Posted on January 7, 2019 by Jamison Koehler
Reflections of a Google Has-Been
I used to be King of Google for criminal defense in D.C. Traffic to my site was both wide (many visitors each day) and deep (visitors would stay for a long time, clicking on multiple pages each visit and then dwelling on them). More importantly, my site ranked number #1 for a number of important search terms that could lead to potential business: “simple assault dc,” prostitution solicitation dc,” “destruction of property dc,” “theft II dc,” “unlawful entry dc,” “expungement/sealing of criminal records dc,” and so on.
Category: Social Media and Technology
Posted on November 7, 2015 by Jamison Koehler
“Bite Me, Asshole”: Reflections on SEO and Blogging
Search engine optimization (SEO) can be a powerful tool when it comes to marketing your firm’s legal services. It can also be helpful when it comes to settling grudges. When I was setting up my law firm in… Read More
Posted on February 4, 2014 by Jamison Koehler
Why I Post Late At Night And On Sundays
Ever since Google discontinued its reader, I have relied on “Feedly” for my daily dose of blog reading. You enter the URLs for all of the blogs you want to follow into the system, and Feedly organizes the… Read More
Category: Criminal Law Bloggers, Social Media and Technology
Posted on December 3, 2013 by Jamison Koehler
“You are an insignificant nobody”
“Please leave your name and number and I will get back to you at my earliest convenience.” At my earliest convenience? Are you kidding me? Would you leave such an obnoxious, my-time-is-more-important-than-your-time message on your voice machine? On… Read More
Category: Social Media and Technology
Posted on September 18, 2013 by Jamison Koehler
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Over on Facebook, Matt Kaiser laughs about having used an emoticon for the very first time in an email. I laughed too when I saw this. Although I used to share Matt’s apparent distaste for emoticons (they seemed… Read More
Category: Social Media and Technology
Posted on May 3, 2013 by Jamison Koehler
Unnatural Consequences: The Price of a Tweet
Guest Post by Mary Anne Brush We can all agree that smart kids sometimes do stupid things. Studies show that the teenage brain is not fully developed, which leads to impulsive decision-making. And who doesn’t believe an important… Read More
Category: Current Events, Social Media and Technology
Posted on March 8, 2013 by Jamison Koehler
Welcome to My Porn Site: The Risks of Having an On-Line Presence
There are some really sleazy people on the Internet. And, despite what the marketers tell you, having an on-line presence can sometimes be a challenge. I have been sued for a million dollars for something I posted on… Read More
Category: Social Media and Technology
Posted on December 4, 2012 by Jamison Koehler
How To Increase Blog Traffic
H/T Kendall Gray
Category: Criminal Law Bloggers, Humor, Social Media and Technology
Posted on October 3, 2012 by Jamison Koehler
Why Prosecutors Love Social Media
This, from Prosecutor’s Discretion, says it much more persuasively than I ever could: Facebook, Twitter, Myspace (anyone use that anymore?), google+. I’m on record by saying I love them all. People need to brag about their crimes and what better… Read More
Category: Social Media and Technology
Posted on July 9, 2012 by Jamison Koehler
The Questions People Ask To Access My Site
Although I check Google Analytics almost daily for my website traffic numbers, I will occasionally also check to see which search terms people used to access my site. There were three questions I thought were noteworthy from this… Read More
Category: Social Media and Technology
