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By Andrew Flusche

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Last Entry: February 18, 2011 at 22:57:54

I?ll Never Hire Attorney Sync ? Here?s Why

Posted on February 18, 2011
On Tuesday a colleague asked if I’d read a free guide published by an outfit called “Attorney Sync”. They do lawyer web marketing. I was curious what they had to offer, so I checked out the guide she mentioned: http://lawyermarketing...

My Simple Client Fee Agreement

Posted on December 03, 2010
One question that comes up a lot for attorneys is: What to put in the client fee agreement? I’ve worked hard to make mine simple, not intimidating, and in plain English. I know it doesn’t cover every imaginable possibility, but it’s worked great so far in my practice...

Yodle Lied to Me ? My Rating: F

Posted on November 17, 2010
These sales guys drive me batty. My assistant just answered the phone. She told me that a colleague was calling from the Canon Law Group to talk about DUIs. She gave me the guy’s name, which I can’t remember. I didn’t recognize the name or the firm, but I figured it was an attorney who [...

Fighting the Email Deluge

Posted on September 25, 2010
Are you drowning in email? Join the club. Fortunately, I’ve come up with a system that helps me keep my inbox relatively under control. Some days are better than others, and I’m trying to keep improving. But here are my email thoughts. Everybody’s got a different method for this battle...

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Virtual Receptionist Ruby Wins Awards

Posted on July 14, 2010
It’s no secret that I’m a fan of Ruby Receptionists. These folks do a kick butt job of providing top notch front line customer service as your virtual receptionist. I recently found out that Ruby won several cool awards. First, they’re on the list of Portland Business Journal’s 100 Fastest Growing Private Companies for 2010...

How Do You Measure Website Success?

Posted on April 20, 2010
Andrew’s Note: This is a guest post by a good friend of mine – and awesome link builder – Brandon Hopkins. When I meet with clients that need my link building services, one of the first things I ask is, “How would you measure success?” In other words, what will I need to do to meet [...

Business Networking 101

Posted on April 15, 2010
Most business owners know there’s value in face-to-face networking. But where do you start for successful business networking? Here’s a quick and dirty guide. Ideal client You have to start with some important questions: Who is your ideal client? What problem(s) do they face? What other professionals might they come into contact with? Your goal is to build [...

Validating the Debt is Critical in Fighting Debt Collection

Posted on March 14, 2010
This is a guest post by Sergei Lemberg, a consumer attorney. Many people aren?t surprised when a debt collector calls. After all, they know they owe an overdue debt. But what happens when you’re taken by surprise because you didn?t realize that you owe a debt or had forgotten that you owed money? Bill collectors often [...

Cake in the Mail ? from Ruby

Posted on March 10, 2010
I got a cake in the mail today. Life doesn’t get more awesome than that. It’s from my awesome virtual receptionist: Ruby. When I first signed up with Ruby, they sent me a cool mug. When I went back to them, I actually wondered if I’d get another mug...

Back With Ruby, Virtual Receptionist

Posted on March 03, 2010
My law firm gets a couple dozen (or more!) phone calls every day. Last year I had a virtual receptionist service help me by answering the phones. I wrote about the service, Ruby Receptionists, two different times. I hired an in-office assistant last fall, and I stopped using Ruby...

Eee PC Battery Test ? 7 Hours, 29 Minutes

Posted on September 22, 2009
I was at an all-day seminar last week, sporting my Asus Eee 1000HE netbook. I brought my AC adapter, but I figured it would be a great chance to really test Asus’ claimed 9.5-hour battery. I started the day at about 8:45am with a fully-charged battery...

3 Launchy Tricks ? Evernote, Google Voice, RTM

Posted on September 21, 2009
If you want to control your computer from your keyboard, check out Launchy. It’s a free keystroke launcher. Here are three ways to supercharge Launchy. Evernote I use Evernote for all my note-taking needs. I constantly need to pull up a note that I’ve previously written...

My Custom Business Management System

Posted on September 20, 2009
Business have data to manage, documents to produce, and customers to invoice. Law firms are no different. I run my own traffic defense law firm. It’s a high-volume practice area, which means I have lots of clients at any given time. There are lots of client contracts and invoices going out and coming back from clients...

NameCheap is Cheaper than GoDaddy

Posted on September 13, 2009
Everyone sees GoDaddy’s ads for “$1.99 domains” and thinks they’re the cheapest option. WRONG! I’ve been using NameCheap for years, and I’ll show you that it’s cheaper than GoDaddy. Let’s look at several different situations to give each company a fair shake...

Legal Articles at Article Alley

Posted on September 04, 2009
I was recently asked to write a review of the legal articles section of Article Alley. Here goes! If you’re not familiar with them, article sites are big warehouses of articles. Most of them cover every topic imaginable, but some sites specialize...

Give First, Ask Second

Posted on August 31, 2009
You’ve all seen web forms that ask for your information in exchange for a “free report” or “white paper” on a given subject. What if the great report was right there for the taking, and you were only asked for your information after you read it? There’s an awesome post by Matt Homann over at the [...

Ruby Receptionist Rocks ? My Virtual Receptionist

Posted on August 30, 2009
I first wrote about Ruby Receptionist in March of this year. I had just signed up for a free trial, and I was excited to begin using my new virtual receptionist for my solo law firm. (Here is my original post about Ruby Receptionist.) I’ve now been with Ruby for five months...

Simplicity ? Why I Deleted My Plaxo Account

Posted on August 08, 2009
How many social networks are you a member of? Personally, I’m on way too many to count. Do we really need them all? Probably not. Here’s a quick simplicity challenge for you: pick one social networking site and delete your account. I just deleted my Plaxo account (here’s how to delete yours)...

Amazing Motivation Handbook!

Posted on July 21, 2009
Do you have trouble with motivation? Is it hard to get motivated? What about keeping yourself motivated? I suck at motivation. I go through spurts where I’m able to get lots done, but then I have dry spells. When I’m not motivated, I just can’t seem to get anything done...

Attorneys and Phones ? What?s Your Poison?

Posted on July 14, 2009
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Kat Sanders. There’s no doubting the fact that almost every lawyer possesses a mobile phone ? it is sometimes the lifeline that keeps them connected to their office and their clients when they’re on the go...

Great Twitter Client for Windows Mobile

Posted on July 02, 2009
I use a Windows Mobile smart phone (the Moto Q9c from Sprint). And I love Twitter (I’m aflusche). I’ve been looking for a good Twitter client for my phone. Twikini fits the bill. Twikini has a great set of features. It works with Twitpic and your phone’s GPS...

Review of the Asus Eee PC 1000HE

Posted on June 27, 2009
I?ve had my Asus Eee PC 1000HE for a couple weeks now. I?ve used it for some real work at this point, so here?s my take on this machine. It?s awesome! Before I dig into the specifics of the Eee, remember what a netbook is. It?s a mini computer. It can do virtually anything a full-size machine [...

EchoSign Customer Service To The Rescue!

Posted on April 27, 2009
EchoSign has a killer product. And their customer service rocks too! On Friday at 11:53pm, I wrote this post about EchoSign not giving small users access to their API. I wanted to integrate their e-signing system with a total law firm management solution that I’m developing...

How to Alienate Your Vocal Supporters

Posted on April 25, 2009
It’s simple: just focus too much on big businesses. I love EchoSign for e-signing documents. My clients love it too, so that makes me love it even more. I even wrote about EchoSign over at my law firm website. And the EchoSign folks picked up the article on their blog...

My Short Email Experiment

Posted on April 04, 2009
Email is a necessary part of my law practice, but it takes up a lot of time. I decided that one way to cut that time is to cut the length of my emails. My email signature now contains this line at the end: Why is this email 5 sentences or less? http://five...

Virtual Receptionist Free for a Month

Posted on March 22, 2009
I run my own law firm with no staff. It’s hard to answer the phone, go to court, and work on client matters. To solve this problem, I hired a great virtual receptionist service: Ruby Receptionist. Ruby has been answering my phone for a week now...

State and Federal Trademarks - Guest Post

Posted on March 15, 2009
If you have a brand, you should be concerned about protecting it. That’s what trademark registrations do. They protect your brand from misuse. But what’s the difference between a federal and state trademark? Why would you choose one over the other? Ip’s What’s Up just published a guest post of mine on that topic: State and Federal [...

Learn How to Build a Solo Law Practice

Posted on March 10, 2009
Lawyers around the world rejoiced today as Solo Practice University (SPU) announced its tuition. On March 20th, “the practice of law school” will open its doors to a flood of solo (and hopefully solo) practitioners. Are you enrolling? What is Solo Practice University? In a nutshell, it’s an online university where law students and lawyers can learn [...

Why Lawyers Cost So Much

Posted on March 01, 2009

File Bankruptcy With a Bankruptcy Lawyer

Posted on February 21, 2009
Free bankruptcy case evaluation: (866) 200-5729 Are you in debt over your head? If you’ve exhausted all your other options, it might be time to consider consulting with a bankruptcy lawyer. File bankruptcy as a last resort Before we go any further, please don’t think that I’m advocating that anyone should file bankruptcy without heavily considering all [...

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