Law Firm Web Design Considerations
There are a lot of factors to consider when thinking about a new website for your law practice. Doing your research is one of the most important aspects of searching for a provider for your new website. Depending on your comfort level with technology and your knowledge of web site principles, you can choose several paths to having your own web site.
One of the paths you may choose is to have a fully custom web site developed for your law firm. If you have special requirements and needs, this may be the most viable option for you. Sometimes, you just cannot get all the features you need in an “out of the box” solution. Working closely with a web development company that understands your needs and can also suggest ways to achieving your goals can be very important for this type of project. A fully custom law firm web site will provide you the freedom of having a totally unique design as well as functionality that is suited specifically to your needs. Of course, one of the downsides to this is that the cost of this type of project may be high. When web design firms take on such projects, you need to consider all the components that need to come together to make a site for your needs. The designers have to come up with a design you are happy with. The developers then have to translate this design into a functioning web application. Finally, it all has to come together and work! There is no sense in having a pretty looking web site without it working properly. Hence, custom law firm web design projects, although very flexible, may not be for everyone.
Another option you can choose is the “Do It Yourself” approach. Whether you actually pick up a template and do some HTML coding, or whether you sign up for a hosting service that promises you a website you can build in 5 minutes, you generally get the same result: A basic website with little or no functionality and a design that looks as though your 8yr old niece designed it. Although a very cheap option, this may not be the best approach to properly promote your business. Today, web sites not only have to be informative but they have to appealing to the eye. Hosting options are limited and a computer can only do so much. The human input can provide more value to your site and tailor it even more specifically to your needs.
Hence, this brings me to our LegalWebbie offering. Yes, the name is quirky, but it is meant to grab your attention and it’s working! LegalWebbie is a hybrid concept between a full custom law firm web design and a DIY approach. As outlined in the LegalWebbie process, you can see that it merges the out-of-the-box approach of an eye catching design while customizing it to fit your law practice. Once that is done, you have a hybrid of a web site that is unique to you, without going through the steps of a fully custom web design project. This helps you save money, get a uniquely designed web site for your law firm, and take control of your site.
What is unique about LegalWebbie beyond the design? Once you have your law firm web site up and running, you have total control over the content. By simply logging on to your site, you can edit each and every page, add or delete new areas of practice as well as update your clients with news. The news articles could also be used as your own law blog, which would help you get noticed by search engines when you write targeted articles for your audience. Just watch this quick YouTube video to learn more about LegalWebbie.
This hybrid approach is a blend of DIY and fully custom web design. If you want options added to your site you can easily add additional features such as Twitter, Facebook, and RSS feeds. As your law practice grows the site can grow with you.
To learn more about LegalWebbie and the law firm web design services, please visit www.legalwebbie.com.
