Author: Elizabeth Stapleton

Liz Stapleton is the blogger and legal educator behind ElizabethStapleton.com, where she helps online business owners legally protect their websites with easy-to-use, attorney-created templates. She became a licensed attorney in 2012, and uses her background in law to simplify legal compliance for entrepreneurs—no scare tactics or legal jargon required.
Why (and how) You Should Start an Affiliate Program

Why (and how) You Should Start an Affiliate Program

Are you looking to boost your digital product sales? An affiliate program might be the key to accelerating your success. However, setting up an affiliate program isn’t just about the rewards. It requires careful selection of technology, an understanding of the legal side of running an affiliate program, and a willingness to manage your program….

Amazon Affiliates Dos and Don’ts

The Amazon Associates program is notorious for its strict rules. So why does everyone still clamor to join? Because the conversion rates on Amazon links tend to be higher, even if overall, the affiliate commission structure is less than others.  To make sure you don’t put your Amazon affiliate account at risk, be sure to…

What Bloggers Should Know About Copyright

What Bloggers Should Know About Copyright

As a blogger, it’s important to know about copyright law. You don’t want to get yourself into legal trouble by infringing on someone else’s copyright. In this blog post, we will discuss what bloggers should know about copyright and how to avoid any legal issues. So, whether you’re just starting out blogging or have been…

Can You Use Canva for Commercial Use? What Online Business Owners Need to Know

Can You Use Canva for Commercial Use? What Online Business Owners Need to Know

Canva is a free graphic design tool that allows anyone to create professional graphics and images without having to hire a graphic designer or artist. The service has over 100 million users worldwide and is growing rapidly. Canva offers a variety of tools to help designers create beautiful designs, from templates and fonts to illustrations…

8 Places to Link to Your Legal Pages On Your Blog

8 Places to Link to Your Legal Pages On Your Blog

Starting a blog is a great way to share your thoughts and ideas with the world, but it’s important to remember that you also need to think about legal considerations. In this blog post, we will discuss the best places to link to your legal pages on your blog. We’ll cover topics like privacy policies,…

9 Blogging Laws Every Blogger Needs to Obey

9 Blogging Laws Every Blogger Needs to Obey

Blogging can be a great way to earn money. It’s a low cost way to start a business that could change your life. But what you may not know, is that there are laws that apply to blogging and if you don’t follow them you’ll be putting your livelihood at risk. Here are 9 blogging…

Best eContract Tools for Small Businesses

Best eContract Tools for Small Businesses

These days, people are more and more aware of the importance of digital signatures. Yet, signing contracts digitally is not always as convenient as it should be. Online signature tools have made the whole process so much easier. They are available to use in any device and they don’t require any installation on your side….

Affiliate Disclosure Dos and Don’ts – The Ultimate Guide for Bloggers

Affiliate Disclosure Dos and Don’ts – The Ultimate Guide for Bloggers

Affiliate marketing can be a great way to earn more money. While it can take work upfront, it has the potential to continue earning passively for years. If you’ve never heard of the term ‘Affiliate Marketing’ you may be wondering what I’m talking about.  Don’t worry this guide will not only break down what affiliate…

Bringing it All Together: The Ultimate Guide for the Legal Side of Blogging

Bringing it All Together: The Ultimate Guide for the Legal Side of Blogging

I have written several posts on various legal topics for bloggers, I also wrote an insanely in depth guide on GDPR. But, they were all scattered everywhere across the site. I wanted to make figuring out the legal side of blogging easier so I decided to create a comprehensive guide on the topic. I should…

CCPA: The Ultimate Guide for Bloggers

CCPA: The Ultimate Guide for Bloggers

Cliff’s Notes Version: CCPA is a new privacy act out of California that is similar to GDPR in many ways. If you are already GDPR compliant you only need to do a few more things to be CCPA compliant: Have a contact page on your site Potentially have a toll-free phone number for users to…

What to Do When Your Blog Content is Stolen - Pinterest image

What to Do When Your Blog Content is Stolen

Blogging is a lot of work, which is why when someone steals all that hard work it can be incredibly frustrating and disheartening. At first, you might be shocked it happened to you, but likely your next response is going to be how do I take those jerks down and get their copycat content off…