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Top 5 Conversion Factors for Lawyer Websites

<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">In order for any law firm to get their name out to the public&comma; and reach the widest possible audience&comma; they need to have a solid presence on the internet&period; To gain a foothold on the internet&comma; they need to have a great website&period; A great website is not just an attractive one&comma; though that certainly helps&semi; it is one that attracts as many new clients as possible&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">The features that attract new clients are called conversion factors&comma; and any company that is great at <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;onthemapmarketing&period;com&sol;industries&sol;law-firm-website-design-development&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">law firm website development<&sol;a> will make sure that those factors are present on their customer’s website&period; Those conversion factors can help to make the website of any law office more inviting and more accessible—two features that help to attract&comma; and keep&comma; new clients&period; So&comma; if you want your law firm to have a constant influx of new clients&comma; you need to make certain that the company in charge of your law firm web design has these conversion factors present and accounted for&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>1&period; Mobile Responsiveness and Mobile Speed<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<hr &sol;>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Since nearly everyone has a smartphone and since everyone who has a smartphone uses it to go online&comma; it is vitally important that any company with a website has that website optimized for mobile devices&period; This is called <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;forbes&period;com&sol;sites&sol;brianrashid&sol;2017&sol;06&sol;13&sol;5-essential-reasons-and-benefits-why-you-should-be-using-a-responsive-website-design-now&sol;&num;127ce8dc17c9" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">mobile responsiveness<&sol;a> and there are a few features that can make a website more mobile-friendly&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<li><strong>No Horizontal Scrolling<&sol;strong> &&num;8211&semi; Everyone hates this since it feels unnatural because of the way cellphones are oriented&period; Any mobile responsive site should only feature vertical scrolling&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li><strong>Clear Text That Doesn’t Require Zooming In<&sol;strong> &&num;8211&semi; This feature is obvious because pausing to manipulate the screen is inconvenient and annoying&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li><strong>Enough Space Between Tap Icons<&sol;strong> &&num;8211&semi; Accidentally tapping the wrong icon&comma; and having to return to the previous page&comma; is an experience that will cause most users to leave a website and never go back&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">A responsive web design doesn’t mean creating separate versions of one site&comma; it means that one site can adapt to different screen sizes&period; You should make sure that your law firm’s website development includes accessibility on all devices and loads quickly on all devices&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>2&period; Website Speed<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<hr &sol;>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">How fast a site loads is a major factor in the Google ranking of that site&period; That is because most users are unwilling to wait around for a website that loads slowly&period; In fact most people will not even wait <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;bbc&period;com&sol;news&sol;business-37100091" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">three seconds for a site to load<&sol;a>&comma; so it is necessary for your law firm’s website to load as quickly as possible&period;  A fast website provides a great user experience and a great user experience can lead to more conversions&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>3&period; Phone Number Placement<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<hr &sol;>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">One element of good web design for businesses is the placement of call to action &lpar;CTA&rpar; prompts&period; Anything that encourages the user to take some form of activity is a CTA and a phone number is an important one&period; That is because it immediately makes it clear to the visitor that they can contact you directly if they need to do so&period; Even if the visitor does not intend to call you&comma; the awareness that they could if they want to is reassuring&comma; which helps to build trust&comma; which&comma; in turn&comma; helps to foster conversions&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>4&period; Form Placement<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<hr &sol;>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">The form is the place where the user enters their personal information and making this form easy to find is one of the tenets of good web design&period; If a visitor wants to access your services&comma; then it should be easy for them to do so&period; Otherwise&comma; they may get discouraged and decide to go elsewhere for their legal advice&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>5&period; Social Proof<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<hr &sol;>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Any law website can look professional&comma; but in order to show that you are professional&comma; you need <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;entrepreneur&period;com&sol;article&sol;296644" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">social proof<&sol;a>&period; Badges showing your accreditation and awards are ways to show that you are legitimate&comma; which helps to build trust between your firm and the visitor&period; Testimonials from former clients also help to increase your credibility&period; All forms of social proof should be prominently displayed on your website in order to establish confidence in the visitor as quickly as possible&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>More Conversion Factors &equals; More Clients<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<hr &sol;>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">The best way to turn a visitor to your website into a client is through the judicious use of all these conversion factors&period; Conversion factors are important in lawyer marketing because they help to build a bridge between the law firm and visitors to their website&period; It is clear that the most important factors are accessibility&comma; convenience&comma; and trust&semi; once you have established all three&comma; then tentative visitors are far more likely to become future clients&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

Hardik Patel

Hardik Patel is a Digital Marketing Consultant and professional Blogger. He has 16+ years experience in SEO, SMO, SEM, Online reputation management, Affiliated Marketing and Content Marketing.

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