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.
The 2 essential things you need to legally protect your blog

The Two Essential Things You Need to Legally Protect Your Blog

I’m sure you’ll agree that you didn’t get into blogging because you wanted to deal with a whole bunch of legal issues…. But unfortunately, there is some legal stuff you’ve got to take care of to both comply with various laws and protect your blog/business or self from liability. In this post, I’m going to…

Freelance Contracts-What You Need To Know

Freelance Contracts-What You Need To Know

Freelancing can be a great way to make money either on the side or as a full-time business. But too many freelancers don’t take the time to understand thier freelance contracts.

In this post, I’m going to break down why having a contract is important. I’ll also cover what to take note of when reviewing the contract.

5 Things You NEED to Know About disclosures pin | blog legal | blogging legalities

What You NEED to Know About Blogging Disclosures

I think you’ll agree that being able to keep the money you make from blogging is great. Most people know they need blogging disclosures, but don’t know what they should say or where it should be. In today’s post, I’m going to show you why blogging disclosures are important, as well as what they should…

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What to Do After You Have Officially Launched Your Business

So you’ve officially launched your business, you have a LLC or some other entity. Either way, you’re legit. What is next? To further separate you and your business you will likely want to open a business banking account. To open a business account you’re going to need an Employer Identification Number. Also known as an…

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How to Establish an LLC Yourself: The Ultimate Guide

f you are working for yourself or running your own business, you may hear the term LLC thrown around, like people telling you your business should be an LLC. But what is an LLC and how complicated is it to set one up?