Re: re: Best Way to Advertise

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legalmatch.com is currently offering me a six months trial
period for $4,000.00 up front to get of the divorce panel in
my area or 12 months for $8,000 payable in six installments.
The guy i'm negotiating with claims that they can not do a
one month trial or anything shorter than 6 months, which
seems a bit suspicious. does anyone have experience with
them and, if so, have they offered anyone a shorter trial
period?

On 4/19/06, jim wrote:
> I think I've been a bit naieve about some of these
services.
> I did some asking around, and - while a handful of people
> have had decent experiences with these companies
> (LegalMatch, etc) - by and large, the results aren't too
> good. I always worry about these message boards, because
> you never know if so and so works for LegalFish or
> LegalMatch or Casepost... and they might try to badmouth
one
> company and talk up their own... But I think its fair
> enough to say that the general consensus is that its best
to
> steer clear of these services.
>
> You're right. Some people are spending 3k a month to
> advertise. The pay-per-click stuff can get very
expensive.
>
> In the end, I think its a process of trial and error. I
> know some guys who swear by television spots... but if you
> practice in a major urban market, tv time is expensive...
> and you'll have a ton of competition.
>
> Try to minimize your risk. If you're going to advertise
> through one of these companies, negotiate with them. They
> seem desparate for business. When LegalMatch comes at you
> with $30,000 a year... with 10k of that upfront.. just
tell
> them know way... Get everything on a short term contract
> with the bare minnimum amount of money invested up front.
> Check references. Get a trial. Do whatever you can to
make
> sure you're not wasting money.
>
> I really do appreciate the advise that people have offerred
> on this board. It's probably saved me several thousands of
> dollars.
>