STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE YOUR LEGAL SITE'S SEARCH ENGINE RANKING

OR INCREASE YOUR SITE TRAFFIC AND NEW CLIENT ACQUISITION OVER THE INTERNET

By Bob Schwartz, CRS, GRI ©2007 Promotions Unlimited all rights reserved.

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AUGMENT YOUR INCOMING LEGAL LINKS

Incoming links are beneficial, although their importance has been diminished as part of the last Google algorithm update. It is important to stay away from link tricks in favor of direct links to legal themed sites. In addition, I would strongly suggest that you set up minimum link standards when debating potential link partners:

A. Minimum Google Page Rank of 3 or higher.

B. No more than 20 links per page.

C. A direct hyper-link from the site’s Index page to the link page(s).

D. Link page is static html only!

E. Any link is ok, but one with your keyword(s) is the best way to go.

For example:

OK link: http://www.legal-advice-library.info Legal site that provides extensive, free informative legal articles and legal resources for California, Nevada and Texas.

Preferred link: Legal advice articles Legal site that provides broad, free informative legal articles and legal resources for California, Nevada and Texas.

F. Superior, short descriptions, so you can get some additional traffic while providing the duel benefit of higher search engine standings.

G. If your potential link partner’s link page is a ‘framed’ page or opens clicked on links in a ‘frame’ steer clear of the trade.

H. Check your link popularity as well as your competitor’s link popularity on a regular basis to gage your linking plan’s progress. *Note, email me for totally free link popularity software that will allow for you to do this and more for six of the largest search engines. (Windows only)

I. Make sure you only do direct trades and not triangle links. For example, site A requests that site B trade links. Site A does not intend to put site B’s link on their domain but, on another affiliated site C. This is a poor trade for site B.

J. Make it EZ for your potential link partners to see your link requirements and cut/paste your link code into their site. As an example, you can view our link instruction page at: http://www.sandiegolawyerforyou.com/partner-signup.htm

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Quality incoming links are key to improved rankings and therefore, increased business. With a good linking program in place, your firm’s site will soon reap the true potential the Internet offers legal firms.

Copyright 2007 Promotions Unlimited. All rights reserved.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Bob Schwartz runs 15 legal directory sites. Houston lawyers http://www.houston-texas-lawyers-attorneys-directory.com, Dallas lawyers http://www.dallas-fort-worth-texas-lawyers-attorneys-directory.com, Los Angeles lawyers http://www.la-orange-county-lawyers-attorney-directory.com, San Jose law http://www.san-jose-ca-lawyers-attorneys-directory.com