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So you're a lawyer, and you want to get started in social media. Social Media Marketing (SMM) is becoming a huge industry with unlimited possibilities, from video marketing to viral content development to finding business for your firm on Facebook! But where should you start?

There are a couple of pretty easy things you can do to get your foot in the door and learn a little bit about social media. The Mayro Firm of Phoenix, Arizona has done a couple of things to give his site a good start.

• Create a Blog. Jerry Mayro's Blog keeps potential clients updated on recent victories and voices his opinion on current legal issues in the news. It helps to continuously add content to his website as well, which looks great in the eyes of search engines. Of course, keeping a blog up to date does take a little bit of work, but the setup is fairly easy, and the labor of maintaining a blog is well worth it.
• Set up a Twitter account. The Mayro Firm's Twitter account just has a basic setup, but by adding this bit of presence to the Twittersphere they've taken up another chunk of real estate in vertical markets. Think of the internet as a Monopoly board, with each vertical market (social media, local results, etc.) represented by one "street". It is a good idea to at least have a basic presence in search engine, local and social media search results.
• Feed your blog to your Twitter account. By setting up a Twitterfeed account, you can feed your blog to Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites. Doing this helps to promote your blog in other verticals, and also helps to add content to your accounts with a basic setup. By doing this, The Mayro Firm will have content developing on their Twitter account at the same rate as their blog, without having to lift another finger! 

It's always nice to see your attorneys blogging. Here are some of our favorite blog entries from personal injury attorneys across the United States!

• Amtrak Train Accident Kills Teenage Girl by The Cochran Firm with offices across the nation. Could this tragic accident have been avoided? Perhaps, if the train had higher security around its tracks.
• SunTrust Securities Slapped With $4.1 Million Dollar Damage Award by Colling, Gilbert, Wright & Carter in Orlando, Florida. Read about this multi-million dollar company that defamed one of its former brokers... and paid the consequences.
• Another Drunk Bus Driver: This Time, a School Bus with Kids by John Feroleto Attorneys at Law in Buffalo, New York. A woman from western New York was convicted of driving a school bus with 37 children inside while under the influence of alcohol.
• Partners Ira Sherman and Joseph Cammarata attend the Brain Injury Association of America's Annual Affiliates Convention in San Antonio, Texas by Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, PC in Washington DC. These two attorneys serve as President and Vice President of the Brain Injury Association attend the Annual Affiliates Convention.
• Majesty Label Cantaloupes Recalled Due To Possible Salmonella Contamination by Schlichter, Bogard & Denton, serving clients across the nation. If you live in certain western states, you should be aware that this delicious fruit could have a nasty ending!

We love our personal injury attorneys, and we especially love it when they blog. It is such a great way to get insightful information about a practice's knowledge and day-to-day activities. Here are some recent blog entries from some of our awesome personal injury lawyers!

• Jury Compensates Drunk Driving Victim's Family $89M by Kalfus & Nachman in Norfolk, Virginia. A grieving family gets compensated for their loss after a horrible accident.
• Cincinnati Bengals Receiver Dies After Falling from Truck by The Cochran Firm, with offices across the nation. A famous sports player suffers a tragic injury.
• Swine Flu Vaccine Recall by John Feroleto in Buffalo, New York. John Feroleto's take on the infamous swine flu vaccine, which was recalled due to lack of potency.
• Partners Siegel and Cammarata are Named as "Top Lawyers" Again by Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, PC, in Washington DC. This DC based law firm demonstrates how a blog can host small, promotional press releases.
• Car Hits Horse-Drawn Holiday Wagon in Virginia by The Accident Lawyers Network. This will make you think twice before you take your honey around the block in one of those festive rides!

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