How to better sell your attorney services online in 2021

Key quotes:

• "AB-25 clarifies that personal information collected by businesses are exempt from the CCPA for hiring, employees, contractors, or other staff members."
• "Even though the draft regulations stipulate that a toll-free phone number must be one of the contact methods offered for requests to know, AB-1564 makes an exception for businesses that operate only online and have a direct relationship with the consumer from whom information is collected."
• "The B2B exemption applies to information provided by a business contact in a professional capacity."
• "If this contact offers his/her personal information within the context of the business conducting due diligence regarding, or providing a service to the business of the contact, this data is exempt from several CCPA provisions."
• "Consumer reporting agencies that are authorized by the FCRA to collect, disclose, sell, communicate, or maintain information about a consumer’s creditworthiness-including information relating to a consumer’s credit capacity, character, general reputation, personal characteristics, mode of living, or credit standing-are not subject to the CCPA."
• "Therefore, businesses that rely on de-identified or aggregate consumer information need to analyze the CCPA’s definition of those terms carefully."

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• "Nonetheless both Polish VCs and Polish startups acknowledge that future equity rounds into Polish startups will come most likely from US based investors that can only invest in a Delaware based entity."
• "In order to bridge this gap both parties may wish to structure future equity investments into Polish startups as a Phantom Rights transaction."
• "Under the Phantom Rights structure a Polish VC can invest into a Polish company but can also acquire “phantom” preferred shares in a parallel US company funded by Silicon Valley VCs."
• "This novel structure has been utilized in Silicon Valley by non-US VC funds that can not own US shares or for tax reasons can not hold US shares."
• "The short version is that I’m a 2x entrepreneur who started angel investing and transitioned in VC How did you start to work with startups and how did you end up in Dreamit? About the same time, I had started angel investing and decided to start blogging about it as part of a long term plan to establish an online presence."

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• "The Online Accessibility Act is a bipartisan bill introduced by Congressmen Lou Correa (D-CA) and Ted Budd (R-NC) that amends the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to “include consumer facing websites and mobile applications owned or operated by a private entity.” I like what it stands for but what I hate is the extended process by which it takes to file a complaint against an entity who is in non-compliance."
• "But, this is generally what the United States needs: an amendment to the ADA that addresses web accessibility."
• "I’d provide a jump link but #Medium.) WCAG is the acronym for the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines."
• "2.2 is the latest version for WCAG set for official release in the summer of 2021."
• "(Editor’s Note: The release was previously set for November 2020 but this has been updated to the summer of 2021.) Previous versions of WCAG are 1.0, … This article is merely commentary, not legal advice."
• "all want to know if they’re liable for past (and maybe present) services that aren’t accessible / WCAG conformant / compliant."

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• "Whether you’re looking to diversify your investments or are just aren’t sure if real estate investing is right for you, this article will be extremely valuable! To keep it somewhat short, wholesaling is basically when you find a homeowner looking to sell their property and find a buyer who is usually willing to pay cash."
• "You’re able to buy into larger real estate deals with very little money."
• "Purchasing a house or multi-unit property and renting them out is a great way to produce extra monthly cash flow."
• "Flipping can be a risky game to get into because if you’re not able to sell for what you expected, you’ve wasted a lot of time and potentially money."
• "Help Homeowners Rent Out Their House With Airbnb This is a very unique way to get into the real estate game, but one that could be extremely advantageous."

Key quotes:

• "With the rise of social media platforms, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, lawyers have more opportunities to advertise their legal services and gain new clients."
• "Keeping the ad simple and focused on the services your firm offers makes it easier for social media users to read and understand as they’re scrolling through their feed."
• "But when you’re an attorney, including or neglecting details in advertisements that could mislead potential clients is risking a discipline hearing."
• "If a reasonable person could infer something about the lawyer or advertised services that has no factual basis, then the statement, while it may be true, is misleading."
• "For example, let’s say your advertisement includes something along the lines of you winning $10 million for a client in a personal injury case, but the ad neglects to mention the case’s facts."
• "If an ad includes misinformation or a misleading statement, a way to contact the person responsible for the ad’s creation must be readily available to either get the ad removed or edited."