LEGAL FORMS FOR YOUR BIZ

Free Privacy Policy

If you collect any information from anyone (such as via a contact form or email list signup form), you are legally required to have a Privacy Policy on your website.

I highly recommend this superb, easy-to-customize Privacy Policy, courtesy of intellectual property attorney, Bobby Klinck.

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Essential Free and Low-Cost Tools

3 Ways to Protect the Privacy of Your Business

The little things do matter. During this 7-minute episode of The Professional Writer podcast, I’ll acquaint you with three free and low-cost tools I use daily that help me demonstrate my professionalism and protect the privacy of my business.

Implement these tools today and instantly boost your professionalism.

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PROTECT YOUR CREATIVE WORK

A Chat with Lawyer, Amy Nesheim

➡️ What should you do if someone steals your content?

➡️ Do you need to register a copyright for your book?

➡️ How much of someone else’s content (such as portions of a book, blog post, poem, short story, or song lyric) can you safely reprint?

➡️ Should you establish a sole proprietorship or an LLC for your writing-related business?

➡️ Why should you use contracts when working with clients?

Lawyer Amy Nesheim helps us understand important ways for writers to protect our intellectual property. Episode 77 of The Professional Writer podcast.

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Spell Out Expectations

Why You Need Contracts

Do people hire you to work for them? Do you ever hire people to work for you? Do you speak at events or host events?

If so, a contract is a must-have. In Episode 68 of The Professional Writer podcast (which includes a transcript), I’ll:

➡️ Share contract horror stories

➡️ Suggest items to include in a legal agreement

➡️ Recommend easily customizable contract templates

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DOMAIN RENEWAL SCAMS

How to Avoid Becoming a Victim

If your website’s domain is coming up for renewal, you’ll begin receiving email reminders from your domain registrar about three months in advance of your domain’s expiration.

You’ll also receive renewal notices from other registrars who use scare tactics to try to convince you to renew at their exorbitant prices.

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