If you listen to just one episode of the Legal Road Map® podcast, let this be it.

In the final episode - at least for the foreseeable future - Autumn shares takeaways from the past 5 years of running her own law firm, what all online business owners need to know about legal protection to build a sustainable, profitable business, and more.

In this episode, we’ll cover:

• How entrepreneurship can help you live your values
• Why putting legal protections in place early can help you build the business of your dreams faster and with less stress
• (One last time for the cheap seats in the back!...) Why contracts are THE most important legal protection for your online business
• Why you DON’T need to spend money on ALL the legal things when you’re just getting started
• Why -- and when -- you should add an attorney to your bench of professionals to build a sustainable, profitable business

BONUS: If you’re starting something new, or this episode has spotlighted areas of your business that have you worried, now is a great time to make sure your business is in good shape legally. Download our free legal checklist to make sure your business has a strong legal foundation at https://www.awbfirm.com/podcast171!

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Season 1 of the Legal Road Map® podcast: https://awbfirm.com/blogs/news/tagged/start-here

Season 5 of the Legal Road Map® podcast - legal for each business phase episodes:

https://awbfirm.com/podcast120

https://awbfirm.com/podcast121

https://awbfirm.com/podcast122

https://awbfirm.com/podcast123

Prep to Scale™ FastTrack:  https://awbfirm.com/fast-track

This podcast is information, not legal advice specific to your situation.

We love helping our clients get their legal house in order, but sometimes when we introduce a new service, contract template, or marketing initiative at the AWB Firm, we have to be our own lawyers, too!

We recently hosted our very first 5 day list building challenge that brought up some questions around our terms and conditions, protecting a potential new trademark, rules for giveaways and contests, and more.

In this episode, we’ll cover:

• What you need to make sure you have on your website, so your Facebook ads won’t get rejected
• Why you should use website terms and conditions for your course or challenge, even if it’s not required by law
• The easy (and free!) ways you can begin to protect your intellectual property without having to spend lots of dollars on an official trademark or copyright registration
• How to make sure your giveaways or contests don’t break any laws

BONUS: If you’re starting something new, or this episode has spotlighted areas of your business that have you worried, now is a great time to make sure your business is in good shape legally. Download our free legal checklist to make sure your business has a strong legal foundation at https://www.awbfirm.com/podcast170!

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Prep to Scale™ FastTrack:  https://awbfirm.com/fast-track

Legal Road Map® podcast episodes about Facebook ads:

• Episode 102:  https://awbfirm.com/podcast102
• Episode 124:  https://awbfirm.com/podcast124
• Episode 125   https://awbfirm.com/podcast125

USPTO website:  https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks-application-process/search-trademark-database

This podcast is information, not legal advice specific to your situation.

If you’ve been in business for any amount of time, you’ve probably heard about (or seen firsthand) the value in building your email list.

No matter how large a following you may build on a social media platform, that following isn’t owned by you - it’s owned by the platform, and they can change who sees your content on a dime. 

But an email list? That’s all yours! And it can be a great way to get to know your audience and them, you.

But with all the talk about Privacy Policies, GDPR, cookies, and more, how are you supposed to build your list and stay out of legal trouble?

In this episode, we’ll cover:

• Why email lists have become increasingly valuable in online business
• Who has to comply with the EU’s GDPR privacy regulations
• What you need to know about cookies on your website
• Why you shouldn’t make promises, especially about earnings or weight loss, in your list building freebies or opt-ins
• Whether or not you need to include an affiliate disclaimer if you’re promoting someone else’s list building challenge

BONUS: If you’re starting something new, or this episode has spotlighted areas of your business that have you worried, now is a great time to make sure your business is in good shape legally. Download our free legal checklist to make sure your business has a strong legal foundation at https://www.awbfirm.com/podcast169!

Resources mentioned in this episode:

AWB Firm 5 day Prep to Scale™ challenge:  https://awbfirm.com/challenge

Prep to Scale™ FastTrack:  https://awbfirm.com/fast-track

Jasmine Star’s free Instagram challenge:  https://jasminestar.com/join-my-free-instagram-challenge/

Ask by Ryan Levesque:  https://askmethod.com

AWB Coaching quiz:  https://awbfirm.com/coaching-quiz

Amy Porterfield’s list building challenge:  https://www.amyporterfield.com/growmylist

Corinne Crabtree’s free weightloss course: https://pnp411.com

Privacy Policy contract template:  https://awbfirm.com/collections/all/products/website-privacy-policy-for-u-s-businesses-gdpr-compliant

GDPR guide: https://awbfirm.com/gdpr

Legal Road Map®  podcast episodes about GDPR:

• Episode 38:  https://awbfirm.com/podcast38
• Episode 39:  https://awbfirm.com/podcast39
• Episode 40:  https://awbfirm.com/podcast40
• Episode 38:  https://awbfirm.com/podcast83

Legal Road Map® podcast episode 164:  https://awbfirm.com/podcast164

This podcast is information, not legal advice specific to your situation.