{"id":58545,"date":"2025-11-23T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jgmleonard.com\/lawyer\/?p=58545"},"modified":"2026-02-09T16:54:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T21:54:53","slug":"70-percemt-of-legal-clients-want-to-check-you-out-on-the-internet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jgmleonard.com\/lawyer\/70-percemt-of-legal-clients-want-to-check-you-out-on-the-internet\/","title":{"rendered":"70% of potential legal clients want to check you out on the internet"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"58545\" class=\"elementor elementor-58545\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7bc078 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c7bc078\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 \n\t\tdata-interaction-id=\"881ade4\" \n\t\tclass=\"e-881ade4-737769b e-heading-base\" \n\t\t \n\t\t\n\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t70% of Potential Clients \u2014 Even With a Referral \u2014 Want to Check You Out Online.\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09d6312 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"09d6312\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9d2b50 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e9d2b50\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1100b84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1100b84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If They Can\u2019t Find You, They Will Contact Someone Else.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6391ac e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f6391ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-304b393 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"304b393\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a18c71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a18c71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Let\u2019s be brutally honest:<\/p><h4><strong>In today\u2019s legal market, not having a website is professional negligence.<\/strong><\/h4><p>Referrals are not enough. Reputation is not enough. Experience is not enough.<\/p><p>Because the first thing a potential client does \u2014 even after someone personally recommends you \u2014 Is type your name into a search enging like Google. And if nothing comes up?<\/p><p>You\u2019ve just handed that client to another lawyer on a silver platter.<\/p><p>No argument. No second chance. No \u201cbut I was referred.\u201d<br \/>They\u2019re gone.<\/p><h2>Referrals Don\u2019t Save You \u2014 They Expose You<\/h2><p>You may think a referral guarantees a call. It doesn\u2019t.<\/p><p>Modern clients don\u2019t trust anything blindly \u2014 not even a friend\u2019s recommendation or even another professional like an accountant or lawyer.<\/p><p>They verify. They research. They check your online presence to see if you are:<\/p><ul><li>Real<\/li><li>Active<\/li><li>Professional<\/li><li>Competent<\/li><li>Someone they can trust with serious legal issues<\/li><\/ul><h5>If they don\u2019t find a clean, credible website?<\/h5><p>They assume that you:<\/p><ul><li>Are not professional<\/li><li>Are too busy<\/li><li>Aren\u2019t interested in new clients<\/li><li>Can\u2019t be for them<\/li><li>Have too many other clients<\/li><li>Will be too large<\/li><li>Won\u2019t have time for their case<\/li><\/ul><h3>A Lawyer\u00a0Without a Website Looks Suspicious<\/h3><p>Whether you like it or not, this is the harsh reality.<\/p><p>To a potential client, no website suggests:<\/p><p>1. Your practice might be dying. If your online presence is silent, they assume your practice is too.<br \/>2. You don\u2019t invest in your own business. If you won\u2019t invest in something as basic as a website, why would they trust you with their case?<br \/>3. You\u2019re behind the times. Clients fear lawyers who look technologically out of date.\u00a0\u00a0They don\u2019t want a courtroom expert who still seems stuck in 1998.<br \/>4. You\u2019re harder to contact than the competition. People don\u2019t chase lawyers. They pick the easiest one to reach.<\/p><h5>Clients Are Ruthless With Their Decisions. When someone Googles your name and finds:<\/h5><p>\uf06cNo website<br \/>\uf06cNo professional bio<br \/>\uf06cNo practice areas<br \/>\uf06cNo contact info<br \/>\uf06cNo proof you exist professionally<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1279a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1279a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>They do not think:<br \/>\u201cLet me spend 10 minutes digging around.\u201d<\/p><p>They think:<br \/>\u201cLet me find someone else.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-058c02a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"058c02a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You don\u2019t lose clients because you&#8217;re a bad lawyer.<br \/>You lose them because you\u2019re invisible.<br \/>And invisible lawyers don\u2019t get hired.<\/p><h3>Stop Pretending You Don\u2019t Need a Website<\/h3><p>The legal world is crowded, cutthroat, and competitive.<br \/>Every lawyer claims to be the best. The only way clients can confirm it is by seeing-<br \/>Depending on referrals o advertising like Yellow Pages (does anyone use them any more) are no longer working.<br \/>f you don\u2019t give them that, your competitors happily will.<\/p><h4>A Basic Website Is All You Need \u2014 But Not Having One Is a Disaster<\/h4><p>This isn\u2019t about fancy design.<br \/>This isn\u2019t about SEO.<br \/>This isn\u2019t about marketing.<br \/>This is about credibility, survival, and preventing referral leakage \u2014 the silent killer of law practices that don\u2019t modernize.<\/p><p>One simple website can stop that bleeding immediately.<br \/>If You\u2019re Not Online, You\u2019re franky just \u201cOld-School\u201d\u00a0 and You\u2019re Losing Business<br \/>Clients are not forgiving.<br \/>They will not wait for you to catch up.<br \/>If they can\u2019t find you instantly, they hire someone else instantly.<\/p><p>It really is that simple.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/jgmleonard.com\/lawyer\/prices\/\"><strong>If you get just one new client a website will pay for itself.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9834f7e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9834f7e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5e3942 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b5e3942\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87a8555 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87a8555\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>WHY HIRE ME FOR YOUR PROJECT?<\/p><p>I am an American Top-Rated Upwork Web Developer based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA who has completed over 200 Upwork projects, and I have over 20 years of experience building websites for companies like ABC TV, American Express, Microsoft MSN \/ Bing Translator, the University of Washington, Verizon, and many more.<\/p><p>This means that you will be getting a professional, experienced web developer and not a beginner who has to learn at your expense, will make mistakes, and take much longer to get things right.<\/p><p>Check out my testimonials at <a href=\"https:\/\/jgmleonard.com\/testimonials\"><u>https:\/\/jgmleonard.com\/testimonials<\/u><\/a>\u00a0and my r\u00e9sum\u00e9 at <a href=\"https:\/\/jgmleonard.com\/resume\/\"><u>https:\/\/jgmleonard.com\/resume\/<\/u><\/a><\/p><p>My website and portfolio are at <a href=\"https:\/\/jgmleonard.com\/\"><u>https:\/\/jgmleonard.com\/<\/u><\/a><\/p><p>I specialize in WordPress solutions with an emphasis on marketing in order to reach your goals of getting clients, customers, leads, or memberships.<\/p><ul><li>You get a website that doesn\u2019t just look good, but actively brings in new clients and grows your business.<\/li><li>It will be easy for you to edit your pages without always paying a web developer for every little change.<\/li><li>I keep you informed daily of my progress so you know what is going on.<\/li><li>\u00a0<\/li><li>This is my only business. I do not work at another job and only have evenings and weekends available.<\/li><li>Your project gets my full focus and dedication, without distractions\u2014so you receive faster communication and reliable follow-through.<\/li><li>l am a Florida-based web developer who is reachable during your normal business hours. You\u2019ll always be able to reach me quickly, during your working day, without waiting for replies across different time zones.<\/li><li>l offer solutions to my clients\u2019 specific WordPress problems.<\/li><li>lnstead of \u201cone-size-fits-all\u201d templates, your website will be customized to solve your exact challenges and achieve your goals.<\/li><li>I believe in delivering work of the highest quality, on time, and within budget. You get peace of mind knowing your website will be done right, delivered when promised, and without unexpected costs.<\/li><li>I speak native American English and understand American business practices and marketing. \u00a0You\u2019ll work with someone who communicates clearly, understands your industry, and can apply proven U.S. marketing strategies to help your firm attract more clients. I can also translate your website into French, German, or Spanish without using poor machine translations.<\/li><li>I am an experienced web developer who knows how to build a professional website, so you won\u2019t be employing a beginner who will learn at your expense and make many mistakes<\/li><\/ul><p>I look forward to working with you.<\/p><p>Let&#8217;s chat.<\/p><p>Joe Leonard<\/p><p>Fort. 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