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How to Be a Great Legal Blogger
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What Blogging is . . .
. . . and is not
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Good Blog
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Bad Blog
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Infrastructure
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• Wordpress
• Blogger (Google)
• Typepad
• Custom
• Hosting
• Own domain
Blogging Platforms
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Hosted vs. Free Hosting
$9/month
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Plug-Ins
• Mandatory
• All-in-one SEO pack
• Google Analytics
• Akismet
• Others
• RSS
• News
• Social Sharing
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Blog or Website?
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SEO Implications of Separate Blog
Blog
Website
Website with blog
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Subdomain v. Subdirectory
• Subdomain: “http://blog.website.com”
• Subdirectory: “http://website.com/blog”
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A Lawyer Doing it Right
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Content
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Content - Design
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Content Inspiration I: Keyword Research
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Content Inspiration II: News
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Content Inspiration III: Your site’s keywords
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Managing Comments I
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Managing Comments II
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A Few Good Legal Blogs to Get Started• Defending People
• My Shingle
• New York Personal Injury Law Blog
• Overlawyered
• Technology and Marketing Law Blog
• Simple Justice
• Real Lawyers Have Blogs
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Josh King
General Counsel &
Vice President, Business Development
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Twitter: @joshuamking
Email: josh@avvo.com
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