BBB Endorsements: Should You Seek One?

Many attorneys ask if it is worth the time and effort to seek a Better Business Bureau endorsement. The short answer is, yes. A BBB endorsement can enhance your attorney marketing by promoting your law firm as trustworthy.

For many Americans, a BBB endorsement is synonymous with trustworthiness. In fact, consumer groups advise the public to check for BBB accreditation before doing business online.

When a law firm has been accredited by the BBB, it means that the firm meets the BBB standards for trust. While the general public may not be familiar with the standards and may not know the criteria for accreditation, they do realize that not all businesses qualify. People believe that a BBB accreditation sets a law firm apart from other firms and makes it more trustworthy. Because the BBB is a symbol of trustworthiness, it is worthwhile to display a BBB seal on your legal website.

You can apply for BBB accreditation with the Better Business Bureau in the city where your business is located. If the local BBB determines that you meet accreditation standards, you will be permitted to sign a license agreement with BBB. The license will allow you to identify your law firm as a BBB Accredited Business and to use the BBB seal on your website, business cards, print ads, and other forms of law firm marketing.

Starting over can be scary, but it can also be exciting, revitalizing, and motivating. That’s why many people daydream about what they would do if they could “start over.”

In fact, that’s one of the (few) things I enjoyed about golf! You start from zero at each hole and have a fresh opportunity to excel.

This was my mindset when I wrote the report, 10-Step Program for Marketing Success. I set out to answer the question, “what are the steps I would take if I were rebuilding my practice from the ground up.

Inside this report, you will discover everything I’ve learned since opening the doors to my law firm and all the big-picture tactics I teach the attorney members at Great Legal Marketing.

YOU can get this special report FREE just by clicking the button below and requesting your copy. This is the “gateway” report to Great Legal Marketing, where you will learn our marketing philosophy. You will probably find the information in this report refreshing compared to all the junk information about marketing supplied by marketing vultures who want to sell you a new social media campaign.

Ben is a nationally recognized expert in attorney marketing and the owner of Great Legal Marketing.

Most attorneys start their firms assuming that being a really, really good attorney should, in and of itself, be a marketing advantage. Those attorneys believe that joining a whole bunch of committees and putting their name in lawyer directories is “marketing,” and they never bother to ask if there is a better way.

Attorneys are catching on, however, and those who succeed learn to leverage their current resources to create effective (and ethical) marketing. What they discover isn’t a magic pill or silver bullet but a different approach to marketing that your competitors haven’t considered.

If you want a peek at what successful attorneys use to market their practice, the HERO Starter Kit is your logical next step.

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by Ben Glass

Ben is a nationally recognized expert in attorney marketing and the owner of Great Legal Marketing.

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