21 Online Business Ideas for Lawyers
I created these 21 online business ideas for lawyers because I think they are losing a TON of money. Some “get” the Internet but others are totally lost. There are a boundless legal online business opportunities. Lets start with the most obvious and then work our way to the obscure (in no exact order). As attorneys you are able (or should be able) to access legal research sources quick and easy. Disclaimer: I am not an attorney and I advise you to always consult one before using these ideas.
- Create a online version of the prepaid legal business model: those using them for your online business do you realize those PPL guys have no idea about any legal representation and the law online? On several occasions over the years I have been asked to sell Prepaid Legal and I wont because they don’t offer a strong legal advisers that really focus on the web. IF PrePaid legal was smart they would have come up with online business ideas their selves to make money in this area. The great part for whoever does this is that it could go VIRAL online and create a whole industry.
- Hello Blog: a website service for bloggers that creates a small decease and order for any info that has been plagiarized on their blog.
- Creative but Legal incorporation strategies: owning an online business is different. You don’t necessarily need to own a different business for each site. So that means you can really get creative with your incorporation. However there should be an online attorney willing to explain to you some serious options that focus on the Internet.
- Legal Law Alert: a alert like Google alert that alerts you to any legal changes in the law as it relates to the web industry and your specific niche.
- Law of the Land Alert: similar to #4 but focus on a geo targeted area i.e. Nevada laws for business.
- Is This Legal?: a web wiki of sorts manged by reputable attorneys who can tell you if certain things online are legal and how that effects local and national laws.
- Niche based Law: I alluded to this earlier but a legal practice in the online medical and health field. This could be one of those lucrative online business ideas given all of the issues. For example the health industry has specific guidelines about creating an promoting a health or fitness product. The legal eagles could write materials explaining the laws and sell them online.
- Legal Video series for Law Students: create a legal video series to sell to students for a yearly fee giving examples of the courtroom procedures.
- Affiliate Sales Law: if there is such a practice but one may arise give the battle over state sales tax.
- Emergency Law Issues: this could be either a ebook series, membership site or audio or combo of all three. Someone have an issue bring it up and get it solved 24/7. This could cover different niches both business and non business.
- Legal MYTHS: a website clarifying some of the biggest misconceptions within your area and micro niche practice. An example of using one of these online business ideas is to create “the Legal Myths of New York Online Business Law”. Do you have ANY idea how many people would want to know that and what to do about it? Business was the area of practice and the micro niche would be the state and the TYPE of business (online business).
- Rate an Attorney: a rating system that would allow people to give their feedback on their legal services.
- Precedence website: pointing out the precedence in every law of the land.
- Auxiliary and major affiliate referrals: I seldom see a attorney heavily using affiliate links to auxiliary services. This is one of the smartest online business ideas you can use. For instance say you have business clients visiting your site. They need tax, credit and other experts as well. I seldom see any referral business on attorneys sites.
- Upsell your clients: If they want a contract review why not offer some other service in relation to your business for 50% off?
- Do LIVE speaking engagements about a particular subject.
- Create a sell able video of a LIVE speaking engagement about a particular subject.
- Create a podcast series. What better way than to promote your website than to share your advice in a FREE series.
- Create a re-purpose product from your podcast series to sell both online and via CD Rom or MP3 Itunes. The trick to this (not really a trick) is to add never seen before written materials like a series of online reports never published.
- Young mentors program: for new legal eagles looking to emulate and learn from the top legal minds. You could make this a online membership.
- Judge and Jury Assessment: a ebook or video series on studying the body language and backgrounds of your Judge and jury so you can understand exactly HOW to work your case correctly. Partner with a Doctor that specializes in body language. In fact you could do this LIVE and record it for online sells. All you do is put together a program to sell via the Bar associations and abroad.
