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Top 10Online (Blog, Website)

Technology Mistakes

Law Firms Make Today

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Security – 3 mistakes

Infrastructure – 4 mistakes

Tactics – 3 mistakes

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#1

MISSINGSAFEGUARDS

LIKE S.S.L.

security

Safeguard: S.S.L.

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Law enforcement agencies have long been

concerned about the vulnerability of United

States law firms to online attacks because

they are seen by hackers and nations bent on

corporate espionage as a rich repository of

company secrets, business strategies and

intellectual property.

- Matthew Goldstein, The New York Times

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Source: TeleSign via entrepreneur.com/article/246902

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LAW BLOG SECURITY IS A

TOP LEXBLOG PRIORITY

Secure

Password

Enforcement

S.S.L. via

Premier

Managed

Platform

Enterprise-

grade

Infrastructure

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#2USE OF “FREE” TOOLS (PLUGINS)

security

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KNOW THE EFFECTS OF

“PLUGIN-ITIS” Site slowdown

Maintenance burden

(each plugin = another piece of

software to update)

Less good content written

Distracted site visitors

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#3LACK OF REGULAR

UPDATES

security

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FEATURE

ENHANCEMENT

BUG FIXES

MAINTENANCE

SECURITY

All four types of updates are

key to successful software

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LEXBLOG SOFTWARE

UPDATE PROCESS

Security fixes applied

whenever needed, a.s.a.p.

Regular, larger updates*

occur every 3-4 months

*Bug fixes, maintenance,

new, improved features

Planning

Testing, Fixes, Re-Testing

Update Applied

Monitoring

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#4NO VETTED,

MANAGED

HOSTINGPROVIDER infrastructure

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Supporte.g. What training is available for authors?

Securitye.g. Do you provide regular vulnerability scans?

Stabilitye.g. What is your deployment process for updates?

Speede.g. Are site response times under 500ms?

Scalee.g. Will the site keep running even w/ a huge traffic spike?

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#5PURPOSE-PLATFORM

MISMATCHinfrastructure

Examples of Mismatch:

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Simple website using overly complex software

(excess software = slower site)

Blog powered by website CMS software

(limits cool blog-specific features, functionality)

Blog on non-responsive software

(outdated approach for visitors and editors)

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#6

BLOGINSIDEWEBSITE infrastructure

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Within Website Outside Publication

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#7OUTDATEDSUBSCRIBER

EMAILSERVICE infrastructure

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#LexBlogLearnOutdated Email Branded Email

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Professional header

Social share buttons

Additional post(s)

Compliance

Features of

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#8TOO MUCH

S.E.O. EMPHASIS

tactics

Search Engine Optimization

With today’s sophisticated search technology,

your best recipe for success as a publisher is:

1. Write content your audience wants to read

2. Cite current leading authorities

3. Build up your online (author) reputation

4. For every post, do PR work

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Search Engine Optimization

and spend less time:

obsessing over keywords

checking analytics

focusing on rank to non-comparative sites

procrastinating writing good content

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#9

POORLY MANAGEDMIGRATION

tactics

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Via Half Dome Partners:

Site Migration Risks

Downtime

Traffic drop due to poor site structure

Broken URLs

Visitors sent to error pages

Search engine penalty

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#10TERRIBLE TITLE TAGS

tactics

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Google

search result

Facebook

open graph

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LEXBLOG PROVIDES

Solid

structural

foundation

for blog title

tags

Blog author

coaching on

how to write

post titles

Hand-written

custom title

tags for

static pages

at new blog

launch

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#LexBlogLearnRecap: Technology Mistakes to Avoid

Missing safeguards like

S.S.L.

Use of “free” tools (plugins)

Lack of regular updates

security

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#LexBlogLearnRecap: Technology Mistakes to Avoid

No vetted, managed

hosting provider

Purpose-platform

mismatch

Blog inside website

Outdated subscriber email

service

infrastructure

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#LexBlogLearnRecap: Technology Mistakes to Avoid

Too much S.E.O.

emphasis

Poorly managed migration

Terrible title tags

tactics

Every LexBlog Blog Comes With:

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1. Strategic consulting

2. Coaching

3. Development on a professional publishing platform

4. World-class design

5. Firm-branded email notifications

6. Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

7. LXBN.com inclusion and exposure

8. Ongoing support and more

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