Business

Avvo’s Lawyernomics 2013 Review

by Gyi Tsakalakis on May 1, 2013

I attended Avvo’s Lawyernomics 2013. So, I thought I’d share some of my thoughts about the conference here. You should know that I contribute to the Lawyernomics Blog and that Avvo gave me a free ticket to the conference. You should also know that from time to time, Avvo refers lawyers interested in web marketing [...]

My Wil Reynolds Thank You Post

by Gyi Tsakalakis on April 23, 2013

On Saturday morning, while browsing the fire hose, I had the good fortune of stumbling across this: I’m practicing random acts of internet kindness,helped someone I didn’t even know on a hangout. Anyone got a question? — wilreynolds (@wilreynolds) April 20, 2013 To which I responded: @wilreynolds have you written an operations manual for @seerinteractive? [...]

Everyone will be is in the internet business

by Gyi Tsakalakis on April 18, 2013

Some people just don’t know it yet. So here’s my advice: learn about how the internet works. Not you salty Luddite curmudgeon. But maybe your kids? Or are you teaching them that the internet is largely a waste of time? A passing fad? Here’s what you (they) should do to get started. Read the Wikipedia [...]

Not #RCS

by Gyi Tsakalakis on March 20, 2013

Today’s anti- #RCS. twitter.com/gyitsakalakis/… — Gyi Tsakalakis (@gyitsakalakis) March 20, 2013

Are You Making Your Service Better?

by Gyi Tsakalakis on February 27, 2013

In The Lean Startup, Eric Ries shares one of his favorite questions to ask startups: Are you making your product better? How do you know? If you haven’t read it, even if you’re not part of a startup, I recommend that you do. You see, if you’re starting your own law firm, you’re a startup. [...]

The Clients You Want

by Gyi Tsakalakis on February 14, 2013

Yesterday, at Lawyerist, Josh discussed the potential problems that call tracking numbers can have for local search visibility. Which prompted this reply from static:

Spot Checking Search Rankings is a Complete Waste of Time

by Gyi Tsakalakis on February 7, 2013

I know, I know. You want to see where you rank in Google. As I’ve tried to tell you in the past, there are no such thing as ranking reports. Yet you persist in knowing how you’re ranking for the handful of terms that you think people are using to search for you. So, you [...]

Something Worth Reading or Something Worth Writing About

by Gyi Tsakalakis on January 16, 2013

The Top 10 Most Remarkable Marketing Campaigns EVER from HubSpot All-in-one Marketing Software

Deceptive Analytics Reporting

by Gyi Tsakalakis on January 12, 2013

I had a call recently with a law firm that was working with an SEO company. They were calling me because they couldn’t understand why their phone wasn’t ringing despite their analytics traffic reporting, which they believed indicated that they were getting tons of traffic from organic search each month. The problem, their SEO company [...]

SEO Cycle from Point Blank SEO

by Gyi Tsakalakis on November 7, 2012

By Subtle Network Design on Point Blank SEO.

Online Relationships & Lawyer-Types

by Gyi Tsakalakis on October 12, 2012

In case you missed it, here’s me discussing ways lawyers can use the internet to create, nurture and solidify professional relationships. Building Online Relationships via Web Content with Gyi Tsakalakis from Avvo.com on Vimeo. Not interested in listening to me talk for almost an hour? No worries. Here’s the jist: Building online relationships from Avvo [...]