How to Get your Client to Sign Your Contract
As a freelancer or small business owner, you know the importance of having a contract in place for your services. It not only protects you legally, but it also sets...
Essential Terms for a Bookkeeping Services Agreement
One of the most important foundations in your bookkeeping business is a your client services agreement. Before we dive in, I feel like I can really relate to building a...
5 Things You Must include in your Business Coaching Contract
As a business coach, I don't need to tell you how important your coaching can be! I know first hand (since I invest in business coaching too!) that entrepreneurs looking...
7 Must-Have Clauses for your Event Planning Contract
When it comes to planning an event, it's often all the little details that add up to make an incredible day! No matter what kind of event you've been hired...
Does your Client Onboarding Process Need an Upgrade?
As a business owner, it’s exciting when you land new clients and if you really love what you do, you might just want to get going on the new project,...
Do I need to use a Podcast Guest Agreement?
Podcasting is having a serious moment, and in a time when I truly believe people are looking for real connection through stories and deeper conversations, I believe it's here to...
Email Marketing Laws: What you Need to Know Before you Hit SEND
Email Marketing is basically a necessity if you’re a business owner, especially if your primary mode of communication with your clients is online. If you are currently sending emails as...
Know before you Hire: The difference between Contractors and Employees
Have you decided it's time to get some help in your business? Congratulations! But not so fast! Before you do you need to make sure you know the differences between...
Common Legal Mistakes Made by Entrepreneurs (and how to avoid them!)
The new year is all about fresh starts, so I thought it would be a great chance to not only highlight some of the common legal mistakes I see made...
Contracts You Need - Shop Talk Episode
What contracts do you need when starting your service based business? What might happen if you don't use contracts in your business? When should you start using them? These are...
6 Ways to Avoid Bad Clients in your Business
As you grow your client-facing, service-based business, it’s inevitable that you’re eventually going to have a “bad client.” It’s really just a numbers game. Not every single client is going...
Your Legal Requirements as an Affiliate or Influencer
Affiliate marketing (also known as influencer marketing!), is a great way to diversify and add income streams to your business and get an extra boost of cash in your bank...
How to Increase Your Rates as a Freelancer
Pricing your services as a freelancer or contractor can be tricky when you’re just starting out, but one of the great things about running your own business is that you...
Is your Website ready for Black Friday?
As soon as the calendar turns to October it seems like every business starts talking about Black Friday. As consumers, we start noticing hints from our favourite businesses about their upcoming...
Who Owns Copyright in my Brand Photos?
Whether you’re a brand photographer, commercial photographer, or someone who is hiring a photographer to take brand photos of them or their products for marketing or promotional purposes, it’s important...
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