Wildly Successful November 15, 2025 No. 4: Letters from Nermin 1. Ask Nermin Questions from the No. 22 Community (my lifetime advice community for lawyers) Question: I'm an estate planning attorney and I always feel like I "should" be on social media. This is the first time I'm thinking about doing social media and I'm not sure what direction I should go in. Where should I start? Nermin's Answer: Because you are an estate planning attorney whose client base is 70% business owners, I highly...
28 days ago • 3 min read
Wildly Successful November 8, 2025 No. 4: Letters from Nermin 1. Ask Nermin Questions from the No. 22 Community (my lifetime advice community for lawyers) Question: Do I really need to re-do my website? I've had this website since 2018, and I see nothing wrong with it. I don't really have the money for a new website right now but everyone keeps telling me I need a new one. Nermin's Answer: "Everyone keeps telling you that you need a new website." Everyone? Really, everyone? Your neighbor,...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
Wildly Successful November 1, 2025 No. 4: Letters from Nermin 1. Ask Nermin Questions from the No. 22 Community (my lifetime advice community for lawyers) Question: I’m talking to an SEO/PPC agency that promises 10 new clients or I pay nothing. Their fee is $5,000/month and they were referred by another lawyer. I’m considering it, but I’m not sure. Thoughts? Nermin's Answer: Your clients don’t live in a vending machine, and I know you know that. But a lot of SEO/PPC agencies will sell you on...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Wildly Successful October 25, 2025 No. 4 Letters from Nermin 1. Ask Nermin Questions from the No. 22 Community (my lifetime advice community for lawyers) Question: It's almost the end of the year. I know you always talk about increasing your rates at the end of each year and I want to do that. I'm thinking about going from $350 to $400/ hour. I am nervous about this because there's a few attorneys with more experience still charging $300. And I'm adjacent to a large city, my office isn't in...
about 2 months ago • 6 min read
Wildly Successful October 25, 2025 No. 4 Letters from Nermin 1. Ask Nermin Questions from the No. 22 Community (my lifetime advice community for lawyers) Question: I'm an estate planning attorney, and I'm thinking about joining this program from XXXX(intentionally removed). I have a few colleagues in that program, and they're saying good things about it. It costs over $20k. What do you think? Nermin's Answer: Truthfully, if you’ve never done anything for your practice, never hired a coach or...
about 2 months ago • 5 min read
Wildly Successful October 11, 2025 No. 4 Letters from Nermin 1. Ask Nermin Questions from the No. 22 Community (my lifetime advice community for lawyers) Question: I've had a few clients recently get upset about the number of hours I billed. Should I reduce them? Reduce the invoice? Nermin's Answer: Let's say you go to the dentist and your invoice reads: Periodic oral evaluation (established patient), Prophylaxis, Bitewings—four radiographic images. All of that happened, you were in the...
2 months ago • 4 min read
Dear Lawyer, Here’s how productivity goes for most people: You start strong, fueled by the fact that it's a new year, and things are going great. Then it happens: one bad thing throws you off track. You miss one task—like following up with a potential client, reviewing a critical case file, or sending out that invoice—and suddenly, the tasks start piling up. One becomes three: now you’re behind on emails, missed a filing deadline, and didn't fully prep for a client meeting. Three becomes ten:...
11 months ago • 2 min read
Dear Lawyer, Every year, there’s a buzzword we hear over and over again. In 2021 and 2022, it was authenticity. Everyone wanted to “be real” and “show up authentically” in their business and life. Then came 2023, when the focus shifted to efficiency. Automate everything. Do more with less. Cut out what’s not working and streamline your life. In 2024, the buzzword was alignment. We started asking bigger questions: Does this feel right? Does this work align with my values, my goals, and the...
about 1 year ago • 2 min read
Dear Lawyer, Let’s set aside your feelings and thoughts about that Tesla guy for the next 500-ish words and talk about the strategy behind Tesla. When Tesla launched, their approach was deliberate: build an electric vehicle for the few who can afford it. Their early cars, priced at $100,000 or more, appealed to a niche group—people who needed a car, cared about the environment, or wanted the latest technology. The 1% of the 1%. Why did they start with such an exclusive, high price point?...
about 1 year ago • 4 min read