Re: Marketing/ Sales to lawyers and law firms

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I never claimed to be a web designer. I was merely stating that
there are a million want to be legal match and legal fish "marketers"
out there who could not wet a paper bag in the middle of the ocean.

On 12/05/07, Mike C. wrote:
> Good Point. If a lawyer is representing his clients as he should,
> chances are he/she is not going to have the time it takes to do what
> was suggested in the post by Rob. Rob, if you have the time to spend
> designing websites and doing graphic design and media plans, I would
> say great! Why not go into advertising and forget about law?
>
> FYI: I'm in need of back surgery, thinking about doing it myself!:-)
>
> On 11/30/07, Blake wrote:
>> Post that website Chief.. I would like to see how a true
>> lawyer/graphic designer/programmer/advertising executive, creates
>> and promotes a quality website..
>>
>> I think you're missing my point.... That's the problem with most
>> lawyers, they think they have everything all figured out.. waste
>> thousands of dollars trying to do something they have absolutely no
>> knowledge of.. When they should just avoid the court room and Stick
>> to settling cases..
>>
>>
>> On 11/16/07, Rob wrote:
>>> I am doing just fine without one of the millions already living in
>>> their mom's basement with their "great ideas" to make me
>>> millions. I am pefectfully capable of designing my own website
>>> and submitting it to search engines. My website will not look
>>> like it was designed by a 5 year old, I won't have to pay someone
>>> thousands to update it, and I can ensure it complies with my state
>>> bar association's rules of professional conduct.
>>>
>>> If they are not willing to put their "great idea" in writing, I am
>>> not even going to speak to them. Most of the "great ideas" are
>>> the same ole "pay me $10 per lead that comes from my website that
>>> could have been designed my 5 yr old little sister/daughter.
>>>
>>> I will give you my secondary email address so you can put it in
>>> writing. If they are not willing to put it in writing, they can
>>> go rip someone else off.
>>>
>>> On 11/10/07, Blake wrote:
>>>> so there are really that many people living in mom's basement
>>>> doing nothing but thinking of great ideas for lawyers.. and then
>>>> calling them??? If you're not already, get a job with a large
>>>> firm, because with that mindset, you'll never make it on your
>>>> own.. and will probably end up living in your mom's basement..
>>>>
>>>> On 11/03/07, Rob wrote:
>>>>> I am a young lawyer and I am one of the ones who will hang up
>>>>> on the 1,000,000 people working out of their mom's basement
>>>>> with a "million dollar opportunity." Put it in writing and
>>>>> then maybe I will call you.
>>>>>
>>>>> On 11/02/07, Al wrote:
>>>>>> Good Advice. Those old dinosaurs are slowly dying off due to
>>>>>> not being able to conform to new media practices that are
>>>>>> needed for any law firm to continue to have success. It's a
>>>>>> competitve market place, I have to laugh at these high brow
>>>>>> jerks that make comments like, " if the caller mis-
>>>>>> pronounces my name, I hang up." That's the dumbest comment
>>>>>> I've heard to date... How full of yourself can you be? It
>>>>>> takes 2-3 minutes to listen to what a marketer has to say..
>>>>>> If intersted, request info, if not, ask to be removed from
>>>>>> the call list.. it's that simple....
>>>>>> On 11/01/07, Kurt wrote:
>>>>>>> Dave,
>>>>>>> If you are trying to market your product to lawyers the
>>>>>>> most important thing is to be confident in what you have,
>>>>>>> and even more importantly you have to be persistent. My
>>>>>>> advice to you is to focus on younger lawyers that are more
>>>>>>> perceptive to new ideas. Lawyers like "Ozark man" are like
>>>>>>> dinosaurs and they will never accept the product that you
>>>>>>> are offering them. I have seen my product double the
>>>>>>> client inquiries of every Law Firm that I have sold to,
>>>>>>> but even with that track record old lawyers are not
>>>>>>> willing to change... find the young ones and help them
>>>>>>> grow and eventually surpass the "old school" lawyers.