Re: Marketing/ Sales to lawyers and law firms

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Well, actually you did. Read over your post.
On 12/08/07, Rob wrote:
> 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.