Hi, Colleagues
I offer some legal secretary services in addition to notary work. I learned how to do these things while I managed a law firm in California for ten years. Plus I have taken additional seminars after moving to WA.
I wanted to create a new website in addition to my notary one to highlight these other services.
I finally created enough text to publish the first version of the site yesterday. (I have more info to write up and add to the site as I find the time.)
Then I immediately listed the url on the various websites where you can post / submit for free.
Today I Googled using the two most popular words I know my clients use to search for these services. (I know the words because I ask EVERY new client how they found me.)
The result: The Craigslist announcement was at the top spot of Google's page one. The new ActiveRain profile I created yesterday was in the number 2 spot. Three other listings about me appeared on page one and included my notary website and a few other places where I have posted / submitted my notary site for free.
Within 2 weeks I should be represented by at least 7 results on the first page of Google.
The best news for you - I AM LOW TECH! I don't even use a visitor counter. I have to use templates to make websites because if Iuse programs that sit on your computer, the site always looks too unprofessional and ugly. But I thoroughly understand how to get myself on page one of Google using low tech tricks.
You can hire an expensive wiz kid or you can knuckle down and do all the boring leg work yourself.
No one is more motivated than you to working hard to getting you on the first page of Google!
The second best news - this new website only cost me $12 for the domain name and $5/month for hosting and online template software.
Writing the text for the website took around 10 hours.
Getting the website up and posting / submitting info took ALL day yesterday. (Everyone but me left town for Labor Day Weekend.)
But I'll be happy in a few weeks that I put in those 9 BORING hours yesterday.
That will be when everyone has gotten their kids back into school, handle emergencies created by putting chores off until after summer, and starts calling me for ongoing work.
I'll get repeat work from old clients. And the new site will bring in new clients.
Special note to notaries - I don't mean to drive you nuts by not naming the services I offer. I am avoiding naming them because they are very advanced and it's very tricky to get everything right. (Notarizing and explaining a Reverse Mortgage purchase and loan or a Construction purchase and loan is a piece of cake compared to this stuff.)
I simply don't want notaries to start doing this work and then getting sued for screwing it up.
I know a notary who writes real estate purchase contracts for clients. (Legal in her state for notaries who are not paralegals or attorneys.)
This is the level of liability I am talking about.
So use the internet marketing tips and forgive me for the rest!
Good luck! LauraV
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