Construction Lien Blog added to ABAJournal Website

Published on April 17, 2009 by Scott Wolfe Jr

Since 2007, Express Lien has been in a leader in construction legal document preparation, and has published the Construction Lien Blog, commenting on our services and construction lien information and news.

We’re pleased to learn that the Construction Lien Blog has been recently added to ABA Journal’s BLAWG directory, and can be found here:  http://www.abajournal.com/blawgs/construction_lien_blog/.

ABAJournal.com is the Web site of the flagship magazine of the American Bar Association, and provides the public with an extensive listing of legal blogs from law firms, attorneys, legal journals and consultants.

The term “BLAWG” is used in the legal industry to describe “law blogs,” and is specifically derived from combining those two words.

ExpressLien’s Construction Lien Blog becomes one of just 30 blawgs nationwide delivering information in the “construction law” category.  To see summaries from all 30 blogs, click here.

Express Lien Is Getting Smarter All The Time

Published on January 22, 2009 by Scott Wolfe Jr

With 2009 now underway, Express Lien is excited about the launch of new features and services that will help contractors Lien Smarter in these tough economic times.

The web and service improvements include:

The Lien Wizard: Our new lien wizard helps contractors choose which documents to file on a project, and to provide us with the information we need to prepare your instruments.  The wizard helps you Lien Smarter today…and its getting smarter everyday.

The Construction Lien Blog:   Our new blog address where we’ll blog about lien laws across the country, and any changes in the country’s lien laws.

Talk to us on Twitter:  Keep up with Express Lien’s services on Twitter, where we tweet about lien laws, construction news, Express Lien services and more.   http://www.twitter.com/expresslien

We File Notices, Lien Cancellations, Liens, Public Liens and More.  If it’s a legal document that applies to your construction project – we prepare it, file it, send it and save it.

Client Login & Lien Management:  Our clients can now login to the Express Lien website and manage all of their projects and lien documents, and since we save all of their information online:  place new orders quicker than ever.

Help! Our new “How Express Lien Works” page guides visitors through our website, our wizard, our lien management software and more with instructional manuals, videos, and other help documentation.  Don’t forget, you can always contact us via email or live chat, too.

Georgia Lien Law Information and Resources Online

Published on January 18, 2009 by Scott Wolfe Jr

The Express Lien Services page has now been updated to provide readers with free information about Georgia’s lien laws.   The Georgia lien law summary page provides (i) A summary of notice requirements and lien deadlines; (ii) links to free online resources; (iii) free legal forms available for download; and (iv) a listing of Georgia construction attorneys.

The Georgia resources and information is provided to the public free of chrage, and is another way Express Lien is helping construction professionals in Georgia Lien Smarter.

Furthermore, you can read blog posts here at the Construction Lien Blog related to Georgia by visiting the “Georgia Tag.”

Let Us Explain How You Can Lien Smarter

Published on January 8, 2009 by Scott Wolfe Jr

The "How Express Lien Works" Page Features A New Explanation Video

The "How Express Lien Works" Page Features A New Explanation Video

Confused about mechanic’s liens in general, or how Express Lien can help your company Lien Smarter?   Check out Express Lien’s new “How Express Lien Works” page, which features video screencasts, tutorials and more.

In addition, we just uploaded a new keynote explanatory video that helps explain the mechanic’s lien process, and the Express Lien service.

We show you how easy it is for your company to Lien Smarter with Express Lien, and to better manage open collections.

Still have questions?   We’re here to answer them.   Click here to contact Express Lien.

Free Lien Laws, Resources & Forms Now Available

Published on January 6, 2009 by Jennifer Wolfe

Over the past few weeks, Express Lien has been improving the design and function of its website. As reported through a separate release, we’ve added the new LienWizard to guide visitors through the lien process and the ordering of notices, liens and more. We’ve also added a “How Express Lien Works” page as a comprehensive support site, where users can watch videos and screencast tutorials on how Express Lien can help companies Lien Smarter.

We’re now happy to announce to our visitors that the “Our Services” section of the website has been launched.

This section of the site not only explains to visitors the services provided by Express Lien, but it also provides free state-by-state lien law resources.

The site summarizes the notice requirements and lien deadlines for each state, provides you valuable links to other other resources on the web related to that state’s lien laws, has a collection of free lien and notice forms for easy download, and even provides you with a directory of some of that state’s construction attorneys.

The new services portion of ExpressLien.com is just another way for our company to help you Lien Smarter.

Read What We Read

Published on December 26, 2008 by Jennifer Wolfe

All day long, we scour the internet for information on construction liens, lien notices, lien laws and more.  While we post on this blog about certain construction lien news and legal updates, we can’t get around to posting about everything.

However, whenever we run across something great, we share it on Twitter or through Google Reader.  Interested in reading what we read, and learning more about construction liens and laws?   Subscribe to our Google Reader shared articles page (jen’s) (scott’s), or follow us on Twitter.

Know of a cool trade magazine, publication or other RSS Feed that we should be reading?   Let us know!

Express Lien Just Got Smarter – Introducing the Lien Wizard

Published on December 22, 2008 by Scott Wolfe Jr

SEATTLE, WA (December 23, 2008) — Express Lien, Inc. is excited to introduce its proprietary Lien Wizard, proclaiming that its innovative lien filing and management service has just gotten smarter.

The new Lien Wizard makes it easier than ever for contractors, suppliers and others to build and order construction notices, mechanics liens, lien releases, cancellations and more.

The Lien Wizard collects information about the contractor and the particular project, and determines what types of documents may be filed.

“It’s really a spectacular new feature,” says founder Scott Wolfe, Jr.  “Lien law can be quite complex.  We’re trying to harness web technology to make it easier than ever for contractors to protect and assert their deserved lien rights.  The Lien Wizard takes the project information, applies it to the legal standards, and figures out what should be filed.    And it’s getting smarter every day.”

Within the next thirty days, Express Lien is adding a web-based lien management service to its suite of lien solutions.   The management software will calcualte lien deadlines, offer contractors deadline alerts, and notify users of the lien law that applies specifically to its project.

How much is the new lien management software going to cost?   “Nothing,” says Wolfe.  “We’re giving it away.  People shouldn’t have to pay for public information.  We’re giving away the lien law, the lien alerts, the deadline alerts, and the online lien management software.  If the contractor wants to use our lien filing service for a fee – great.”

Express Lien, Inc. is a Washington corporation that files construction notices, liens, cancellations and other lien documents for contractors across the United States.

Tell Us What You Really Think

Published on December 19, 2008 by Scott Wolfe Jr

See something about our website or blog that you like?  That you don’t like?   Can we make our client login or lien management web-application better?

Let us know – with our new Uservoice Feedback Forum it’s easy.  You can suggest a new feature or concur with someone else’s suggestion in less than 30 seconds!

Here are some of the current user suggestions:

  • Create bulk-order or multi-order pricing
  • Separate orders by project in client login
  • Store Customer Information in database to make online ordering easier
  • Add lien law summaries to client login and Express Lien website
  • Calculate Lien and Notice Deadlines

Need something you don’t see here?  Suggest it.

What We’ve Been Up To – New @ ExpressLien.Com

Published on June 15, 2008 by Scott Wolfe Jr

Major improvements were completed this weekend to the ExpressLien.Com page & service.   If you’re curious about what we’ve been up to at Express Lien, take a look at what has been announced in June so far:

1.  Express Lien, Inc. announced it is filing liens in California, and is a registered and bonded Legal Document Assistant in the state (Los Angeles County registration).
2.  We began filing liens in Georgia.
3.  We added a public wiki (http://wiki.expresslien.com) – making Express Lien one of the best free lien law recourses on the net in the United States.
4.   The website has been completely re-designed.  It’s more user friendly, more informative and offers more services.
5.   We’ve added State Lien Law Charts to give quick glance information about notice and time requirements in the state’s where we service.
6.   Express Lien announced that it now files Construction Liens, Preliminary Notices & Lien Cancellations.

New Web Feature: Client Login

Published on May 3, 2008 by Scott Wolfe Jr

Express Lien clients can now keep track of past and present orders through the new Client Login feature, available now at http://login.expresslien.com. Logging in requires your order email address and a password.

“Many contractors are liening jobs week after week,” says Scott Wolfe, founder of Express Lien. “The client login feature allows them to get easy updates on their lien orders, plus have access to all lien files.”

Once logged in, clients can view orders currently pending and those already completed. Scanned copies of the liens, the return receipt delivery confirmations and more are all keep within client accounts and are accessible to clients at anytime.

Visit http://login.expresslien.com to learn more.