PM
Author: Low-t Jap

Are most of your clients from in person networking?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2749506&forum_id=2/#26886720)



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Date: December 8th, 2014 2:18 PM
Author: Azure Selfie

Actually, my two biggest clients found me online. One definitely through Avvo, and the other probably so as well (it was a referral from their general outside counsel, whom I had never met, so I think he must have just found me online, but I think it was more likely Avvo than AdWords).

As far as numbers, go, it's probably close to an even split between online and referrals from people I've interacted with.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2749506&forum_id=2/#26886736)



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Date: December 8th, 2014 2:24 PM
Author: Low-t Jap

Thanks for the insight. Xo 2014 still has good dudes.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2749506&forum_id=2/#26886772)



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Date: December 8th, 2014 2:58 PM
Author: bearded stead friendly grandma

did you spend a lot of time building out your Avvo profile?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2749506&forum_id=2/#26886941)



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Date: December 8th, 2014 7:50 PM
Author: Azure Selfie

Kind of. I built it out, but it doesn't take that much time. I also pay them to be a sponsored listing on searches. When I first started out as a solo I spent a fair amount of time answering questions, which turned into some business, but I haven't been doing that much recently.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2749506&forum_id=2/#26888657)



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Date: December 9th, 2014 2:04 AM
Author: Blue dog poop

Is the advertising per click or call like google adwords? Did you get a lot of business from it?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2749506&forum_id=2/#26891740)



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Date: December 9th, 2014 5:30 PM
Author: Azure Selfie

Flat monthly fee. Hard to track exactly (or, at least, I don't track it much). The single client that gives me probably 50% of my revenue came from answering a question on Avvo re a piddly little matter (literally charged $250 to handle), and I'm pretty sure my second biggest client came from my sponsored Avvo listing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2749506&forum_id=2/#26895216)



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Date: December 8th, 2014 3:01 PM
Author: bearded stead friendly grandma

seems like this would be really practice specific

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2749506&forum_id=2/#26886954)



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Date: December 8th, 2014 10:51 PM
Author: razzmatazz plaza



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2749506&forum_id=2/#26890010)



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Date: December 10th, 2014 2:46 PM
Author: vengeful church

I would go for writing articles in relevent trade magazines and giving talks at relevent conferences

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2749506&forum_id=2/#26901579)