In this episode of The Legal Jim, we will be reviewing the 4 things you need to do to get your business legally protected. They include:
- Creating separation between your personal and business lives;
- Claiming the legal rights to your online persona (i.e. brand);
- Protecting your relationships with clients, contractors and vendors; and,
- Protecting all of the content you create, including podcasts, blog posts, courses and videos.
At the very end I will share which of these four areas is the MOST important and can cost you the most legal headaches if you ignore it.
This is one episode you definitely do NOT want to miss!
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The Biggest Takeaways
- LLC's are a great way to provide legal separation between your personal and business lives. If you haven't already set one up and you are getting into business, now is the time!
- The most important thing you can do to protect your online presence is register your trademarks with the USPTO.
- Having solid contracts in place to protect your legal relationships is extremely important. For some lawyer-drafted templates that you can use immediately, click here.
- Protecting the content that you create is important. Creating a system to methodically register your most valuable works can pay off many times over if you ever have to file an infringement lawsuit.
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