Solo In Chicago…Grow Your Practice!

Some nuggets I e-mailed to myself and finally got around to reading…

So You Want to Go Solo? You Sure? I was underwhelmed by this piece from the November ABA Journal…with the title I thought this would be useful and it’s not a short article. Several note-worthy persons are quoted in the article but perhaps the author didn’t ask the right questions or something. The best take-a-way:  “Like it or not, having a viable solo practice requires sales skills as much as legal skills.”

10 Ways to Conquer Your Procrastination. I struggle with this, not sure if it’s this general “procrastination” or just a malaise related to not enjoying the work that sits before me enough. The 2 best tips:  Embrace Discipline and Set a Big Goal.

Facebook a friend to small businesses. This includes some great tips and frankly it’s an area I’m deficient in. We’ve had an SIC group on Facebook for a while but it’s misguided…clearly a fan page is the way to go. Here’s good lawyer fan page usage. And our friend Ed Poll is profiled in the piece.

Real-Life Lessons in Using Google AdWords. Because one of these days I’m going to finally test these out & because I hear a lot of stories of ineffective usage.