It is a source of constant surprise the number, and type, of persons who contact me looking for free legal advice. The approach can be made in any number of channels of communication to me: phone, email, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube. I do not believe my response to such approaches is overly mercenary or… Continue reading Just a quick question
Email is poetry
When I first read the words “code is poetry” in the back end of the WordPress publishing platform I did not understand what it meant, or what it meant to convey. I think I do now, however. I am no coder, although I have a basic understanding of programming code such as html and I… Continue reading Email is poetry
Taking pleasure in the birds
I get a great deal of simple pleasure from the little birds around our house. I have a couple of small bird feeders, one at the back of the house just outside the living room. And one at the front which I can observe from the kitchen window. I have it hanging off the branch… Continue reading Taking pleasure in the birds
Doing Social Media Marketing Efficiently and Effectively
I have been doing my own social media marketing since I started my solicitor’s practice in 2011, or thereabouts. That was the year I qualified as a solicitor, too. I have learned a lot over the next 10 years. One of the things that has been my focus in developing my social media presence has… Continue reading Doing Social Media Marketing Efficiently and Effectively
Drinking the Twitter Kool Aid and generating leads/clients for professional services-a prodigious waste of time
As a person I would always have been cautious. By this I mean I would be sceptical of most things I would be told or hear unless there was sound evidence or data to support the assertion. Once that is present, however, I have no problem accepting the proposition. I am not a man for… Continue reading Drinking the Twitter Kool Aid and generating leads/clients for professional services-a prodigious waste of time
Why I won’t be starting a podcast
Podcasts and podcasting are all the rage nowadays. But I won’t be starting one, even though I have been requested to do so by subscribers to my YouTube channel. One of the big advantages of podcasting is the ease with which you can set one up. At a minimum you could actually create one with… Continue reading Why I won’t be starting a podcast
1 powerful ingredient common to baking bread, disputes, and negotiating property transactions
There is one tremendously effective ingredient that can be deployed to baking bread, employment (and other legal) disputes, and negotiating to buy or sell property. Time. Time is a fundamental part of good baking but can also be used to telling effect in negotiating disputes. For example, in an employment dispute where the employee is… Continue reading 1 powerful ingredient common to baking bread, disputes, and negotiating property transactions
My 1 complaint to the LSRA (Legal Services Regulatory Authority)
I have had 1 complaint against me since I qualified as a solicitor in 2011. One complaint in ten years is not a bad record, I think it’s fair to say. That complaint was submitted to the Legal Services Regulatory Authority in July 2020 and no decision has been made to date, some 10 months’… Continue reading My 1 complaint to the LSRA (Legal Services Regulatory Authority)
BBC podcasts-a tremendous source of free, high quality entertainment and education
I have just discovered a tremendous source of high-quality podcasts: the good old British Broadcasting Corporation-also known as the BBC. I listen to audio books and podcasts all the time. When I am exercising in the evening after work, when I drive to and from work, and when I mow the grass at home at… Continue reading BBC podcasts-a tremendous source of free, high quality entertainment and education
Social media-an animal that must be fed every day?
Social media plays a massive role in my business. It has done for years and has been a driving force in the development of my solicitor’s practice. Sometimes, though, it seems like a tremendous obligation and burden, a ravaging animal that must be fed fresh meat each and every day. A pain in the ass,… Continue reading Social media-an animal that must be fed every day?