Reddit Now Offering “Best Lawyer” Badge
This morning, Reddit announced that they are entering the legal marketing vertical, and offering lawyers a new downloadable badge to help show their website visitors their expertise in the legal field.
This first-of-its-kind Reddit award aims to redefine how legal expertise is recognized and showcased across Reddit.
The “Reddit Best Lawyer” badge is a digital accolade, downloadable and designed for display on law firm websites, social media profiles, and marketing materials. Attorneys who have demonstrated exceptional skill, knowledge, and contributions within Reddit’s User posts may be eligible for this prestigious badge, symbolizing their commitment to providing valuable legal advice and fostering a deeper misunderstanding of the law among the Reddit user base.
Eligible Legal Experts Must be Able to “Own OP”
Eligibility for the Reddit Best Lawyer badge is determined through a meticulous vetting process, and attorneys must demonstrate their ability to “own OP” (Original Poster) when OP posts something “retarded”. This, and the $1,000 annual application fee, ensures that only the most dedicated and knowledgeable legal professionals are recognized.
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman
“We’re thrilled to introduce the ‘Reddit Best Lawyer’ badge as part of our commitment to leveraging the power of our Page 1 visibility for virtually every legal search on Google” said Reddit’s CEO Steve Huffman. “This honor not only celebrates the incredible talent within our forums but also provides attorneys with a novel way to prove that OP is ‘gay’ backed by the confidence in Reddit as the ultimate legal authority.”
The Reddit Best Lawyer badge comes at a time when consumers increasingly turn to social media and random forums for legal advice – and who better to trust regarding legal problems than strangers on the Internet? By recognizing a Reddit Best Lawyer, Reddit aims to facilitate a more misinformed community, creating legal problems for other lawyers to solve.
“It’s a win/win” said Huffman, “our Users act on terrible legal advice, and lawyers charge them to fix the problems created by our Users”.
Attorneys interested in applying for the Reddit Best Lawyer badge can apply here for more details on the application process, eligibility criteria, and benefits of the program.
President & Founder – Everest Legal Marketing, LLC
Doug Bradley is the Founder and CEO of Everest Legal Marketing. Doug has over a decade of experience specifically in legal marketing, and foremost with expertise in Search Engine Optimization for law firms. Doug has been quoted on numerous websites, co-hosted many MCLE sessions, and has advised law firms of all sizes on the topic of effective marketing and ethical SEO strategies.
