You’ve made a conscious decision that you need to create video to market your law practice. There’s a lot of stuff on the web by various “experts” who tell that it’s easy; it’s hard; it’s easy as long as you buy my stuff to do it; it’s easy provided you follow my hundreds of steps to create quality video, and more.
The problem with most of these so-called experts is that they don’t really tell you how “easy” this really is. In fact, it’s not easy. It’s difficult and here’s why.
In this month’s newsletter, we welcome four new law firms to the Lawyers Video Studio.
Learn how really smart attorneys are using video to market themselves today. Read about the newest law firms who recognize how important video is to market their law practice.
Read about 4 different ways I’ve used video in the last few months to market my own practice. Find out why you don’t want to be a videographer and learn all the technical mumbo-jumbo.
Surely you have a backup plan, right?
You spent months creating great attorney video and have been uploading them directly to YouTube. You figure that YouTube is the 800 pound gorilla in video sharing sites, and would never go down or go away. You might be right that it will never go away, but guess what? It’s not uploading my videos now because of “site issues.”
Some lawyers believe that creating a slideshow with music qualifies as a “video.” Although that slideshow can be uploaded to the video sharing sites and indexed the same way as a true video, in my definition, a slideshow does not qualify as a “video.”
One can argue that the bullet points that flash across a slideshow can convey useful information to a viewer searching for an attorney. That point is valid. But if you are going to the trouble and expense of creating a message that will help your online viewers decide…
I just don’t get it. I know that our blackberries, iPhones and smart phones encroach upon our personal lives. People use their mobile devices anywhere and everywhere they go. It is not uncommon to see a man standing at the urinal holding his Blackberry checking his e-mail. (Yes, I have seen this.)
You think you have the guts to create attorney video?
You think it’s simply a matter of standing in front of the camera and pushing the red record button? You think it’s as easy as pressing the ‘upload’ button directly to YouTube without editing? It might look easy when the professionals do it but I guarantee you that unless you have the desire, the time and inclination to learn how to do it really well, it’s not easy.
(1) Your potential clients expect you to be on video,
(2) Consumers searching for an attorney want to see you and know who they are calling when they pick up the phone,
(3) Viewers want to hear you and see that you sound intelligent…
Read the blog post to learn the rest.
If you’ve ever considered creating video to market your law firm, you’ve got to watch this video by Atlanta attorney Greg Stokes and hear what he has to say.
I had a conversation today with someone who felt that using a Flip-style video camera to record stream of thought video was better than creating video in a studio setting where you can control the video, lights and audio.
I told this attorney that it doesn’t matter what camera you use to create your video.
Last night I received a memorable voicemail from a woman who wanted to speak to me. Something about a catheter being left inside of her when she had her surgery. She left her name, phone number and best time to call her.
So what’s the big deal? Not what she said in her voice mail, but what she didn’t say. Importantly, it’s what I heard in between what she was saying that was amazing.
