F.A.Q.
Frequently Asked Questions About AttorneyGuide.com
Why is the Internet taking over as the place to find an Attorney?
There are over 300 million users on the Internet. In addition, every day approximately 100,000 new people sign up for online service; and this is just the beginning. USA Today reports that "By 2004, more than 99% of all the communications capacity in the world will be Internet, and only 1% will be voice and everything else."
The Internet is nothing short of a compelling force sweeping the world. With it comes a revolution in the ability to obtain information quickly and easily. Internet-savvy consumers will no longer be satisfied to choose an attorney based on the small amount of information available from a directory advertisement, billboard or a short TV commercial. Rather, they want a place they can trust to provide them with all the information they need to make an informed decision about who to hire. AttorneyGuide fills that need.
What is AttorneyGuide?
AttorneyGuide.com is a website developed in conjunction with local Bar Associations. It was created because those Bar Associations firmly believe the Internet will soon replace Yellow Page advertising and telephone-based lawyer referral services, as the web becomes the primary consumer tool for locating a lawyer.
AttorneyGuide.com also achieves the long-sought goal of giving the public a single source to find both basic legal information and attorneys that can meet their particularized legal needs. Best of all, that information comes from a reliable source (bar associations) through a medium the public can access in the privacy of their own homes.
How does AttorneyGuide work?
Any member of the public in need of an attorney can log on to AttorneyGuide.com and chose an attorney based on a series of available criteria. Once all of the pertinent information is gathered from the consumer, AttorneyGuide's unique search engine displays all attorneys matching the criteria entered. The consumer can than click on any attorney's name to learn more about the attorney, to see his or her photograph, or even hyper-link to the attorney's own website.
AttorneyGuide also offers many other features that make this a one-stop legal site for the general public. Brochures relating to understanding the legal system are available on the site. The tasteful "legal laughs" feature helps make the site user-friendly by focusing primarily on true, but humorous, courtroom situations. Finally, the site is a great place for bar associations to promote the legal profession as a whole by displaying prominent articles covering the many public services provided by the bar or its members.
What are the advantages of the partnership between AttorneyGuide.com and your local Bar Association?
- Relieves your Bar Association's staff from the many telephone calls received each week regarding lawyer referrals and general legal information
- Eliminates the possibility of biased or preferential referrals to certain attorneys
- The site is a major source of non-dues income for your bar association. Those funds can then be used for a variety of purposes, including support of non-profit projects that would otherwise suffer or die due to traditional budgetary constraints of local bars.
- Member information is easily updated as member circumstances change.
- The Bar Association retains complete quality control over member information (i.e. photos and biographical information) published on AttorneyGuide.com.
What makes AttorneyGuide.com a service of your local Bar Association?
AttorneyGuide.com is publicly promoted as a service of your local Bar Association. AttorneyGuide.com sells and builds the websites for their members and provides all the investment to market the site in your city, state or region. In exchange, your local Bar Association receives 20% of the gross revenue paid by members to be on the site.
How does the public find AttorneyGuide.com?
- The site is promoted heavily through publicity and a multi-media advertising program
- The site is listed with all major search engines on the Internet
- All requests for an attorney to your local Bar Association must be referred to AttorneyGuide.com
What about people who don't have the Internet?
The local Bar Associations affiliated with AttorneyGuide.com refer callers to AttorneyGuide's toll-free number where they can reach an operator who will input the information and provide the caller with the names of the attorneys who match their request. Affiliate Bar Associations report that very few callers indicate they do not have internet access.
How much does it cost to sign up?
AttorneyGuide.com provides an annual marketing plan for every budget by offering four different "packages" of participation ranging from $59.00 to $309.00 per month. One-year subscriptions can be paid annually at a 10% discount or on a monthly basis.
These prices are substantially lower that even a small listing in most telephone directories, however, many attorneys report that they are receiving substantially more calls from their listing on AttorneyGuide.com than they ever did from a more expensive telephone directory listing.
Where can I find more information about AttorneyGuide.com?
Call (800) 748-5590 and an AttorneyGuide.com representative will contact you.
