Fast Texas Divorce

It’s been a while since my last update, partly because I’ve been busy, and partly because I’m debating on whether or not I’m even going to keep the blog running.  I’m just not sure that it contributes anything to my practice and since the novelty has worn off, it just isn’t fun anymore.

Also, I expected there to be an endless stream of supplies to review and photos of interesting things happening to post.  There either isn’t, or I’m not creative enough to see them.  I will say one thing… my review of Clear is dead wrong.  If you’re thinking about cancelling your cable connection to save a few bucks in order to go 4G, it isn’t worth it.  Not with a day long outage every month.

Most of the readers here are interested in the business side of everything, but ultimately, I’m not prepared to let that cat too far out of the bag.  I will say that the billboard generates clients.  Google AdWords generates hits to your website, but doesn’t seem to be as cost effective as a good bulletin location.  Good office location is key, so if you’re starting a practice either out of your home or in a highrise where no one will see you, I would suggest you think twice.  I do have clients.  They come in, I hear their case, plug in their credit card information into PayPal Virtual Terminal, and start up their case.  It’s really as simple as that.  I’m working.  I also regularly reject cases.  If it looks like more trouble than it’s worth, I’ll let the next guy handle it.

I’m not making huge money, but the business is building and I’m left with less and less downtime, which means that this blog will be gone sooner or later.  I could make it really interesting, but that would just open myself up to various liabilities.  I could keep it here and boring, but there’s no point.  I will say that there have been a couple naysayers in the comments on previous posts, and they were wrong on some things.  A – All divorces are contested.  B – A new attorney cannot compete.  That’s not to say that all this is easy.  It isn’t.  I work more hours alone in an office than I ever did in a large office surrounded by people who’s company I generally enjoyed.  And I make less money doing it.  But in 5 years, when I’m making good money and I can afford to golf on Friday afternoon instead of work, I’ll think I’ve made the right decision.  And when I discover that I didn’t need to ask anyone’s permission to do so, I’ll know.

Till next time, if there is one.

“When you start your own business, you’ll work twice as hard and make half as much as you expect.”  - Someone

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