Compare Our Attorney Marketing Services to Stem Legal Attorney SEO / SEM Services
See how our affordable services for lawyers compares with Stem Legal.
Complaints / Review of Stem Legal's Services
We found very few complaints about Stem Legal (based on Internet research). Stem Legal has been around for a while and seems pretty solid. And, no one has personally complained to us about Stem Legal's services (and we do hear a lot of complaints about SEO companies.)
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The Cost of Hiring an SEO Professional Full Time
Atlanta, GA: $58,000 (Note: Average SEO Specialists salaries for job postings in Atlanta, GA are 5% higher than average SEO Specialist salaries for job postings nationwide.)
Chicago, IL: $55,000 (Note: Average SEO Specialists salaries for job postings in Chicago, IL are 1% lower than average SEO Specialist salaries for job postings nationwide.)
Detroit, MI: $54,000 (Note: Average SEO Specialists salaries for job postings in Detroit, MI are 3% lower than average SEO Specialist salaries for job postings nationwide.)
Jackson, MS: $63,000 (Note: Average SEO Specialists salaries for job postings in Jackson, MS are 12% higher than average SEO Specialist salaries for job postings nationwide.)
Los Angeles, CA: $54,000 (Note: Average SEO Specialists salaries for job postings in Los Angeles, CA are 3% lower than average SEO Specialist salaries for job postings nationwide.)
Nashville, TN: $47,000 (Note: Average SEO Specialists salaries for job postings in Nashville, TN are 16% lower than average SEO Specialist salaries for job postings nationwide.)
New York, NY: $69,000 (Note: Average SEO Specialists salaries for job postings in New York, NY are 23% higher than average SEO Specialist salaries for job pos
Phoenix, AZ: $47,000 (Note: Average SEO Specialists salaries for job postings in Phoenix, AZ are 17% lower than average SEO Specialist salaries for job postings nationwide.) tings nationwide.
Source: Indeed.com salary calculator].
In the U.S., either 2,088 hours or 1,928 hours is often used as a standard work year for HR purposes. The latter figure accounts for 20 work days of annual leave.
Full year (no leave)
- Work hours -- 2,088
- Work week -- 52.2
- Work days -- 261
- Stem Salary Equivalent based on hour rate: $$464,580.00
Full year (with leave)
- Work hours -- 1,928
- Work week -- 48.2
- Work days -- 241
- Stem Salary Equivalent based on hour rate: $428,980.00
Compare Our Services to Stem Legal
Stem Legal Consulting vs. LA Wolfe Web Marketing Services
Services |
LA Wolfe |
Stem Legal |
Monthly Service Fee |
$3,000 to $5,000 |
$2,225.00 (base) |
Hours You Get |
Unlimited consulting and we actually do the work, too (it is all included in our monthly prices.) |
10 hours per month of consulting services. Any other services performed deducted. |
Guarantees Exclusivity (will not help your competitors) |
Yes |
No |
Dedicated Content Writer / SEO Professional - Unlimited Hours Per Month to Get the Job Done |
Yes |
No |
Website Development and Maintenance |
Yes |
No |
Social Media Networking Services, Link Development |
Yes |
Depends |
Free Website Hosting and Unlimited Email Accounts |
Yes |
No |
Benchmarks and Comprehensive Reporting |
Yes |
Yes |
Free Online Access to Live Project Management User Interface |
Yes |
No |
Payment Tied to Website Performance |
Yes |
No |
Services Guaranteed in Writing in Contract |
Yes |
No |
Premium Consulting Prices
You can expect to pay $222.50 per hour for Stem Legal's consulting services:
"The cost is $2,225 USD/CDN per month.
- Firms with multiple offices or more than 250 lawyers may wish to negotiate increased levels of service.
- Regional market exclusives are also negotiable.
What do you get? 10 monthly service hours that includes:
- Advice on what is wrong with your site (but they do not fix it); and
- Inbound links, instead of content and SEO work; and.
- General Consulting Services (minus any hours spent on the above work.)
The Bottom Pricing Line:
Let's Do Some Math
$2,225 per month x 12 months = $26,700 for 120 hours of work.
Based on current salary ranges for SEO professionals (see side bar) you could hire someone for $26,700 to work full time for 6 solid months for the same amount of money. If you paid a full-time SEO professional $222.50 per hour their annual salary would be $464,580.00.
For additional fees:
"Stem will review your website mock-up or development plan in detail and deliver a custom report offering practical suggestions."
"Stem doesn’t want to be your website developer. But we can be your ’second set of eyes’ or advise on your firm’s overall web strategy."
It is important that you do have a "second set of eyes" before you sign a contract with any lawyer marketing firm because -- surprise! the SEO / SEM industry preys on attorneys. It is nice to see another reputable company out there providing these services (we do more, though, we actually review SEO contracts.) Stem's pre-marketing consulting services may help you avoid being taken by a disreputable company, or from launching a poorly constructed legal website.
But wouldn't it just be easier to simply hire a web development and SEO lawyer marketing company that guarantees their own work? Then you would not need a second pair of eyes because you would not have to pay for stuff that did not work.
Stem Legal Benchmarks Anyone?
Stem Legal offers benchmarks in the form of baseline reports and monthly updates about how visible your website is online. But their is no guarantee that the consulting services they offer to improve your online visibility will work. And, remember, you may still have to hire someone to do the work. [Stem Legal's Reporting Tools and Benchmarks]
Providing benchmarks is important. Glad to see Stem Legal offer transparency. But it is not the same thing as saying "if it does not work you do not have to pay us." And, we offer free access to online project management tools so you know what we are doing to your site, how it is performing, and where your money is going.
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