Pitching In: How Small Businesses & Law Firms Can Provide Disaster Relief
As a vast understatement, many of our fellow Americans are facing severe difficulties in the wake of a disastrous late summer and early fall. From hurricane-torn areas in the southern states and Puerto Rico to devastating forest fires up and down the west coast, as well as the deadly shooting in Las Vegas, millions are […]
Tweeters, Rejoice! Try Out Twitter’s New 280-Character Limit
If you’re a Twitter enthusiast, you may be pleased to know that all users will soon have double the characters at their disposal. In a surprise move, Twitter announced yesterday that select users would be permitted to test the change before rolling out the new 280-character limit to everyone in the next few months, presumably.
HTTPS Vital for Both Security & SEO Rankings
Is your website running on HTTPS protocol? If so, good on you! If not, read through this post to learn why it really (really) should be.
Everything You Need to Know About the New Google Drive
Google recently announced that they are making some major changes to Google Drive; in essence, it’s going away. Did you freak out? We did! …Until we learned more about what’s really happening, that is. We’ll explain everything you need to know before they roll out the initial changes in the near future, and the rest over the […]
The End of Legalese: What Does This Mean For Lawyers?
In a trend that many laud as logical and just as many mourn as the dearth of legal language, judges and attorneys across the U.S. are shying away from what has come to be known as “legalese” in their writings. This change in attitudes follows that of many other industries, as simple, easy-to-read text has […]
Unhackable: How to Create an (Actually) Strong Password
Now that we can carry out our most important tasks online — pay bills, make medical appointments, file taxes — it is vital that we take every measure to keep our information out of the wrong hands. Much of this hinges on creating fail-safe usernames and passwords. We’ve been told for many years that long, […]
Be Careful What You Post (and What You Delete!) — It Can and Will Be Used Against You.
Everyday we are encouraged to engage with social media, to share pictures and personal opinions with our friends, but sometimes this level of public sharing can go awry. In this post, we cover a story where a man’s photo shared on his personal profile resulted in some bad legal advice, and some harsh consequences as […]
A Night of Networking in Portland: 2017 SEMpdx Annual Rooftop Party
Earlier this week, the LegalRev team sponsored the 9th annual SEMpdx Rooftop Networking Party at Portland’s Hotel deLuxe. It was hot, but we all survived with cold beverages, fresh fruit, pizza, and a plethora of enthusiasm. In this post, we’ll outline the highlights and tell everyone what’s next for both LegalRev and SEMpdx.
Why Do You Need PPC? Because Legal Keywords Drive Competition
Around this time last year, we wrote about how the legal field spends more on Google AdWords than any other industry. Fast-forward to now and lawyers are still shelling out the big bucks to compete online. Last month, WordStream did a study and discovered Google’s top 25 most expensive keywords in 2017. This year “lawyer” takes the number four […]
One-on-One with an LegalRev Paid Media Manager
Today at LegalRev, we sat down to interview one of our knowledgeable team members who spends well over 40 hours a week managing client ad campaigns. Why, you may ask?