283. 83M Impressions: Lawyer's Guide to Mastering Content Marketing

Personal Injury Mastermind

"All of a sudden Google rewarded us and for three straight years we ranked number one in the country for car accident lawyer. ." - Matt Dolman

In today’s episode of Personal Injury Mastermind, we explore the content marketing strategies that rank legal websites in the top 1% with Managing Partner of Dolman Law Group, Matt Dolman. We discuss:

• How to amplify content so it can be found
• Long-tail keywords, the new frontier in legal SEO
• Quality content production at scale
• Content freshness: When to update mass tort pages and practice areas
• Leverage AI for optimization, not creation, to maintain EEAT
• Strategic social media promotion impacts search rankings
• Collaboration with other lawyers can boost visibility
• Regular content pruning and 301 redirects preserve SEO value

Guest Details

Matt Dolman is the Managing Partner at Dolman Law Group. A trailblazer in legal content marketing, his efforts have helped his websites achieve 83 million impressions and 670,000 clicks in 12 months, and 10 million impressions on a new mass tort site in under a year.

• Matt Dolman: LinkedIn
• Dolman Law Group: Website, Instagram, YouTube
• Lawsuit Legal News: Website

Chris Dreyer and Rankings Details

Chris Dreyer is the CEO and founder of Rankings.io, the elite legal digital marketing agency.

• Rankings: Website, Instagram, Twitter
• Chris Dreyer: Website, Instagram
• Newsletters: The Dreyer Sheet
• Books: Personal Injury Lawyer Marketing: From Good to GOAT; Niching Up: The Narrower the Market, the Bigger the Prize
• Work with Rankings: Connect

Resources Mentioned

• Google Search Console
• Google Analytics
• Surfer SEO
• Frase.io
• Ahrefs
• SEMrush

Time Stamps

(00:00) Introduction

(01:33) From Obituaries to SEO: The Unconventional Journey of a Personal Injury Lawyer

(03:08) The Evolution of SEO

(04:48) Content is King

(05:37) Quality vs. Quantity: The Delicate Balance in Content Production

(07:21) Dominating National Rankings

(08:20) Content Refreshing for Better Rankings

(10:28) AI and SEO in Search Results

(12:29) Optimizing Content with AI Assistance

(14:36) Sharing Can Boost Your Rankings

(17:30) Reasons to Share Legal Content

(18:30) Content Pruning

(19:53) How to Measure Success

(21:28) How Long Should You Wait for SEO Results?

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