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"Narrow Your Practice Niche To Broader Your Reach"

This post was written by Tom Kane: "Lawyers with a real niche practice are pretty much aware that it is easier to have clients, prospects and referrals understand what they do. Generalists have a harder time standing out from the crowd, when it comes to being recognized as different from every other lawyer in their area. I've written before about how a solo or small firm can have a general practice in a small market, but in larger marketplaces (i.e. big metropolitan areas) it is a lot more difficult to stand out.

In either case, a narrow niche is still better, if there is enough work out there for your niche in the first place. Trey Ryder has an article in his recent newsletter that advocates for a narrow niche as well. We both agree that "the more narrow your niche - and the more effective your marketing program - the more your practice will soar."...

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Source: Legal Marketing Blog.com, 30 March 2010, reproduced with permission of the author

Full post as published by Stark County Law Library Blawg on April 01, 2010 (boomark / email).