Avvo Blog


A companion to Avvo, a lawyer-rating site. This blawg lists Avvo's top 10 most-viewed lawyers of the week, tracks Avvo press mentions and links to other blawgs.

Author: Shalini Gujavarty is Avvo's social media manager.

Blawg Related Categories: Law Practice Management • Legal Marketing & Consulting

Recent Posts from Avvo Blog


  • Google’s “New” Search Is Coming

    Google gives a sneak peak of its updated search engine infrastructure On August 10th Google revealed a “secret project” it has been working on – Google Caffeine – and people can even take it for…

  • Avvo Free Webinar Series

    We are excited to announce a series of webinars for the remainder of the year. For the first time, we’re featuring guest presenters, including innovative idea man, Matt Homann of the non Billable Hour and…

  • More Top Lawyers

    In May, Avvo powered a list of San Diego’s top lawyers for OurCity San Diego magazine. We’ve now moved up the coast, where August finds the Avvo-powered top lawyers in Orange County, courtesy of OCMetro…

  • A Tax Attorney’s Take on Avvo

    Upfront Warning: this is a self serving post, but the content comes from an objective source, so I thought it worthy of showcasing. Darrin Mish, the tax attorney behind IRS Help, posted a video called…

  • New Adventures in Astroturfing

    With all the places online accepting user reviews (including Avvo), some service providers or product manufacturers might be tempted to cheat a bit and post their own reviews, posing as satisfied/happy/thrilled customers. This practice (known…

  • Avvo Update

    We launched a quick update of Avvo last night that addressed three requests we’ve been hearing from Lawyers for a long time. 1. Lawyers can now add up to two name aliases – essentially helping…

  • Interesting Avvo Answers

    We get about 5,000 questions submitted to Avvo Answers every week by consumers researching their situation. Here are a select few worthy of a chuckle. Can I cut the roots of a neighbor’s tree? My…

  • Upcoming Free Avvo Webinar: Pay per Click Minefield

    raman amplifier10 Ways Lawyers Routinely Waste a Ton of Money with Google Adwords Pay per click (PPC) advertising with Google Adwords can be a great way to reach new clients. But with legal keywords easily…

  • Rainmaker Institute – 2 Day Retreat

    At the end of next week, I will be talking to a group of attorneys attending Stephen Fairley’s Rainmaker Retreat in Las Vegas. The Rainmaker Institute delivers these two day marketing boot camps throughout the…

  • Comparing Legal Blogging Platforms

    There are numerous legal blogging platforms with a wide variety of functionality and pricing. In selecting a platform, it’s important to understand the capabilities, technical requirements and pricing among the different options. We launched Avvo…