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Jared Correia | Podcasting, for lawyers, isn\u2019t about chasing Joe Rogan numbers; You are broadcasting to your niche, supercharging your current referral networking strategy. Here are three good reasons to bring your marketing into modern marketing world.
\nThe post Radio Ga Ga: Why Podcasting Is the Undiscovered Marketing Goldmine for Lawyers appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.<\/p>\n

Podcasting for lawyers isn\u2019t about building a massive consumer audience or chasing Joe Rogan numbers; it\u2019s about supercharging your referral network and building broader authority in your niche. Here are three good reasons to bring your marketing up to broadcast level. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Try to get a lawyer to do something that can\u2019t be billed to a client: Good luck!<\/p>\n

Well, it\u2019s maybe not all that<\/em> bad, but the vast majority of attorneys are hooked on performing billable hourly work, to the exclusion of almost everything else.\u00a0It makes sense \u2014 that\u2019s the most direct way to make money.<\/p>\n

Of course, that presumes that the clients you wish to bill will always repopulate; though, that\u2019s far from a sure thing if you\u2019re only relying on your good works, rather than committing to a marketing program.\u00a0To paraphrase the Book of James, \u201cfaith without works\u201d doesn\u2019t amount to a hill of beans.<\/p>\n

Now, traditional law firm marketing takes on a couple of forms.\u00a0The first, yes, is \u201clet my work speak for itself.\u201d\u00a0People are bound to come back for more and refer their friends.\u00a0True, to an extent. However, if you rely solely on that, you\u2019re betting on the long-term memory of former clients who are blistered by new information in a world in which scrolling has dimmed everything but our short-term memory.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In other words, you\u2019ve got to remain top of mind.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The one way attorneys have traditionally accomplished that is to network (mostly with other lawyers, sometimes affiliated business owners) for referrals.\u00a0Yeah, I bet you\u2019re really good at that.\u00a0But if networking is all<\/em> you\u2019re doing to generate new work, you\u2019re, frankly, missing out on additional, viable pathways, more attuned to the modern world.<\/p>\n

Consider the podcast<\/a>, for example. Here are three reasons you should.<\/p>\n

1. Podcasting Is Like Referral Marketing, on Steroids<\/h2>\n

To host a successful podcast, you don\u2019t have to get numbers like Joe Rogan.\u00a0(Yes, friends: Leave the ivermectin on the shelf.)\u00a0 Podcasting helps you to expand your message in a couple of ways \u2014 one fairly obvious, one less so.\u00a0<\/p>\n

You\u2019re podcasting, in part, to build an audience, yes. But it\u2019s not like you need to be producing a general-interest show.\u00a0For one thing, you\u2019re limited to taking clients in the jurisdictions in which you\u2019re licensed to practice.\u00a0For another thing, you only want the potential clients in that jurisdiction that fit your practice niche.\u00a0Maximizing your reach for that audience is much less difficult than doing the same for a general-interest subject.\u00a0And, for a podcaster who\u2019d be looking to acquire high-intent consumers \u2014 those who would be ready to use, or refer, legal services \u2014 that\u2019s a good thing.<\/p>\n

The lesser-known value is that podcasting supercharges your existing networking strategy.\u00a0Invite some of your best referral sources as podcast guests \u2014 you\u2019ll optimize their reach, and they\u2019ll be thankful and willing to promote their episode (thereby promoting your show by default).\u00a0If that person is already sending referrals aggressively, a podcast appearance expands their ability and willingness to continue doing so.\u00a0Just talking to someone on audio and video (which you do in your networking anyway ) is also far better than exposing your golf game to the public!<\/p>\n

In this way, you can become a \u201cmicro influencer\u201d in reaching your target audience of potential clients and referral sources.<\/p>\n

2. Podcasting Allows You to Refine and Reflect Your Elevator Pitch<\/h2>\n

Since you\u2019re focused on reaching a target audience, you can be very specific about your call to action, as you explore the studio space around the messaging you\u2019d like to deploy on your show.<\/p>\n

Yes, you can and should use the old \u201clike and subscribe\u201d tactic. That for sure makes sense to grow your niche following. But what if you also added to the broth a specific call to action for potential clients? As in, \u201cThis is our very specific practice area, contact us if you have a need.\u201d (And let your guests do the same.)\u00a0You can also point listeners to dedicated show resources like an ebook or an \u201cultimate guide\u201d that can get you another touch on a potential client or referral. Or, go even further, and build a separate content page for the podcast, with a unique URL.\u00a0Run ads for your own business, in addition to potential paid sponsors. <\/p>\n

Producing useful content on your show helps build your domain authority, sure, but you can get a little bit more overt about selling as well \u2014 so long as you don\u2019t overdo it.<\/p>\n

3. Podcasting Is a Content Repurposing Juggernaut<\/h2>\n

Podcasts are still viewed as an audio medium by many, but that\u2019s no longer the case.<\/p>\n

At this point, YouTube, TikTok and Instagram (Reels) are such popular content platforms that it truly doesn\u2019t make sense to launch a podcast unless you\u2019re recording both audio\u00a0and\u00a0video.<\/p>\n

Of course, that\u2019s a boon for the dedicated repurposer and for your authority. What that means \u2014 beyond your ability to push your podcast content out into the social media sphere \u2014 is that each episode will deliver you a full audio track (including tracks for individual speakers), a full video recording (including for each participant) and a transcript with speaker diarization.\u00a0At that point, you can repurpose that podcast recording into other content types, of whatever length and form your little heart desires.\u00a0Thus, your podcast becomes a blog post, or several blog posts \u2026 or an audio clip \u2026 or a short video clip attached to a LinkedIn post.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Go on, get jiggy with it, Dr. Frankenstein.<\/p>\n

Lowering the Friction Barrier: Studio Setup Without the Headaches<\/h2>\n

A common reason attorneys abandon podcasting isn\u2019t a lack of ideas \u2014 it\u2019s over-thinking the technology. You don\u2019t need a professional recording studio. A reliable USB microphone, a simple HD webcam, clean lighting, and a remote recording platform like Riverside or SquadCast will put you light-years ahead of most legal content creators. Focus on clear audio and non-boring conversations with guests; the polish comes with consistency, not expensive gear. (Read podcast producer Evan Dicharry\u2019s excellent rundown of recording equipment dos and don\u2019ts in \u201cMicrophone Tips for Lawyers: The Ultimate Guide to Sounding Like a Premium Podcaster<\/a>.\u201c<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Broadcast-Ready?<\/h2>\n

In the classic film \u201cO Brother, Where Art Thou,\u201d Mississippi governor Menelaus \u2018Pappy\u2019 O\u2019Daniel scolds his son, who suggests that he network in person rather than broadcasting via the radio: \u201cWe ain\u2019t one-at-a-timing here . . . we\u2019re mass-communicatin\u2019!\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Update that sentiment from 1937, and you may just find yourself hosting your own podcast.<\/p>\n

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10 Simple Truths for Every Lawyer Who Wants to Start a Podcast<\/h3>\n

Most law firm podcasts fail by year one. One big reason: Approaching premium media like a normal Zoom meeting. What else? Read these tips from the producers at Legal Broadcasting Company before you launch. <\/p>\n

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