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David's Blog

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If you're here to win a free copy, the entry form is below . The concept of work is changing.  The “assembly line” philosophy where workers are treated as a “cog in a machine”, performing set tasks or processes without the...
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I've only just decided to be brave enough to post this, having changed the names to protect the guilty, I thought it's a great lesson of how not to do something.  In our social media tips booklet I wrote about how not to ask for a recommendation on...
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I still get skeptics tell me that social media for law firms "does not work".  So I thought it was about time I found at least one incontravertible truth to justify my comments. The image below is taken from Google Analytics for one of our...
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I've only just got around the reading the page on the Legal Support Network website regarding the SRA ruling on the Capita/Optima ownership situation . It makes quite interesting reading and definitely gives an insight into how ABSs might well be...
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I've just listened to the BEST voicemail of the whole year. I've been trying to set up a meeting with a prospective client in London and we've played a bit of telephone tag and this was the message I just listened to :- "Hello David it's [name] from...
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Look at the billboard on the left first, before the one on the right.  Many thanks to Chris Horsley-Wyatt of Intranet DASHBOARD makers of the great intranet software product for sending this to me.  I just hope it's real and not some Photoshopped...
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I just got an email from the Google Webmaster blog saying that Google have launched a change to their ranking algorithm that they say will make it much easier for users to find a large number of results from a single site. For queries that indicate a...
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We are woking on a number of SEO projects currently and have just had a really good set of initial results after just two months of SEO activity.  Take a look at the table below.  Some keywords (not very competitive to be fair) are already ranking...
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Gotta love this cartoon from Tom Fishburne . Reminded me of this video about " Make My Logo Bigger Cream "!...
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I will post a photo later, but just had to change my trousers in a prospective client's car park as I split them!!!...
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Ok, this is getting silly.  Twice this week I've seen Law Society "Help" adverts.  This one was just snapped at Didcot Parkway station as I was on the train back to Bristol. So what is is about Didcot commuters that the Law Society means...
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I just came across a website that has clearly been shut down as the law firm is in trouble, but there are more polite ways of wording it than this. ...
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Look what I just saw as I was wondering along Fleet Street.  Good to see that the Practicing Certificate fees are going somewhere!! ...
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I had a really interesting morning.  A client of mine owes me £851 in unpaid monthly fees from last year so we ended up in the Small Claims Court here in Bristol today. The trip in itself was a fascinating adventure, but the short version is...
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Over the weekend I read the story in The Gazette about some new research that suggests that small firms will be resilient in the face of ABSs.  The research was carried out by Oxera .  I tried to find a summary of the report on their website, but...
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We've just had a lovely touch from one of our clients for whom we have just completed a beautiful makeover of their website.  Our production team worked their collective butts off to get the site done and live on time and DMH Stallard sent this lovely...
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July is turning out to have a bright start from a new business perspective.  We have already had two clients say "yes" to a new website this week. One firm in North London and one in Berkshire. Both are going to be great clients. ...
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We pride ourselves on our web server hosting service level.  As you can see from the screen grab of an email, below, in June we achieved 99.99% uptime.  If you don't want to do the maths, that means there was only 4.32 mins where the webserver was...
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One of the best things about LinkedIn is this email below.  This shows you on a regular basis what all your various connections are up to.  So whether you just want to see their new profile photo, or check what new Groups they have joined, it's...
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I gave a presentation on social media for a client today and their official "social media launch" held at their offices today.  My client has done a really great job of preparing the firm for using social media at their firm and had a...
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I had the chance to speak at the Bristol Enterprise Network's seminar last night which explored whether Geoffrey Moore's book called Crossing the Chasm was still valid 20 years on.

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Today, Google announced the completion of their new web indexing system called Caffeine. They say that Caffeine provides 50% fresher results for web searches than their previous index, and that it's the largest collection of web content they have ever offered.

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The date for Ignite Bristol No. 2 has been set.  It's Thursday 15-Jul at the Tobacco Factory in Southville.  The venue takes 240 people so we need loads more people to come this time. More details and the form to submit a talk at ...
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We had two great days last week with over 40 clients attending our 3rd annual client conference at Coombe Abbey Hotel near Coventry. Here are the various presentations we gave :- Allan Carton on ABSs Peter Rosenwald on Telemarketing ...
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We are pleased to be working with Legal Mentors to present at two seminars aimed at updating law firms on the threats and opportunities presented by ABSs. The dates/locations are :- Tuesday 8-Jun - Southampton Wednesday 9-Jun - Newbury ...

So why have a blog?

Well there are a number of reasons actually, all of them good.  The first is that in my travels, both physically around the country, and virtually round the Internet,  I run into a lot of people and a lot of things. 

As a sales and marketing professional in the IT/legal sectors, I see things that different firms are doing and thought it might appropriate to commentate on, and document some of these.  Plus occasionally I might use it to sound off about something.

So, could a blog help your law firm?  Well it might, particularly if you are a real specialist in a particular area (or want to be).  It can help raise your profile and demonstrate your competence and expertise.  if you want to see some sample blogs from our clients, have a look at :-

 

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David Gilroy
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