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This blawg "is a breath of fresh air for solo lawyers and those who want to be! Offering bootstrapping marketing guidance, help in making the decision to go solo, 'lawhacks'—tips and tricks on using technology to simplify the practice of law, reviews of new hardware, software, and books, and advice on getting, and staying, inspired by solo practice."

Author: Sheryl Sisk Schelin has a home-based bankruptcy and employment litigation practice in Myrtle Beach, S.C. She is also a consultant who helps lawyers develop their Web presence in cost-effective ways and guides lawyers through the blawgging process, from installing to publicizing.

Blawg Related Categories: Solos/Small FirmsLegal TechnologyWork/Life BalanceConsultantSolo / Small FirmBlawg 100


Recent Posts from The Inspired Solo

  • A Small Game of What If…

    My friend Matt Homann says his friend Ernie asked a few questions, which resonated with me deeply. Do they resonate with you? Especially, maybe, the last one? What if every day you showed up to…

  • Getting Passionate About the Practice of Law

    The Inspired Solo is on a brief time-out while we plan and get ready to launch the new and improved site. Don’t forget to help us out by taking our survey, which makes you eligible…

  • Want an iPod Nano? Here’s Your Chance!

    The long-awaited “Inspired Solo” survey is now up and ready for your input! This survey takes a bit longer than the last one I did, so I am keeping it up for three weeks, instead…

  • “Auntrepreneur” Melanie Notkin Offers 20 Lessons Learned for New Solos

    Melanie Notkin, a new Twitter pal, is right in the midst of her launch of Savvy Auntie, her new web-based business. She’s been blogging about this experience, and now, she offers “20 Tips for the…

  • Is “Branding” Just a Shallow Fad Word? This Guy Says “Yes”

    I just read an article at RainToday.com that has the whiff of “controversy” about it: ‘Branding’ and Other Fad Words That Keep You from Doing a Good Job, by contributing editor Bruce Marcus. Why…

  • Inspired Solo Rule #99: Dream Big

    The Rules: Inspired Solo’s Top 100 Rules to Solo By What is this? The second entry in our Top 100 Rules for Inspired Solos. Rule #99: Inspired solos dream big We’ve all heard the acronym…

  • Update on TIS Plans and a Question

    First things first: I was pleasantly surprised today to learn that USLegal FormsPass has offered to contribute to the gift pack for one lucky survey-taker. (Read more about the survey here.) I’ve received on suggestion…

  • TIS Recommends: Sparkplug

    Now that you know all about RSS and feed readers, it’s time to bulk up with some excellent feeds. None more worthy, in my opinion, than Sparkplug. Right now, go here and leave a comment…

  • Wackiness Ensued, For a Time

    Thank goodness that’s over. I deactivated a couple of plugins (Twit This and the All in One SEO pack, if you’re interested) and it seems OK now. Those who saw the site in the interim…

  • Um …. What Happened?

    I honestly don’t know what happened here. But it seems that my header has disappeared. Completely. I don’t go tinkering in my code, as a rule — certainly haven’t done so lately, so I have…



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