Contract Law Attorney Marketing
Contract law governs transactions between parties that are primarily of a commercial nature. It provides for the regulation, interpretation and enforcement of contracts, both written and oral. Attorneys can find themselves on either side of contractual litigation; clients may be seeking to enforce or void a particular contract. Marketing strategies need to identify potential clients in need of contract law services as well continuously marketing additional services to existing clients.
Online Marketing Resources
1. Establish Your Authority: Start a blog that answers clients’ most immediate introductory questions. For example, “What is consideration?” or “Does the contract have to be in writing?” By answering their questions you establish yourself as a resource and worthy of consideration should they need representation. Add to this library of “helpful answers” targeting questions specific to business law.
2. Offer a Webinar: This is merely a digital version of the old free-client seminar. Potential topics could include “Using Non-Competition Clauses” or “Using Forum Selection Clauses to Provide Predictability in Litigation.” Offer to e-mail those who register the login information for the webinar, thereby capturing a contact for future reference. Online services like Microsoft Live Meeting, Webex and Adobe Connect Pro are affordable options to set up these webinars.
3. Become a News Source: Use your blog and website to advise potential and existing clients, of news, awards received by your practice, relevant court decisions and changing areas of the law. By tracking news that’s relevant to your clients, you establish another touch point that could transition into new business.
4. Marketing via SEO and PPC: In short, SEO practices help identify your content to search engine visitors looking for your specific information or keywords. Use targeted keywords like “breach of contract” on your website and blog. Pay-per-click advertising is the business of purchasing ads that appear to visitors who search these specific keywords. If you’re unfamiliar with paid search, you should read up on Google Ad Words and start with a small budget.
5. Increase your Internet exposure with listings and services such as Martindale.com, Lawyers.com, and Attorneys.com.
6. Obtain a free local business listing on a search engine such as Google.
General Legal Marketing Resources
1. Advertise where your potential clients are. Yellow pages, newspapers, business journals and trade magazines each reach their own niches.
2. Referrals from other attorneys, clients, and companies that you transact business with.
3. Obtain listings in attorney business directories such as Martindale-Hubbell.
4. Join and attend community business organizations such as the Rotary Club, the Chamber of Commerce etc. to expand your business contacts.
