Podcasts about hashtag legal

This week on the Nonprofit Build Up, we are recasting a conversation Nic has with Jamie Lieberman. Jamie is the owner and founder of Hashtag Legal: a “go-to” legal firm that allows business owners to be well informed about "When does a Nonprofit Need a Lawyer?" while feeling empowered to embrace what having a strong legal side can do for financial success.

In this episode of Moodally Matters with Jamie Lieberman from Hashtag Legal, we look at how to navigate the sometimes very tricky potholes of conflict management. Who better to teach us how to do that successfully than a legal mastermind with 2 decades of experience! In this episode we look at: Jamie's professional journey. What does well being mean to you? Managing your own emotions and knowing your facts. What happens in a work environment when conflict comes out of nowhere People just want to be heard, and it's disarming. How do you calm someone down when they're angry? What needs to happen on each end of the table in order for conflict management? The importance of sticking to the facts in the workplace. About Jamie: Jamie Lieberman, owner and founder of the former Hashtag Legal, has been practicing law and consulting for small businesses for over 18 years. Her unique approach and passion for protecting the legal interests of revolutionary businesses has allowed her and the Hashtag Legal firm to create a diverse and dynamic client roster. With clients covering all areas of design, intellectual property, technology, art, and the influencer space – Jamie is well versed in the struggles, potential pitfalls, and legal hangups that haunt both startups and small creative based businesses as well. Prior to founding Hashtag Legal, Jamie worked for a large, international law firm in New York City as a commercial litigator and for a Federal District Judge on both civil and criminal federal cases. Jamie also worked for an influencer network as the Director of Operations and Chief Counsel, overseeing national influencer marketing campaigns and conferences. She was also an adjunct professor at Seton Hall Law School.Jamie has a deep commitment to making legal accessible. She regularly speaks about legal matters, the art of negotiation, and the entrepreneurial topics at live events and on podcasts, including her own “the (un)business podcast” launched January 2022.

Jamie Lieberman is the owner and founder of Hashtag Legal, a law firm for growth-focused creative entrepreneurs. Jamie's goal is to eliminate the worry and exhaustion that can arise for CEO's while growing their businesses.    In this episode, Jamie talks about how you can set up the legal position of your business correctly so you can continue to thrive and some of the legal aspects you need to look at as a CEO.  In this episode, Jamie also discusses:    How she got started with law and entrepreneurship 3:03  Why you need to hire out in your business 10:18 Why you need to hire an attorney as an entrepreneur 14:04 LLC vs S Corp vs Sole Proprietor 16:39  How legal needs to change as your business grows 21:01 Trademarks and intellectual property 25:28 How you can improve the legal position of your business today 29:31 Connect with Jamie Lieberman:  Website | https://www.hashtag-legal.com/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/hashtag_legal/ LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/hashtag-legal-93b42117a/ Podcast | https://www.hashtag-legal.com/the-podcast/ Connect with Danielle: Website | https://www.kickstartaccountinginc.net/ Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/kickstartaccountinginc/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/kickstartaccounting  Twitter | https://twitter.com/KickstartAcct   Things Mentioned in Today's Episode:    Book your FREE strategy call https://www.kickstartaccountinginc.com/get-started   What is your financial health? Take the FREE Quiz Here - https://quiz.tryinteract.com/#/6192948f1ab9670018ebce02

Jamie Lieberman is the owner and founder of Hashtag Legal, a law firm for growth-focused creative entrepreneurs. Jamie's goal is to eliminate the worry and exhaustion that can arise for CEO's while growing their businesses.    In this episode, Jamie talks about how you can set up the legal position of your business correctly so you can continue to thrive and some of the legal aspects you need to look at as a CEO.  In this episode, Jamie also discusses:    How she got started with law and entrepreneurship 3:03  Why you need to hire out in your business 10:18 Why you need to hire an attorney as an entrepreneur 14:04 LLC vs S Corp vs Sole Proprietor 16:39  How legal needs to change as your business grows 21:01 Trademarks and intellectual property 25:28 How you can improve the legal position of your business today 29:31 Connect with Jamie Lieberman:  Website | https://www.hashtag-legal.com/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/hashtag_legal/ LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/hashtag-legal-93b42117a/ Podcast | https://www.hashtag-legal.com/the-podcast/ Connect with Danielle: Website | https://www.kickstartaccountinginc.net/ Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/kickstartaccountinginc/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/kickstartaccounting  Twitter | https://twitter.com/KickstartAcct   Things Mentioned in Today's Episode:    Book your FREE strategy call https://www.kickstartaccountinginc.com/get-started   What is your financial health? Take the FREE Quiz Here - https://quiz.tryinteract.com/#/6192948f1ab9670018ebce02

Let's chat about how I make money as a content creator. Hi, I'm Hilary Erickson. I've been "blogging" since 2005 and I have taken it as a full time income with a couple of websites, a podcast, and courses. So, how does it all work? This episode was inspired by my blogging for income series. Big thanks to our sponsor The Organized Home Family Routines The Online Prenatal Class for Couples In this episode Get my content creator coaching at hilaryerickson.com I am with Mediavine I have a second site The Pregnancy Nurse I work with Get Away Today, Bosch Mixers, Stitch Fix WPTechs does my hosting and tech support. I use Rank IQ Jamie at Hashtag Legal does my legal stuff. How many hours do content creators actually work? My best tips for making it as a content creator. Other things that might interest you My family budget Producer: Drew Erickson

Jamie Lieberman, the owner and founder of Hashtag Legal, is here today to share her expertise on the legal side of having a blog. Hashtag Legal is a law firm that works with business owners in the online space and provides legal services for bloggers.  Jamie shares the three things that she recommends a beginner blogger have in place to protect themselves, thinking about your blog as a business vs. a hobby, LLCs, trademarks, naming your blog, copyright law, what to do if someone copies your blog post, and the things to have in place legally when setting up your website (privacy polices, disclaimers, disclosures, etc.) Jamie is a wealth of knowledge and shares so much valuable information that can help us all. Tune in to hear everything she has to share. Check out the show notes (link below) for links and resources mentioned in this episode! Thanks for listening! Connect with us on Instagram: @sparkmediaconcepts If you need questions answered before you start your blog, check out The Blog Depot, an online course and membership community! SHOW NOTES: www.sparkmediaconcepts.com/episode29

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When you reach a certain degree of success in your journey as a founder, it's important that you focus on rebranding yourself as a CEO. This will allow you to take your business to the next level! In this week's episode, Jamie Lieberman, founder, and CEO of Hashtag Legal, shares what she has learned as one of the few lawyers working in the entrepreneurial space.About Jamie Lieberman:Jamie is an accomplished lawyer and an entrepreneur. She founded Hashtag Legal to fill a gap that she noticed in the digital business world. Jamie is driven by her desire to serve her clients in the most meaningful way possible, and she always aims to leave things better than she found them.Episode highlights: By really listening to the issues that your customers/clients are experiencing, you will be able to respond in the most impactful way because you will understand exactly what they are experiencing. (06:22) Hiring the right people and finding a community will help you deal with the loneliness and fear of being an entrepreneur. (11:20) Building and running a business is a marathon, not a sprint. Don't rush any part of the process, and ensure that you build strong foundations from a legal, data, analytics, and people perspective. These will set you up for success from the early days, and will help you avoid making mistakes in the future. (13:28) To take your business Beyond 8 Figures (and be a guest on Beyond 8 Figures), you need to stop thinking of yourself as a founder and start thinking of yourself as a CEO. One of the most valuable things you can do as a CEO is to learn to delegate. (18:58) Jamie defines success as leaving things better than you found them. We agree with her; your entrepreneurial journey should be about helping others in some way, and this mindset will allow you to be more empathetic towards your clients. (24:18) Jamie's best advice for entrepreneurs:“You need to reassess your role as founder, and stop thinking of yourself as someone who has just created something that is happily moving along, to reframe your brand as CEO.” (20:34) Once your business is up and running, it's important that you step into the role of CEO, which requires you to think and act differently than you did when you were a founder.Connect with Jamie: LinkedIn Instagram Website Follow Beyond 8 Figures: LinkedIn Twitter Website

While there is no single method for protecting yourself and your business from legal trouble, a Swiss cheese defence—multiple layers of protection that work together—is a solid approach you can rely on. Jamie Lieberman of Hashtag Legal shares her experience helping entrepreneurs with the protections they need to safely run their businesses. In this episode we learn: - how to disclaim responsibility and limit liability when trades are hired by the client - becoming a general contractor may be a way to remain compliant with local laws - it's smart to have excellent business insurance - before you get hit with a lawsuit, you will have an opportunity to agree on a solution - a lawyer can be instrumental in pre-litigation - do not use text messaging for client communication It's time to take control of your business. Become a member of Business of Design®, today: https://businessofdesign.com/?ref=2&campaign=podcast

Hey, y'all, welcome back to the podcast. As creatives, we sometimes don't think about the legalities of owning a business, but it is so important to have all of your legal basis covered. Today my guest is Jamie Lieberman. She has been a practicing lawyer for 16 years and is the owner and founder of Hashtag Legal. In this episode, Jamie and I chat about the art of negotiation and when is the right time to contact an attorney for your business. Learn more about Jamie by visiting www.hashtag-legal.com and go listen to her new podcast, the (un)business podcast.   Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hashtag_legal/  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/hashtaglegallc  YouTube - @jamieliebermanrocks   Thank you to our sponsors for their support!  Satanoff Insurance is focused on client connections and customized coverage … Be sure to tell them we sent you!  Foyr Interior Design Software helps you create 3D floor plans & Interior Designs … Check them out!  To stay in touch with Michelle, please follow her on Instagram and join our Free Facebook Community! Have ideas or suggestions or want to be considered as a guest on the show?  Email me!

Hey, y'all, welcome back to the podcast. As creatives, we sometimes don't think about the legalities of owning a business, but it is so important to have all of your legal basis covered.   Today my guest is Jamie Lieberman. She has been a practicing lawyer for 16 years and is the owner and founder of Hashtag Legal. In this episode, Jamie and I chat about the art of negotiation and when is the right time to contact an attorney for your business.   Learn more about Jamie by visiting www.hashtag-legal.com and go listen to her new podcast, the (un)business podcast.   Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hashtag_legal/  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/hashtaglegallc  YouTube - @jamieliebermanrocks       Thank you to our sponsors for their support!  Satanoff Insurance is focused on client connections and customized coverage … Be sure to tell them we sent you!  Foyr Interior Design Software helps you create 3D floor plans & Interior Designs … Check them out!  To stay in touch with Michelle, please follow her on Instagram and join our Free Facebook Community!   Have ideas or suggestions or want to be considered as a guest on the show?  Email me!

This week on the Nonprofit Build Up, Nic is speaking with Jamie Lieberman. Jamie is the owner and founder of Hashtag Legal: a "go-to" legal firm that allows business owners to be well informed about next steps, while feeling empowered to embrace what having a strong legal side can do for financial success.Jamie has a deep commitment to making legal accessible and regularly speaks about these matters, the art of negotiation, and entrepreneurial topics at leading industry events such as Alt Summit, Podcast Movement, and FinCon and as an expert source for media like Digiday, Business Insider and Forbes.As an experienced entrepreneur and practicing lawyer for over 15 years, Jamie understands the unique needs of business owners at different stages in their organization's growth.

Figuring out how to negotiate with kids is something I think we can take our business experience to help us work with our kids to find the best solution. Today's guest is Jamie Lieberman -- she is the Owner and Founder of Hashtag Legal. She's one of my favorites to look to about negotiating tips. Find her on Instagram and she has an upcoming podcast all about business too! Big thanks to our sponsor Family Routines if you're looking to get into a good routine, so you've got "more of you" to use negotiating with your kids it's the course for you! In this episode We talk about the tips for negotiating for business. Learning to understand our kid's interests and balancing them with our own. Balancing the give and take and having an agreement. Other things that might interest you Logical consequences for teens. Producer: Drew Erickson

Nikolai Pozdniakov of Hashtag Legal and vdiscovery sits down with Kaylee & Mary to celebrate his 2021 RelativityFest Innovation Award for Lit Support All Star, vdiscovery's release of ECA for messages and Hashtag Legal's Batch Guru for production sets and more.

In this episode, learn from Jamie Lieberman on protecting your business legally as an entrepreneur.What we chat about in this episode?-What legal issues are relevant to your business-Business formations, intellectual property,  contracts and website terms/privacy-How to not get overwhelmed with the legal side of businessAbout Jamie:Jamie Lieberman, owner and founder of Hashtag Legal has been a practicing lawyer for 15 years. As an experienced entrepreneur, Jamie understands the unique needs of business owners at different stages in their organization's growth. Today, she partners with clients across verticals including influencer marketing, creative services and e-commerce. She has a deep commitment to making legal accessible and regularly speaks about legal matters, the art of negotiation and entrepreneurial topics at leading industry events such as Alt Summit, Podcast Movement, and FinCon and as an expert source for media like Digiday, Business Insider and Forbes.Connect with Jamie:IG:  @hashtag_legalNegotiation guide: https://www.hashtag-legal.com/negotiationCopyright guide: https://www.hashtag-legal.com/ip TEXT HOLLY: https://bit.ly/TextHollyGrab the Planner and New Power Pack Bundle - https://www.hollymariehaynes.com/plannerJoin the Crush the Rush Community -www.facebook.com/groups/crushtherushI hope these tips help! Keep in touch! Leave me a message at hollymariehaynes.com or instagram.com/holly_marie_haynes

Today's guest has found a way to marry her knowledge of the law with her experience working with influencers to create Hashtag Legal, a law firm dedicated to helping businesses succeed in a digital world. As technology created new opportunities for business owners, the legal industry did not keep up with the times. Hashtag Legal […] The post OTS Encore 051: The Riches are in the Niches – Jamie Lieberman appeared first on Robbie Samuels.

Today's guest has found a way to marry her knowledge of the law with her experience working with influencers to create Hashtag Legal, a law firm dedicated to helping businesses succeed in a digital world. As technology created new opportunities for business owners, the legal industry did not keep up with the times. Hashtag Legal fills that void. Their clients are influencer networks, CEOs of digital empires, online entrepreneurs, creatives, and small business owners. Previously, she was Director of Operations and Chief Counsel at Type-A Parent, the world's premier conference, influencer network and community for mom bloggers, dad bloggers, and the marketers who want to connect with them. She has been a practicing lawyer for over 10 years and has worked for a large, international law firm in New York City on complex commercial matters and for a Federal District Judge on both civil and criminal federal cases.  She is also an adjunct professor at Seton Hall Law School. Please join me in welcoming Jamie Lieberman. In this episode we discuss: how she defines leadership: “Surrounding yourself with people who do things better than you & being able to bring the best in them out.” the benefits of being the only lawyer in the room the important step to take before launching a business, especially a niche within a traditional industry building a team to complement your strengths and shore up your weaknesses her conference strategy to make great connections before, during, and even after the event Listen, subscribe and read show notes at www.OnTheSchmooze.com.

Whatever business you're in, negotiation is a critical piece. In this episode, we talk about what negotiation is and what it isn't... it's NOT bargaining back and fourth about price.  It's so much more. It's about expectations, relationships, PEOPLE, and setting things up for success. And it's understanding your worth in the process.  Jamie Lieberman is a revolutionary industry leader and founder of Hashtag Legal. She knows what it is like to set your own course, go against industry norms, and be a true leader in a field that didn't exist a few years ago. Jamie and the Hashtag Legal team have guided thousands of legal clients through their own entrepreneurial journeys.  Learn more about Jamie and Hashtag Legal HERE! ------------------- Doors to ELEVATE are open!  ELEVATE is a monthly membership for women who want to align their work with their legacy, and create more impact and fulfillment....  

How much do you know about the legal side of your business?   This is something that most online businesses owners avoid simply because it can be incredibly complicated.   In this episode, I am talking with my very own lawyer!  Jamie Lieberman from Hashtag Legal is talking with me about the financial rewards and potential legal risks that can come with being a creator, an innovator and an entrepreneur.   This is such an important conversation because it will help you to understand how and why you need to build a strong legal foundation for your business. Jamie is even sharing her free Copyright Resource Guide with us!   Tune in to hear why creatives don’t usually want to deal with lawyers, what policies you need on your website and more!   Resources Mentioned:  Free Copyright Resource Guide Follow Hashtag Legal on Instagram Subscribe to Jamie's Youtube Channel Like Hashtag Legal on Facebook Email Jamie: info@hashtag-legal.com FREE Digital Product Toolbox I would love to connect on Facebook or Instagram! Show notes available at www.monicafroese.com/7

Learn how to avoid copyright infringement when using stock photography with our guest Jamie Lieberman, owner and founder of Hashtag Legal. Jamie has been a practicing lawyer for 15 years. Today, she partners with clients across verticals including influencer marketing, creative services, and e-commerce. Five things you’ll learn from this episode:Understanding what a license to use a photo isThe pitfalls of using stock photographyHow to create policies that prevent cease and desist letters surrounding stock photo photographyHow to respond if you receive a cease and desist letter for using copyrighted photographyBest practices when using stock photography and other creative elementsQuotables“If you’re asking someone to create work on your behalf, you also have to make sure you’re getting the rights to the work being done.” -Jamie Lieberman, @hashtaglegalllc“It’s important to have an understanding not only of, ‘I just bought this stock photo and I’m going to use it,’ but also, ‘what does the license allow me to do?’” -Jamie Lieberman, @hashtaglegalllc“If you get a cease and desist letter, the first piece of information and advice I have is don’t ignore it.” -Jamie Lieberman, @hashtaglegalllc“The better you keep your records, the better chance you have to mitigate any copyright damages.” -Jamie Lieberman, @hashtaglegalllcAbout Jamie LiebermanJamie Lieberman, owner and founder of Hashtag Legal, has been a practicing lawyer for 15 years. As an experienced entrepreneur, Jamie understands the unique needs of business owners at different stages in their organization’s growth. Today, she partners with clients across verticals including influencer marketing, creative services, and e-commerce. She has a deep commitment to making legal photography accessible and regularly speaks about legal matters, the art of negotiation, and entrepreneurial topics at leading industry events like Alt Summit, Podcast Movement, and FinCon and as an expert source for media like Digiday and Forbes. You can also catch her as a co-host on The FearLess Business Podcast.Jamie’s contact info and resources:Website: hashtag-legal.com/ontopofprHashtag Legal’s Instagram: instagram.com/hashtag_legal/Jamie’s LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jamie-lieberman-8618b54/Additional Resources:Axia Public Relations: https://www.axiapr.com/ Presented by: ReviewMaxer, the platform for monitoring, improving, and promoting online customer reviews.About your host Jason MuddOn Top of PR host, Jason Mudd, is a trusted adviser and dynamic strategist for some of America’s most admired brands and fastest-growing companies. Since 1994, he’s worked with American Airlines, Budweiser, Dave & Buster’s, H&R Block, Hilton, HP, Miller Lite, New York Life, Pizza Hut, Southern Comfort, and Verizon. He founded Axia Public Relations in July 2002. Forbes named Axia as one of America’s Best PR Agencies for 2021.ReviewMaxer On Top of PR brought to you by ReviewMaxerSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/OnTopofPR)

One of the first jobs I tackled when I began focusing on social media marketing in the mid-2000s was to arm wrestle with a room full of corporate lawyers about what a client could and couldn't do on social media. Fortunately, I was working with attorneys who had an attitude of possibility, not risk-aversion. They tried to find ways within the rules and regulations to say "yes" rather than "no." Most influencers or content creators out there don't have the advantage of a room full of lawyers on their side. And reading things like mandates from the Federal Trade Commission or legal briefs from cases that set precedent in legal matters is better than sleeping pills. So influencers need to know about the law, but don't always have somewhere to turn for legal advice. Jamie Lieberman is that somewhere to turn. She and her team at Hashtag Legal specialize in helping small businesses, entrepreneurs and influencers understand how the law affects them, their clients, content and beyond. We chatted recently about the ins and outs of FTC disclosure, intellectual property and even defamation, which Jamie brought up as an area of concern. Even if you think you know how to avoid legal risk as an influencer or even what you need to understand as a brand or agency, reviewing the legal issues of the day is a good idea. Listen in to my conversation with Jamie Lieberman and share the episode with an influencer friend when you're finished. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Jaime Lieberman, founder of Hashtag Legal, discusses how to build rapport in these tough negotiations, how to gather and use information strategically, and how to change the game from hostile to collaborative. Request a Custom Workshop For Your Company Get Free Access to Over 15 Negotiation Guides Hashtag Legal Website Follow on Jaime on LinkedIn Follow Kwame on LinkedIn Kwame Christian with Jaime Lieberman

In this episode, Jaime Lieberman, founder of Hashtag Legal, discusses how to build rapport in these tough negotiations, how to gather and use information strategically, and how to change the game from hostile to collaborative.Request a Custom Workshop For Your CompanyGet Free Access to Over 15 Negotiation GuidesHashtag Legal WebsiteFollow on Jaime on LinkedInFollow Kwame on LinkedInIf you've been a listener of the show and you've gotten a lot out of our programming, you can click here to Support Negotiate Anything.Kwame Christian with Jaime Lieberman Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/negotiate-anything. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

#057 - There's a lot of fear surrounding starting a subscription box business particularly with regards to the legal aspect. So in this episode, Julie chats with Jamie Lieberman of Hashtag Legal to talk about the basics of business formation and what you need to know about intellectual property.Summary:Business formation - Limited Liability Company (LLC) (00:05:50)Typical cost of forming an LLC (00:09:56)Intellectual property - Trademark (00:18:27)When should you register for trademark? (00:21:28)Researching for business name (00:23:22)Difference between 'R' and 'TM' beside a business name (00:27:16)Links:Sparkle Hustle GrowHashtag LegalHashtag Legal InstagramFearLess Business Podcast

Jamie Lieberman, owner and founder of Hashtag Legal has been a practicing lawyer for nearly 15 years. As an experienced entrepreneur, Jamie understands the unique needs of business owners at different stages in their organization's growth. Today, she partners with clients across verticals including influencer marketing, creative services and e-commerce. She has a deep commitment to making legal accessible and regularly speaks about legal matters, the art of negotiation and entrepreneurial topics at leading industry events such as Alt Summit, Podcast Movement, and FinCon and as an expert source for media like Digiday and Forbes. You can also catch her as a co-host on The FearLess Business Podcast. Connect with Jamie~ https://www.instagram.com/hashtag_legal/ https://www.facebook.com/hashtaglegallc https://www.youtube.com/jamieliebermanrocks Free Gift~ https://school.hashtag-legal.com/theunbusinessschool --------------------------------------- Hi I'm your host Darlene Hawley, a mother, wife, connector, storyteller and dream builder. I'm also a Brand & Online Business Coach, the founder of www.DarleneHawley.com and host of the Attract & Stand Out Podcast. I coach ambitious, heart-centered online entrepreneurs who are struggling with building a successful personal brand and business. They're afraid to share their unique life story but know they need to stand out if they want to build an authentic and profitable online business. I help them build a solid brand foundation so they can share their message with the world, attract dream clients and have the impact, freedom, and flexibility they desire. Free Gift~ Ready to Create a Profitable Service-Based Personal Brand & Business? Download the workbook and you'll learn: * My signature 6 step process to create a successful business with less hustle and more ease. * Easy action steps to implement immediately so you can start taking action and have more clarity on where you're headed. * Create a road map and make a change in how you do business so that you can finally feel like you know what to do each day. Sign up here: https://bit.ly/attractandstandoutonline Connect with me~ http://www.darlenehawley.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/darlenehawley/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/darlene-hawley/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/darlene-hawley/support

Do you share other people’s content on social media? Are you familiar with social media copyright guidelines? Do you know how to protect your own work if the situation arises? Jamie Lieberman shares her expertise on the legality of all things social media in this episode of Wingnut Social. To learn more about the basics of copyright law, handling inspiration posts, getting bland collaborations, and protecting your content—listen now! Jamie Lieberman is the owner and founder of Hashtag Legal and has been a practicing attorney for more than 15 years. She’s currently on the Board of Directors for The Influencer Marketing Association. Jamie is well-versed in the legal hangups that haunt creative-based businesses. She’s also a co-author—along with Darla—in the upcoming book A Well-Designed Business - The Power Talk Friday Experts Volume II.  What You’ll Hear On This Episode of Wingnut Social [1:43] Choosing Images for Instagram [3:40] All about Jamie Lieberman [5:25] Legality and influencer marketing [7:54] Jamie’s chapter in LuAnn’s book [10:27] Understand the basics of copyright law [11:47] How to handle “inspiration” posts [15:18] Brand collaborations + licensing [20:13] What’s more important: followers or engagement?  [22:55] The DMCA Takedown Notice [26:50] Facebook: claiming copyright ownership [28:39] The future of social media [31:52] What up Wingnut! Round [33:46] How to connect with Jamie Lieberman [38:28] Blooper Reel! Connect with Jamie Lieberman Hashtag Legal The (un)business school™ Follow on Twitter Connect on LinkedIn Follow on Instagram Resources & People Mentioned DMCA Takedown The Influencer Marketing Association BOOK: The War of Art BOOK: My Own Words The basics of copyright law Jamie emphasizes that you have to think about the goal of your social media. What is it doing for your business? Is it your whole business as an influencer? Or simply a marketing tool? You then have to think about: What content am I creating? Who is creating it?  Who owns it? If you’re creating it yourself, then you own it. If someone else is creating it for you, you have to make sure you still own it. You must only use other people’s content with permission. It’s intellectual property that is copyrighted. You need a general understanding of copyright rules.  The dos and don’ts of inspiration posts How should you handle inspiration posts? Jamie’s “lawyer” answer is that you cannot share anyone’s content that you do not have permission to share. Attribution is NOT the same as permission. If you want to use someone else’s content—ask them if you can share it. Sharing on an Instagram story is fine because it’s sharing their content. But a lot of people copy and paste someone else's work and put it in an original post—which is NOT okay. You have to be careful about how you’re using someone else’s content.  Photographers have become very sensitive about this. Their images get shared and used without their permission over and over again—and many aren’t standing for it anymore. Jamie had a client with over a million followers on their Facebook page. He posted a photo—with attribution—that led to a protracted fight. He just said it was a beautiful photo and wasn’t trying to monetize it, but the bottom line is that he didn’t have permission.  DMCA Takedown Notice If you are the owner of the image, you have the right to require someone to remove it—even if you haven’t registered a copyright. By nature, when you create an original work, it’s yours. So how do you handle it? Collaborative negotiation. Unless there’s a contentious background, reach out without a lawyer. You can simply send an email and request they take down your image. If that doesn’t work, you can file a DMCA Takedown Notice. All of the social media networks can do it. If you own copyright protected material and someone is using it without permission, you can file the notice. It’s the same with a website host. It gets it done. But what if your end goal is monetary compensation? Jamie points out that it’s more difficult to get monetary damages without a copyright registration. If you have it, you may be eligible for damages. You can send the demand yourself or have your lawyer help you. But at the end of the day, you have to question what your end goal is. Jamie emphasizes that “Your intellectual property is only as strong as you’re willing to protect it.” If someone is infringing on that, Jamie recommends asking them to take it down.  How do you claim ownership of your own work on Facebook? How do you cultivate long-term collaborations with brands? Where is the future of social media headed? Jamie answers all of these questions and more in this episode. Don’t miss it! 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Hey Mamas! Welcome back to the so you had a baby podcast, I am your host Krista and this is episode 43! This week's guest is Jamie Lieberman and I have been wanting to have her on for a while! She is a Lawyer, a business owner, host of a podcast, mama to two boys and I feel like I could just keep saying and! Jamie Lieberman, owner, and founder of Hashtag Legal has been a practicing lawyer for nearly 15 years. As an experienced entrepreneur, Jamie understands the unique needs of business owners at different stages in their organization’s growth. Today, she partners with clients across verticals including influencer marketing, creative services, and e-commerce. She has a deep commitment to making legal accessible and regularly speaks about legal matters, the art of negotiation, and entrepreneurial topics at leading industry events such as Alt Summit, Podcast Movement, and FinCon and as an expert source for media like Digiday and Forbes. You can also catch her as a co-host on The FearLess Business Podcast. Be sure to follow Jamie on all of her social accounts! Links to social media: Website: www.hashtag-legal.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/hashtag_legal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hashtaglegallc YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/jamieliebermanrocks Podcast: www.fearlessbusinesspodcast.com --- Thank you for listening to this episode! If you're liking what you hear, please RATE, REVIEW, SUBSCRIBE and SHARE! We'd love to hear from you! WHAT'S NEW?: - Hey mamas, before I jump into the episode, I want to take a moment to let you know that I have a website at www.soyouhadababypod.com and if you haven't yet, go take a minute to check it out. I have a blog highlighting each of my incredible guests and their businesses, and a resources page that has links to some of my favorite products as well links to favorite products shared by guests in various episodes. Think of it as your one-stop-shop for all your postpartum needs because who really has the spare time to go hunting ...since the holidays are near maybe you can find a Christmas gift for a mama friend or even yourself. This year has been crazy so why not treat yourself! - We are always here to connect with you and chat! Feel free to reach out to us on our social media platforms listed below! --- CONNECT WITH US - INSTAGRAM www.instagram.com/soyouhadababypodcast/?hl=en - WEBSITE www.soyouhadababypod.com/podcast/ - SHOW NOTES/RESOURCES www.soyouhadababypod.com/show-notes/ --- Music: Fredji - Happy Life (Vlog No Copyright Music) Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music. Video Link: youtu.be/KzQiRABVARk --- With love & support, Krista --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soyouhadababypodcast/support

Jamie Lieberman is a ROCK STAR legal expert, lawyer, and is also an experienced entrepreneur that partners with clients across verticals including influencer marketing, creative services, and e-commerce.Jamie specializes in working with online businesses and influencer marketing professionals. In this episode we spoke about:How she uses social media to brand herself and the firmWhy content creators need to begin thinking of their channels as a business. What is IP Law and why should influencers careLegal tips for content creatorsJamie regularly speaks about legal matters, the art of negotiation, and entrepreneurial topics at leading industry events such as Alt Summit, Podcast Movement, and FinCon and as an expert source for media like Digiday and Forbes. She is also the co-host on The FearLess Business Podcast.Jamies links:Website - Hashtag Legal Instagram TwitterFacebook YouTube Fear Less Business Podcast  Chris's links:Website - Rock It Growth Agency Instagram Twitter Facebook YouTubeMerch Store - All profits donated to charity  

  Today Jamie talks with someone we’ve heard a lot about that’s usually behind the scenes: BreAnne Gillepsie, Director of Operations at Hashtag Legal!   BreAnne worked in the fashion industry for about 13 years when it became time for a career change. She was then introduced to Jamie by a mutual friend and the rest is history! The ladies talk about what BreAnne does as Operations Director, what it’s like to work directly with the founder of a company, and how she works with Jamie’s personality type as a visionary and founder.    They go into more detail about:  > BreAnne’s job responsibilities at Hashtag Legal and her favorite things to do > How she stays organized in a company with many things going on > Which tools she uses to stay organized > Advice for a founder that needs all the help   Please join us in the HQ and tell us: What do you think of the operations role? Do you have someone in your business that handles operations?   As always, please subscribe to the FearLess Business Podcast wherever you listen, and we are always eternally grateful for a review.   Find Jamie & Hashtag Legal here: Website: www.hashtag-legal.com YouTube: Be Fearless with Jamie Lieberman Instagram: @hashtag_legal Facebook: @hashtaglegalllc   Also, doors to The Transitions Collective membership community are now open! Learn more here: www.members.thetransitionscollective.com.      

Jamie Lieberman is not only a brilliant attorney, she also has saved my mind (and my bank account!) numerous times – including last year when I went through a trademark dispute. There is nobody more equipped to talk about intellectual property than her. She is the owner and founder of Hashtag Legal, and she has been a practicing lawyer for 15 years. As an experienced entrepreneur, Jamie understands the unique needs of business owners at different stages in their organization’s growth. Today, she partners with clients across verticals including influencer marketing, creative services, and e-commerce. Jamie has a deep commitment to making legal accessible and regularly speaks about legal matters, the art of negotiation, and entrepreneurial topics at leading industry events such as Alt Summit, Podcast Movement, and FinCon and as an expert source for media like Digiday and Forbes. You can also catch her as a co-host on The FearLess Business Podcast.  During our conversation on intellectual property, Jamie shares: Top legal considerations when starting a business to prevent future issues down the line What intellectual property is – and how you can monetize it as a smart, savvy, and successful coach or consultant The do’s and don’ts of effective trademarks and when you should register a trademark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) How to avoid common mistakes content creators make that set them up for copyright problems and copycat activity from competitors How coaches and consults use online course, memberships, certification, and train-the-trainer programs to grow their platforms, revenue, and influence Resources Mentioned in this Episode Connect with Jamie at Hashtag Legal and on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter Learn more about Hashtag Legal's The (Un) Business School courses Listen to Jamie’s FearLess Business Podcast Learn more about the sex trafficking prevention nonprofit that Jamie supports, The Cupcake Girls Please leave a review and subscribe to Moxielicious via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, or Spotify, so you never miss an episode!

Jamie Lieberman, owner and founder of Hashtag Legal has been a practicing lawyer for nearly 15 years. As an experienced entrepreneur, Jamie understands the unique needs of business owners at different stages in their organization’s growth. Today, she partners with clients across verticals including influencer marketing, creative services and e-commerce. She has a deep commitment [...] The post Bonus Episode: The Ups and Downs and Rewards Of Collaboration and Creating Relationships Over Time appeared first on Amanda Berlin -- Communication Strategy and Business Consulting.

Meet Jamie LiebermanJamie Lieberman, owner and founder of Hashtag Legal has been a practicing lawyer for nearly 15 years. As an experienced entrepreneur, Jamie understands the unique needs of business owners at different stages in their organization's growth. Today, she partners with clients across verticals including influencer marketing, creative services and e-commerce. She has a deep commitment to making legal accessible and regularly speaks about legal matters, the art of negotiation and entrepreneurial topics at leading industry events such as Alt Summit, Podcast Movement, and FinCon and as an expert source for media like Digiday and Forbes. You can also catch her as a co-host on The FearLess Business Podcast.Website: https://www.hashtag-legal.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/hashtag_legal

It's another YouTube Power Hour First, and this is going to be a SUPER valuable and helpful episode. For the first time ever, I have an attorney on the show as a guest! Jamie Lieberman, owner and founder of Hashtag Legal, has been a practicing lawyer for nearly 15 years. As an experienced entrepreneur, Jamie understands the unique needs of business owners at different stages in their organization's growth. Today, she partners with clients across verticals including influencer marketing, creative services and e-commerce.

Working from home brings a whole lot of positives and negatives. Today we are going to untangle how we navigate it both during quarantine and otherwise! Today's guest is Jamie Lieberman from Hashtag Legal. She runs her own that provides legal services for businesses ranging from multi-million dollar corporations to small startups. You can find them on Instagram @hashtag_legal and on YouTube. I will have to say that Jamie really boils down the nitty gritty law stuff (especially as a business owner) that I want to ignore but need to know about. You can also find her talking all things business on the FearLess Business Podcast. But enough about Jamie, let's talk about how she manages life being a high powered attorney and mom to two little boys. Big thanks to our sponsor Family Routines. Being in a routine 100% makes my work/life work for me, and I can't remember that course any more. Families love it, and they love how I really help you simplify your priorities. In this episode we are talking about the: Perks of working from home Cons of working from home Extra issues we face(d) during quarantine How Jamie uses time blocking and her to-do list to help her be the most productive How Jamie will be working it now that she is renting office space as well. Other things that might interest you: The Business of Blogging Setting Boundaries with Homework Using a Paper Planner to Organize (Epsidode 019) Please note we will be going on a summer hiatus, and will be back August 3rd! Producer: Drew Erickson

  Make way for the revolutionary Thea Stevenson!    No seriously, she is amazing at all things social media. Thea worked as a brand specialist when she realized that social media was becoming the new advertising. Thea saw the need to have your brand come out through your social media and made the leap to work in that space. She has now been working in social media for 8 years!    Jamie works with Thea on the Hashtag-Legal social media channels and cannot brag about her enough. So today, these two will dig into all things social media content and ads! Some of the questions covered are:  > What are some of the questions that anyone putting together a strategy should be thinking about answering?> Once you have the strategy - where do you begin? What platform do you start with?> Who is Pinterest a good fit for?   So much awesome social media guidance this week!    Please join us in the HQ and let us know what your social media strategy is!   As always, please subscribe to the FearLess Business Podcast wherever you listen, and we are always eternally grateful for a review.    You can find Thea here: Website Facebook    

If there’s one thing the COVID-19 crisis has created in the world it’s change. Business owners are pivoting their products, agreements, employee hours, and more—but few know if what they’re doing is actually legal. In this episode, owner of Hashtag Legal Jamie Lieberman, Esq, is going to let you know what you can and can’t do right now. Jenna and Jamie talk about what things businesses need in place when creating new products, how to protect your business and employees, what to know if you can’t uphold a contract, and more. Thanks so much for joining us this week. Want to subscribe to The DigitalMarketer Podcast? Have some feedback you’d like to share? Connect with us on iTunes and leave us a review! iTunes not your thing? Find us on Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, or at DigitalMarketer.com.

Jamie Lieberman, owner and founder of Hashtag Legal has been a practicing lawyer for nearly 15 years. As an experienced entrepreneur, Jamie understands the unique needs of business owners at different stages in their organization’s growth. Today, she partners with clients across verticals including influencer marketing, creative services and e-commerce. She has a deep commitment … Continued

Jamie Lieberman is the owner of Hashtag Legal; a law firm that specializes in working with creatives and small business owners. She has been a practicing lawyer for nearly fifteen years. Jamie joins the Creative Collective Show to discuss how she partners with clients in creative fields to understand their business objectives/obstacles to help them succeed while delivering exceptional legal service that protects their business. We'll get some helpful legal tips tailored for creative entrepreneurs, as well as hear how Jamie found her calling in this very niche industry, and hear how creativity plays a role in everything; including legal services. Support the show (http://www.strixmedia.com)

Influencer marketing is a multi-billion-dollar industry that continues to grow and shows no signs of slowing down. It’s a direct line to your customer base to grow your brand and gain insight about your products.  Today’s guest is Jamie Lieberman, owner and founder of Hashtag Legal. Jamie describes specific do’s and don’ts of influencer marketing to avoid conflict with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Stay ethical and legal! Some of the highlights of the show include: Big Business: Influencer marketing shifted from blogs and brands to billions  All Parties Involved: Transactions include influencers, agencies, and brands Misconceptions: Influencers take any sponsored content and focus only on ROI Best Practices: Quality over quantity, metrics, and analytics of sponsored content Worst Tactics: FTC disclosures defeat trust between influencers and brands Getting Started: Conduct research, learn from others, and find influencers Do’s: Build authentic relationships and form true partnerships Links: Jamie Lieberman’s Email Jamie Lieberman’s Phone: 973-419-5854 Hashtag Legal Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Influencer Marketing Association CoSchedule

Jamie Lieberman is an entrepreneur and lawyer determined to change the legal game, helping entrepreneurs avoid landmines that can derail at any stage of business. Also co-host of The FearLess Business Podcast,  Jamie shares how the traditional legal system is broken, her innovative integrated approach to servicing her clients, plus tips on team leadership and more.

We’re pausing our usual content to talk about something on everyone’s mind these days: CCPA. We’ve asked our favorite lawyer to help us understand. We welcome Jamie Lieberman from Hashtag Legal to the show! The post Episode 53 – Let’s Talk About CCPA with Special Guest Jamie Lieberman appeared first on Theory of Content.

Jamie Lieberman left her corporate law job to found Hashtag Legal, where she and her team help influencers, solopreneurs, and small business owners maneuver their way through the sometimes-complicated legal waters of the digital age. From how to craft an appropriate contract as a freelancer or service provider to maintaining compliance with privacy laws, Lieberman covers some of the biggest legal questions that small business owners face.

Jamie Lieberman, founder of Hashtag-Legal, shares how to build a law firm on your terms, so you can learn how to build a business in line with your values. Show notes at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/show303 The post Build A Law Firm On Your Terms With Jamie Lieberman (303) appeared first on Life Skills That Matter.

On this week's Social Media Marketing Talk Show, we explore the California Consumer Privacy Act and what processes and technology all businesses need to have in place to protect themselves with special guest Jamie Lieberman of Hashtag Legal.  Check out Social Media Marketing World 2020

Jamie Lieberman, Esq., Lawyer, Entrepreneur, Founder and Owner of Hashtag Legal, speaks with Jason A. Duprat, Entrepreneur, Healthcare Practitioner and Host of the Healthcare Entrepreneur Academy Podcast. In this episode, Jamie talks about her dedication to making legal advice accessible and unscary. You’ll learn about her expertise with influencer marketing, creative services and e-commerce, as well as trademarks and forming entities. Episode Highlights: What is Jamie’s background? What made Jamie transition from engineering to law? What did Jamie learn from venture capital conferences? How has venture capital changed from the early 2000s to now? What was Jamie’s experience in a corporate law firm and then in government? How did she build her law career as a legal writer? How did her background as a blogger influence her career? Jamie points out the biggest thing business owners overlook is the business name and checking that you aren’t infringing on someone else’s trademark. What else do people not realize about trademarks that Hashtag Legal can assist with? What are other preparations businesses should make as soon as possible? Jamie cautions rules vary state to state, so always check your state’s regulations. What are the benefits of having legal representation for your business? 3 Key Points: Learning what you don’t want is an important step to learning what you do want. Most law firms handling intellectual property or other business-related issues do not understand the blogging or online business space. Legal consultation shouldn’t be scary! Tweetable Quotes: “That’s also a really important part of the process in figuring out what you want to do - when you see something you don’t want to do, stop doing it.” – Jamie Lieberman “There are times I’ll get off a call and I say to the person - I’m not the right lawyer for you. I’m not the best fit, I’m gonna help you find someone who is.” –Jamie Lieberman Resources Mentioned: Hashtag Legal Website: https://www.hashtag-legal.com/ Fearless Business Podcast: https://fearlessbusinesspodcast.com/ Trademarks Database: https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks-application-process/search-trademark-database #HealthcareEntrepreneurAcademy #HealthcareBoss #healthcare #entrepreneurship #entrepreneur #legaladvice #law #legal #hashtaglegal #blogging

Putting your ideas and advice into the world can be a scary move. How do you protect yourself and your content so you don't have to worry about your work being stolen or used by others? On today's show, I interview Jamie Lieberman, an attorney, podcaster and entrepreneur dedicated to making legal accessible and sharing the message that working with a lawyer doesn’t have to be scary. As the owner and founder of Hashtag Legal, Jamie draws on her experience working with influencer marketing professionals, speakers, creatives and business owners to help her clients grow and protect their businesses. On today's show, we cover: --How Jamie got her first speaking gig and the strategies she has used to speak on stages of 500+ audience members --How content creators (like speakers, online course creators, authors) can protect their intellectual property --The three clauses in a speaking contract speakers should be paying way more attention to --Other important elements speakers should put in their contracts --Recourse a speaker can take if a client doesn't pay on time or pay the amount in the contract --Tips around negotiating a speaking engagement *The smell Jamie was referring to in the interview was Play Dough! Want to get your copy of Secrets of the Sisterhood? This book is a compilation-style publication that features speeches written by Speaker Sisterhood members. The women between the pages of this book are courageous, powerful truth tellers. These 45 speeches were originally delivered in Speaker Sisterhood clubs across the U.S. between 2016 and 2019. You’ll read stories of believing, seeking, becoming, and so much more. This book also serves as a fundraiser for our scholarship program, The Gratitude Fund. 50% of profits will go towards this fund to help more women access the power of the Speaker Sisterhood. Get your copy of the book by clicking here.

063: Legal Assistance Supports Profitability WITH JAMIE LIEBERMAN Jamie Lieberman joins the podcast today. Jamie is a lawyer and founder of Hashtag Legal. Jamie describes her firm as not only your lawyer, but a partner in your business. I love that description. Her firm focuses on helping you maximize your profit while protecting your assets. And who can’t get behind that!   Jamie and I met at Podcast Movement this summer. And as you can hear me share with Jamie in our discussion – she was so approachable. Honestly, after a quick meeting, I was a little shocked that she was an attorney. Not because she was not professional – quite the opposite. She was professional and approachable – and that is not always expected from the legal profession.   Topics Mentioned: Protection Contracts Legal entity Brand name Thoughts from Jamie: Finding the right person who makes it easy, is the one to go with. I knew I needed client contact. I realized there was a huge gap in the industry. I love it because I live my clients. You have to put your time in. I really think you should stretch yourself and try new things. The thing about business is that every business is unique. When you don’t form an entity, you potentially leave yourself open for a liability personally. When you get the idea to start a business, form the business (legally) immediately. There is a difference between a business name and an actual trade name. Trademark is one area I do not recommend DIY. Think about how you feel when you are talking to your lawyer. Socials: Website: https://www.hashtag-legal.com Facebook: Hashtag Legal Instagram: @hashtag_legal References and Resources: Profit First by Mike Michalowicz The Designers' Inner Circle - Become a Member Today 5 Languages of Appreciation by Gary Chapman

I sit down with Jamie Lieberman, the Owner & Founder of Hashtag Legal. A trailblazer of virtual law and having 15 years’ experience as a lawyer, Jamie knows a thing or two about negotiating. We discuss smart strategies to bring your A game to the negotiating table and walk away with what you wanted. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔️ What You Need To Do Before Any Negotiation       ✔️ How To Determine Your Walkaway Position ✔️ Jamie’s 70/30 Rule For Phone Negotiations & Why They’re A Must ✔️ What To Aim For If The Negotiation Doesn’t Work Out ✔️ So Much More! This was an awesome discussion with Jamie I hope you enjoy. Now let’s jump right in and get to the straight talk! Show Notes Schedule Your Discovery Call with me to find out how we can work together to accelerate your success.

If you’ve been on the fence about doing speaking engagements but are looking for advice and first-hand experience from those who already speak, this episode is for you! Plus, you’re in for a special treat because Producer Don appears as a special guest to interview Jamie and Mary. Our conversation today showcases two sides of the speaking engagements journey. Jamie shares her experience speaking in front of large audiences on behalf of her law firm, Hashtag Legal, including her most recent engagement at the WIT Summit. Mary, while earlier in her journey, shares what it is like to speak on panels and how she is fine-tuning her message that surrounds leaving corporate and building her product business, Brief Transitions. To start, no matter what stage of the speaking engagement journey you’re on, you need a topic. What factors must you think about before you decide on something to talk about - while also avoiding speaker fatigue (same topic, different day)? This usually goes hand and hand with the reasoning behind why you want to speak. Ask yourself - what is the goal of it all? Jamie and Mary share their reasons and offer insight into other areas such as pitching, why you don’t need to sell when you’re on stage, and why it’s essential to know your audience. Let’s speak more about speaking! Join our Facebook group and tell us - what’s your biggest fear when it comes to speaking?

Parting is such sweet sorrow. The new year is an ideal time for fresh starts and redefining goals, and it's bringing some ch-ch-ch-changes to our businesses and podcast. This is both our first episode of 2019 and the end of the line for the Businessese Influencer Marketing Podcast as you know it— as one of its hosts is leaving it as well as Hashtag Legal. (Don't panic! The podcast will live on, just in a new, rebranded form. New episodes are on the way.) Listen in to this week's episode to find out who is leaving, and to learn more about what our conscious uncoupling means for Businessese, Hashtag Legal and the podcast. There may be tears involved, but we're so excited about what lies ahead for 2019 and so grateful to have had our listeners along for the journey this far! Make sure you're in the Businessese HQ to stay updated on new episodes and other developments. What does 2019 have in store for you?

In this episode, I speak with 7 guests from Biz Chix Live, a conference for women entrepreneurs, held annually in Irvine, CA and hosted by Natalie Eckdahl.  These women have successful businesses and I wanted to hear from them what their main takeaways were from the conference. Many of them talked about how attending helped them shift their view of what was possible in their businesses in 2019.  Here they are, in order of appearance: Nikki Rausch, Your Sales Maven: https://yoursalesmaven.com/ Amanda Berlin, with the Empowered Publicity Podcast: https://amandaberlin.com, https://amandaberlin.com/thepodcast/ Jamie Lieberman, Hashtag Legal: https://www.hashtag-legal.com/ Betsy Walling Furler: https://medium.com/@betsyfurler Debbie Gonzales, Guides by Deb, the Debcast, & Girls with Guts: http://www.debbiegonzales.com/the-debcast-podcast/ Jaime Slutzky, Tech of Business & Tech of Business Podcast: https://techofbusiness.com/, https://techofbusiness.com/episodes/ Hunter Clarke Fields, Mindful Mama: https://www.mindfulmamamentor.com/ What was your takeaway from this episode? Come share in the She Thinks Big private Facebook Group.  It’s free, and it’s the best place to be if your big ideas need airtime and support to grow.

Hey Friends! Today’s episode of This ENTREPRENEUR'S Life is all about legitimizing your business.  We are joined by my friend, and attorney Jamie Lieberman, founding partner in the firm HASHTAG-LEGAL where she works with entrepreneurs and small businesses throughout the country helping them protect their brands and intellectual property. Jamie shares some great tips with our listeners--you can check out our entire conversation below: CONNECT WITH JAMIE WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | LINKEDIN | PODCAST Share the love! If you know someone who would find value in what we talked about, would you do us both a favor and SHARE this episode? (it’s literally as simple as clicking the share button!) If you liked what you heard, would you mind taking a moment to click the 5-star button and write a brief review? It’s especially important with this mini-series since future seasons depend on YOUR feedback! If this is your first time tuning in, please click the subscribe button so new episodes will automatically be downloaded each week. New Episodes of This ENTREPRENEUR’S Life mini-series are released each TUESDAY in addition to our regular episodes of This ORGANIZED Life, on Thursdays. Both of our shows are available on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you get your podcasts.

Let’s face it, we’re motion designers, not legal experts. But in this business, there are myriad legal concerns from understanding contracts to protecting intellectual property. This all may seem scary, but as my guest will tell you, they are nothing to be afraid of. Jamie Lieberman is a founder and partner in the US-based law firm Hashtag-Legal. She specializes in working with creatives, content providers, and service professionals, many of whom work online. Jamie is an expert in copyright and trademark law and helps make sure her clients are informed and protected in these important areas. As motion designers, there is a ton to consider when it comes to protecting intellectual property. We discuss how a lawyer can be essential in making sure everything is in order in regards to protecting your work. It’s important that we have good contracts that are very specific when it comes to who owns what is being created. Jamie speaks to the importance of creating a business, such as an LLC, to protect yourself as a professional and its importance for anyone in the creative fields. How comfortable are you that your work and business is protected legally? Let me know if the comments on the episode page!   In this episode How lawyers can help motion designers with their businesses Forming an entity, such as an LLC, to protect yourself and your business What you need to consider if you’re starting your own studio or have employees The role of contracts in protecting yourself and lending your business legitimacy How to use your network to find the lawyer who is right for you What intellectual property is and how to think about it from a legal and business point of view What should be included in every contract you enter into   Quotes “If you’re generating income it’s important to form a business in order to protect your personal assets.” [9:45] “Your lawyer should be a partner in your business, and that I cannot stress enough. So if you approach a lawyer and they feel scary to you, walk away, look for somebody new.” [18:28] “Saying no to deals is not bad. It has to be the right deal. You can’t just take deals just because you’re getting deals, because you’ll end up resenting that client and it won’t make sense for you.” [29:09]   Links The Freelance Contract Bundle Is LIVE! Get all the info on it here! Hashtag-Legal Motion Hatch Interview with Silvia Baumgart Part 1 and Part 2 Shutterstock music library   Find the full show notes here Keep up with everything Motion Hatch   Follow Motion Hatch on Twitter | Instagram If you haven't already, would you mind leaving us a rating and review? It really helps!

Today, my guest is Danielle Liss, lawyer and founder of Hashtag Legal, a law firm specializing in online business.  In this interview, Danielle and I delve into what you need to know to protect yourself legally as an influencer or blogger or online entrepreneur. We talk about how to incorporate your business, how to negotiate with brands, what GDPR means, and even how to protect your goods from people who want to steal them! Danielle is a font of knowledge, and she lays everything out in layman's terms (no crazy legalise), so you will learn from and enjoy this interview! Promise! Resources: Hashtag Legal Catch My Party MiloTree Businessese The Businessese Influencer Marketing Podcast Transcript - What You Need To Know To Protect Yourself Legally With Danielle Liss [00:00:03] Welcome to The Blogger Genius Podcast brought to you by MiloTree. Here's your host, Jillian Leslie. Jillian: [00:00:10] Hello everyone. Welcome back to The Blogger Genius Podcast. Today, my guest is Danielle Liss and she is a lawyer. But the cool thing about her legal practice is she is a partner at a company called Hashtag Legal, and it is a law firm focused on the needs of influencers and online business owners, like bloggers. Jillian: [00:00:36] I had seen Danielle speak at a conference a couple of years ago and she was so helpful at breaking it down, what people need to know who are starting online businesses. So welcome to the show, Danielle. Danielle: [00:00:50] Thank you so much for having me. I'm really excited to be here. Jillian: [00:00:53] So we were just talking just before I said, oh my gosh, we have to record this, about how the legal stuff for blogging and online business can give people headaches. It's the last thing you want to think about. And you were just talking about how yes, your clients tend to be creative. Danielle: [00:01:15] Yes. I think that what happens is oftentimes we go into blogging because it fills this creative aspect of our personality, whether you are a maker, a photographer, someone who likes to create with your words, whatever the case might be that is often why many people get into blogging. Danielle: [00:01:36] I think it's a smaller percentage of people who look at this and say this is a business opportunity. I'm going to go into this with my startup budget, hire all the right people who can handle the creative stuff, and I'm just going to run the backend. Jillian: [00:01:48] In fact, I will tell you that now I think this is probably close to episode 40 that I've done, and almost everybody that I interview, who is a blogger, says that exact same thing, which is I started this as a side project or hobby or something, and only got it turned into a business. Jillian: [00:02:06] I've only interviewed one blogger who from the get go, said this is a business. I'm going to hire people to help me. I know what I need to do. I'm going to invest my own money in this. So I think you are absolutely right. Danielle: [00:02:21] Unfortunately I think, you know I shouldn't say, unfortunately I don't think that it is a bad thing. I can tell you I started blogging, let's just say a long long time ago, and I don't really write anything anymore. But I did it as a creative outlet when I was in law school. I needed somewhere to tell stories. Danielle: [00:02:40] And so it started that way for me, and I'm somebody who likes the fine print. Like I like that aspect of my business. But I can tell you that the thing that I hate the most is taxes and accounting. Danielle: [00:02:53] So I think there's certain back end pieces to business management that we just find a little daunting. And unfortunately what tends to happen is if it seems a little overwhelming, we ignore it. Jillian: [00:03:04] Yes, because you know what. I think because being a blogger or an influencer, there are so many things to do, that you'd rather be on Instagram or you'd rather be editing your photos or whatever, and you leave that till later. Danielle: [00:03:18] And unfortunately what happens then is instead of being proactive and kind of taking the steps that you need. What often happens is you're waiting until something bad. Jillian: [00:03:29] Yes. Yes. Danielle: [00:03:30] And we always preach. Please be proactive with your legal, rather than reactive, because if you're only getting us involved when something happens, that usually means it's bad. Danielle: [00:03:41] So we don't want to see you have to come to us because someone has stolen your content, not that you can necessarily prevent that. That's not the perfect example, but if there's something that went bad with a contract and you come to us and you say, they haven't paid me, what can I do?  We say, what did your contract say? And then the answer we unfortunately hear a lot is, I didn't get a contract. Danielle: [00:04:04] So things like that, we always want to make sure that people have the tools that they need, and we try to make sure that it's broken down in a way that is a little more accessible. Danielle: [00:04:18] No one except maybe me, wants to read pages upon pages of legalese. They want to feel like they can look at things and not need a legal dictionary to get through it. And that's kind of our goal, is to make sure that any business owner, because we 100 percent believe that bloggers are business owners, that they have the tools they need to succeed. Jillian: [00:04:39] Now what would you say are the biggest legal mistakes bloggers and influencers make? What are the biggest legal mistakes bloggers and influencers make? Danielle: [00:04:45] The number one is not getting contracts, not reading contracts, and not making sure that they understand what their contract says. And I think another problem is not properly handling their business entities. I think that comes up very frequently. Danielle: [00:05:10] If they've started an LLC they kind of have it on paper but then they don't know what to do with it. So they're not following all the appropriate formalities to make sure that they are protected or they're not transferring. You know I've seen some people who will start an LLC but they're still entering their contracts as their personal name. Jillian: [00:05:26] OK. We start there. OK. I'm a blogger. I am starting my blog. I hear these terms like LLC. or S corp. What do I do? Danielle: [00:05:39] What I recommend there is talk to someone, whether it is your accountant who can give you some guidance on your taxes, or talk to a lawyer. What type of business entity should I create as a blogger? Danielle: [00:05:47] Make sure that you know the form that is best for you. When we talk about creating a business entity you can do. I could go out and start a blog tomorrow and be a business. I can be a sole proprietor, which means me and my business are the same thing. Jillian: [00:06:03] And my social security number? Danielle: [00:06:05] Correct. Or you can start a business entity so you can start a corporation or in most cases you can start an LLC, which stands for limited liability company. LLC vs. sole proprietorship as a blogger Jillian: [00:06:14] And what is the value of an LLC versus say, why can't I just do it as a sole proprietor? Danielle: [00:06:20] You are protecting yourself from personal liability. So let's say you get sued. Only the business assets become involved. If you are sued personally, anything you own can become involved. So it could be a house. It could be your savings. It could be anything any of your assets could potentially come into play. Danielle: [00:06:42] So for many people, oftentimes whether or not they create a business entity will depend on where they are in their life. For some people, if you're just kind of starting out and you're fresh out of college, and you're like, I right now have 90 thousand dollars in student loan debt it's fine, right. There's nothing to take. They may not want to set up the LLC. They may say I want to go sole proprietor and that's fine. Danielle: [00:07:04] There are usually points when you start making money that we definitely recommend, keep the business entity separate, but for somebody who is more established, has assets, things like that you may not want to take any risk whatsoever. So you're taking. You're going to file something right away. Danielle: [00:07:19] We usually tell people once you are making money, that's when it's time to start thinking about creating an entity because it is going to keep you personally protected from liability. Jillian: [00:07:30] Got it. Now we just move from California to Texas. And so we had, we have an LLC in California, and now we just started when in Texas and I think, we did it on Legal Zoom. And actually the Texas LLC was much easier than the California LLC. Jillian: [00:07:50] So you need to figure out what state you're going to make your LLC in, and then fill out the paperwork. And it's actually, at least for Texas. It was not hard at all. Danielle: [00:08:03] Most states have online filing tax. Texas is pretty good for that. California used to be completely paper. But I think that they are getting slightly easier. What we typically recommend for people is in most cases, file where you live because otherwise you may still need to register as a foreign entity doing business in another state. Danielle: [00:08:26] So if you Google where should I set up my LLC? I guarantee you you're going to get thousands of google result that how you need to set up in Delaware. Delaware has really favorable tax laws. I used to live in Delaware. I went to law school in Delaware. It's a lovely place. But for the average person who is in the blogging space, you probably don't need a Delaware LLC. Jillian: [00:08:48] And Delaware, isn't it like you want if for example, you would want to do say an S corp. Where you think your company is going to become the next Facebook, and you're going to IPO and make a zillion dollars. That's when it makes sense to be incorporated in Delaware. Danielle: [00:09:11] If you are planning to go for venture funding, then we recommend it, and we don't even just recommend an LLC, we recommend setting up a corporation in Delaware because it's often what the venture capital firms will want to see. Jillian: [00:09:23] Right. An LLC vs an S-Corp Danielle: [00:09:23] And the reason they're a corporation versus LLC is because you can issue shares of stock. So that is often one of the differentiating factors. Danielle: [00:09:33] And when we talk about an S corp, an S corp is actually a tax designation. So you can file in certain circumstances to be taxed as an S Corp even as an LLC. You can say I want to be taxed as an S Corp, because an S Corp is solely there for tax purposes it doesn't change your entity type. Danielle: [00:09:54] And for that I always recommend talk to your accountant and see if there are benefits to you filing as an S corp. Jillian: [00:09:59] Even if you've set yourself up as an LLC? Danielle: [00:10:03] Yes. Jillian: [00:10:04] Interesting. Danielle: [00:10:04] Because an LLC is not a tax entity. An LLC is solely legal. So for example, if I started a new LLC today, it's going to be taxed as a sole proprietor. If you have more than one person in your LLC ,it's going to be taxed as a partnership. It's not taxed in any other way. Danielle: [00:10:21] So you can actually say, I would like to be taxed as an S corp and it's paperwork that you have to file. So we always say, you know, check with your tax preparer or your accountant, and see if it's something that can save you save money for you on your taxes. Jillian: [00:10:37] OK. And setting up an LLC is not that expensive. Am I right? Danielle: [00:10:41] It isn't and it all depends on what your goals are. I mean there are some states where it can be more expensive. California has a steep yearly franchise tax so it's like 800 dollars a year. So it all depends on what you're doing. Danielle: [00:10:55] The actual filing fees are typically not that expensive, if you need someone to set it up for you, if you're looking at it saying I want to be completely hands off. You can definitely go to a lawyer and they'll kind of offer you different packages on how to set those up. Jillian: [00:11:10] Got it. OK. So definitely then if you have assets, protect yourself by incorporating in some form. Because again you know, your kid's college money could be at risk. Danielle: [00:11:24] We always recommend it, we always say depending on where you are, if you are making money or you're entering into contracts, or you're hiring people that's really the time to start considering it. Danielle: [00:11:34] But if you're just starting out as a hobby, to see if maybe you can make some money. It may not be something that's necessarily needed right away, but it's something to kind of keep in the back of your mind for when that monetization hits. Make sure to have a contract if you are working with a brand Jillian: [00:11:46] Got it. OK so in terms of contracts, you were saying that that is one of the places where people come to you or they don't have a contract. Jillian: [00:11:55] So for example this is for people who want to work with brands, let's say so somebody reaches out so you're a blogger, a brand reaches out to you and says, Hey will you do this sponsored post for us and share it on a variety of social channels and stuff like that. And you're really flattered because you just started like three days ago. What do you say to that brand? Danielle: [00:12:19] Great. Say, I would love for you to send over the contract for my review. Jillian: [00:12:22] OK. OK. So you're not going to work without a contract, but this is just like 500 dollars. Danielle: [00:12:29] Great, send over the contract. I usually stand firm there, if they say, oh we don't have a contract to use, get a contract template. It's really important to make sure that that's covered because you can. You can list all sorts of stuff in an email and think that you've covered everything, and you probably aren't. Danielle: [00:12:46] Because it's really important to have those terms all listed out at the onset, so that there aren't any questions later because you need to know what are you being paid, how are you being paid, when are you being paid. Is there confidentiality? Can you list them as a partner in a portfolio? What are the disclosure requirements? Can they require drafts?' What do exclusivity and ownership mean in a contract with a brand? Danielle: [00:13:08] I think two of the most important things for influencers are exclusivity and ownership. They would discuss exclusivity whether or not by signing that contract you are prohibited from working with certain other companies, and they may say that you can't work with their competitors. Danielle: [00:13:27] They may say that you can't work with anyone who has a specific type of product, whether it is, you know you can't work with a cereal company, you can't work with a granola company or they may say you can't work with anybody who is a competitor of our company. If they give you something like that, I usually say please provide me with a list of those I can and can't work with. Jillian: [00:13:49] Isn't there usually a time limit on that too? Like, for the next six months you can't. Danielle: [00:13:54] And they should make it very specific as to the time. If they say for three years, that's a really long time to buy your exclusivity and your pricing should reflect that Jillian: [00:14:04] Now I think  I have to make a confession, sometimes I get contracts we work with brands with Catch My Party. I get contracts and they are so long I skim them. Danielle: [00:14:04]  I will urge you to read them over. Danielle: [00:14:20] For some people, we do a lot of contract review for influencers, so if they get a contract, they know that they're not going to read it that closely, they'll send it to us to review. Danielle: [00:14:30] So there are definitely things that we really do want to make sure that the deliverables match exactly what you talked about with the brand, that no one is going to be surprised because of what was done. Know what's in your contract as a blogger Danielle: [00:14:45] Make sure that you're not making any guarantees regarding performance unless you know you can get something to perform a certain way. I think we never know for sure how many views something is going to get. So be cautious there, and just make sure it matches what you said and make sure you understand the terms that are in there. Danielle: [00:15:04] And after a while you start to really recognize certain things. I think that if you've looked at a number of contracts and you start to become familiar with the terminology, particularly for the ownership of the content then it starts to become familiar, and you may not need to read it super closely but you at least need to know what it says. Jillian: [00:15:25] Got it. I always check at the deliverables and check for the schedule, check for the things like who owns the content, like who owns the photos or or things like that. Jillian: [00:15:39] And I always check to make sure it is what we negotiated, like the price and and how many social shares, and things like that, and what the timetable is and I would say most of my contracts, there is not a performance piece. Like, oh you have to hit these targets. However there might be disclosure. We want you to send your Google analytics so that we can see how well the blog post performed. Like certain reports. Danielle: [00:16:10] Yup and that's something that's really important. If you're going to owe them and I think it's especially important if you are doing things like an Instagram Story and if you need to send them a screenshot at the end of that, you need to know because it's going to disappear. Danielle: [00:16:26] So you need to be able to take that screenshot at the appropriate time and save it if that is owed to the brand. So it's really important to know what are those requirements what is it that you're going to have to do to show your performance. Jillian: [00:16:39] So let's say then it says in the contract we'll pay you within 60 days. I don't know when the norm is. And guess what 60 days goes by. And I have not been paid. But it's in the contract. Now what. What to do if a brand doesn't pay you as a blogger Danielle: [00:16:52] Usually what I say is I always follow up with a friendly email first. Danielle: [00:16:59] And say hey, I haven't got my payment. What I always recommend get something that has read receipt on it. Jillian: [00:17:08] What is that? Danielle: [00:17:09] So that you can tell if they have opened up. Jillian: [00:17:12] Got it. Danielle: [00:17:13] That is going to be important because you never know if your contact is on vacation. What if they had an injury and they're out on an emergency. You want to make sure that that is actually being opened, even if you don't get an out of office response on it. Danielle: [00:17:28] If you see that they're opening it and they're still ignoring you. Yeah then usually what I will say is follow up with the phone call. Danielle: [00:17:35] Now if there's still nothing. See if there's another person that you can contact. This becomes extremely important with larger companies, because there are just more layers to go through to get paid. They may have a finance department or an accounts receivable person or just more hoops. Danielle: [00:17:52] Essentially it's not just one person who is kind of approving it cutting the check and paying you. So if that's the case and you have another contact that you can copy. By all means go to that person. Danielle: [00:18:03] Usually my last resort is to send the certified letter with signature required. It is amazing how quickly people will respond to that just because it is official. And it's a lot harder to ignore. If you had to sign for it so for sure send that. Danielle: [00:18:24] And in that email you essentially say we had a contract dated whatever the contract is dated in that contract. I was supposed to be paid by. And you'd give your date. I have not received payment. I have tried to contact you on and give a list of everything. If I am not paid by give a date, always give a date as to when you need to receive payment. Keep it reasonable. Because unfortunately. You know it might not be tomorrow. You may need to say two weeks or so if I'm not paid by that date. I will be forced to pursue other options to enforce the contract. Jillian: [00:18:59] I would say we have been at this for a long time. We've been working with brands for probably nine years and we have definitely run into situations where we haven't gotten paid. However it's always been rectified. Jillian: [00:19:13] It's always been like the accounting department didn't get it or whatever. So for me, there have been times where I've had to be on, I've had to be on top of it. But so far we haven't run into a situation where a brand is completely bailed on us. Danielle: [00:19:32] It's rare, I don't see it that frequently where I see people not get paid is often with smaller companies maybe startups. That's why I always get something in writing if they are hedging over giving you trouble over a contract or signing a contract that you provide. That's a red flag to me. Keep track of your brand payments as a blogger Jillian: [00:19:54] Yep and you know what I do. Simple simple. I keep a spreadsheet that just says this is the brand I worked with. This is how much they've paid. They say they're paying me. Have they paid me. And like as soon as that check comes in. You know I put a check mark. Jillian: [00:20:10] Very simple like I'm not even using Quickbooks or anything like that. And I just keep a record and then once a month or so, I look through it and go, Wait did I get paid for that because I will forget. Jillian: [00:20:20] Right. And then it will be end of the year, and you'll be like did my work with somebody and did I ever get paid? So that has been like my saving grace. It's just to keep a record. Danielle: [00:20:32] Exactly. Keep track. And I think that that's also a really good tip for how to keep track of exclusivity. Keep it all in one place so let's say you have a client who said you know you can't talk about breakfast cereal for three months after the time the contract expires. Danielle: [00:20:46] Just keep a spreadsheet so that you know, OK this other company came to me. I can't work with you yet but in 30 days I can. That makes it a little easier so that you can see like what is my expiration date, and what am I prohibited from talking about during a specific period of time. Jillian: [00:21:01] I think that's a great idea. Now bloggers when they first start out, one of the ways they monetize is via affiliates. And there's a lot of conflicting information about disclosing affiliate fees or affiliate links. How do you need to disclose your affiliate links as a blogger Jillian: [00:21:15] I can't even keep them straight. Like Amazon has its rules, and Pinterest has its rules, and I wonder if you could walk through what a blogger needs to know to protect themselves with affiliates and also to talk about, is there some police that comes out and says that link was not disclosed. What can happen if you don't disclose something? Danielle: [00:21:41] Sure. When it comes to how to disclose I always say there's two major things that you need to check. First of all whatever it is that you have to disclose so if this is an affiliate link you need to know what does the platform require. Danielle: [00:21:54] So make sure you know your rules for Amazon or Pinterest or wherever it is that you are doing it. And typically it will be something that you can find in their regulations. Danielle: [00:22:04] The second thing that you have to know is the FTC. So the FTC is the Federal Trade Commission. They monitor advertising and that is where the main areas of disclosure come in. So that is why you will see #ad #sponsored because the FTC has said that they are adequate disclosures. Jillian: [00:22:25] So they did? You could just say #ad #sponsored? How about #affil? Danielle: [00:22:32] Affil is not sufficient because the average person is not going to know what that means. Jillian: [00:22:36] How about #affiliate? Danielle: [00:22:38] #affiliate should be OK but the FTC is not clear on whether or not you need more, so you may need to say "This is an affiliate link if you click on this I receive a small commission." Jillian: [00:22:49] Got it. And I always say, at no charge to you. Danielle: [00:22:54] So I think that "at no charge to you" check and see if your platforms are okay with that. Because I think that Amazon makes a lot of changes and I'm not sure what they say you can and can't say. Danielle: [00:23:09] In terms of policing, it can become an issue with the FTC. I personally don't think that it is ever a good idea to run afoul of the FTC because their minimum fines, if they send you a demand it's likely going to be in the range of forty thousand dollars. Jillian: [00:23:27] What? Have you seen this? Has any one that you've worked with ever received something from the FTC that says that? Danielle: [00:23:34] Not to that extent. I think that this is a very new area for the FTC,so they put out a lot of guidance. What we have seen is warning letters and the warning letters. Danielle: [00:23:45] Like last year there was a lot of headlines and they sent out I want to say 40 letters, and they were to bigger name influencers, like I think we're talking like Kardashian level and mostly celebrities. And they said if you do this again you will be subject to a fine. Danielle: [00:24:02] And one of the recipients of letters contacted us and said I didn't know anything about this. Can you please help me you know get everything together and it was for a forty thousand dollar fine. Danielle: [00:24:15] So we strongly recommend this isn't an area to cut corners on, just disclose any of your relationships because to me like forty thousand dollars that's going to sink a small business. Jillian: [00:24:27] Oh my god yes. That's not, that's not chump change. Danielle: [00:24:31] Right yes. It's not at all. So I think to me it just makes sense to do the disclosures. Jillian: [00:24:37] And the reason for the disclosures is because if Kim Kardashian is like saying, oh my god this is the best mascara in the world and she's getting paid for it. Like somehow it feels like cheating that she's not sharing that with her audience. Danielle: [00:24:53] Right. So there is a material relationship with the reason that she's posting. So she's posting because she's getting paid, she's not posting just because she really likes something. Danielle: [00:25:05] So I think it's really important that if you are being incentivized whether it is by money or free product, to post something then there is a material relationship in the eyes of the FTC. So you need to talk about it. Danielle: [00:25:17] You can do #ad #sponsored #affiliate it doesn't have to be phrased that way though. You can work it into your story. You can say, I am working with this brand you know whomever it might be to talk more about this. This is why I partnered with this brand. Danielle: [00:25:34] The FTC has also said that for sponsored content you can say #brand name then partner but #partner isn't sufficient. Danielle: [00:25:45] But like let's say you were doing #Maybelline because we're talking about mascara, so let's say you did like #Maybellinepartner that is sufficient. Danielle: [00:25:53] I always recommend if it's a sponsored content contract, or anything with an affiliate program, check with the disclosure requirements are for that particular program because they may have something specific they're looking for but if not you can use natural language you can use those different examples that we provide. Jillian: [00:26:10] Okay that makes a lot of sense. BREAK: What a happy customer had to say about MiloTree Jillian: [00:26:13] I wanted to take a short break and read an email I got this week from a MiloTree customer. It's from Andrea Scalzo of RaisingDragons.com. So here's what she wrote. Jillian: [00:26:24] I have built a large following on Facebook and MiloTree allows me to easily and organically introduce my other social channels to all the traffic coming to my site from Facebook. Jillian: [00:26:36] It took only minutes to set up, and I immediately saw my follower count start going up on my other channels. I also love how aesthetically pleasing it is. Thank you Jillian. Danielle: [00:26:48] Well thank you, Andrea. So for everybody else if you are trying to grow your followers on Instagram and Pinterest and Facebook and YouTube and also grow your email subscribers definitely sign up for MiloTree. We offer your first 30 days free. Just head on over to MiloTree.com and now back to the show. What is GDPR and what do I need to know as a blogger? Jillian: [00:27:13] Now GDPR are which is, as you know we sell our pop-up MiloTree and it is GDPR compliant, and I don't even understand GDPR. So could you explain it very briefly for the audience and why that's important? Danielle: [00:27:35] Sure. GDPR stands for General Data Protection Regulation. It is an EU law or an EU regulation and essentially what they are doing is they want to ensure that consumers know how their data is being collected, what data is being collected, how it's being used, and to make sure that consumers are in control of that data. Jillian: [00:28:01] And can I just interrupt for one second. GDPR here though covers a wide swath, like it is not just getting somebody to understand that if they're signing up for your newsletter because you're giving out a freebie, that they're signing up for your newsletter. Danielle: [00:28:16] Right. It has like a whole host of things. It covers so many things that influencers and bloggers have on their site. And I think that the key is dive into your site see what it is that you are using on your site that collects personal information. Danielle: [00:28:35] Now this is where things get a little bit tricky because collecting personal information. It's not just a name or an email address or something along those lines. Danielle: [00:28:45] It is also a location. It is also an IP address and that IP address is used regularly in plugins. It is used in Google Analytics. You can anonymize Google Analytics to not track the IP address but it is really important to make sure that if you are collecting these things, that you are disclosing for anybody who is in the EU. Danielle: [00:29:09] So there are a lot of different plug ins that you can actually install for GDPR compliance that will help as well. Jillian: [00:29:16] Is this going to come to the United States and does it matter? Because like what is your thought. Is it going to get more restrictive? Danielle: [00:29:25] What we are seeing so far is California has passed a law. And if you're not familiar with it California is the only state that currently requires privacy policies. Danielle: [00:29:37] So everybody should have a privacy policy to comply with that because if you have any audience from California you should have a privacy policy on your site. Jillian: [00:29:47] And that means like in your terms of service? Danielle: [00:29:49] Yeah you should have your privacy policy. Now when it comes to GDPR in the U.S. we need to be compliant with GDPR in the U.S. if we have visitors who are from the EU then there's ways that you need to comply. Danielle: [00:30:04] But what we have seen is just recently and we're still kind of waiting for everything to be finalized there, was a law passed in California on data protection. I don't think it's finalized yet so we don't have all of the details. It looks like it may be comparable to GDPR. But it looks like there could also be some additional restrictions. We're kind of in a wait and see period with this. Danielle: [00:30:30] From what I understand it's supposed to be implemented by 2020. So I expect that we will be seeing a lot of activity in 2019 as things get finalized. Jillian: [00:30:41] Got it now. It's funny because at MiloTree our belief is GDPR is good. And what is your thought about it? Why GDPR is a good thing Danielle: [00:30:50] I think it's a really good thing. I think that for people in our business we kind of know what's out there. Danielle: [00:30:56] Like I understand the Facebook pixel or I understand affiliate marketing, but I can tell you right now, I have had to explain to my mom on more than one occasion why Facebook is showing an ad for something she just searched for. Jillian: [00:31:09] Oh my God, I've done the same thing with my parents. They're like somebody knows, they're following me. Danielle: [00:31:15] They're watching me they're following me. So I think it's it's important for the average consumer who may not have any idea. They think, and let's face it especially in the age of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, people are taking a quiz and have no idea what they are doing, what data they are providing. And it's really important that companies are up front about that. Danielle: [00:31:39] There was a quote that I saw GDPR, the compliance date for it was May 25th so that was everything was, let's just say in May was a little bit crazy. Danielle: [00:31:49] There was an article and it was another lawyer was being quoted, and the person said, well if consumers know what we're collecting they'll never give us the information. And the attorney was like and I just said yeah that's kind of the point. Danielle: [00:32:02] So it's really important and the main impact for you it may be how you're collecting email addresses. It may be that you need a cookie disclosure on your site. But the key is use it as an opportunity to go in take a look at your plugins, see what you're collecting, see if you still need those things. Danielle: [00:32:20] Make sure your privacy policy is updated, and then you should be good to go. I think that for many people it was an opportunity, because they said I last updated my privacy policy in 2009 and it's not quite accurate anymore. Danielle: [00:32:35] And it gave people a good opportunity to kind of take a look, and I think for a lot of people they were just deleting plugins, and they were like my site so much faster now. Jillian: [00:32:42] Oh true. And I always thought it felt a little dishonest when it would be like, hey I get this freebie by giving me your email address and I feel like the disconnect to us. Well wait a second. I just gave you like my email address. I didn't know that I was going to be put on all these lists. Danielle: [00:33:01] And I think that that's the goal is to make sure that there is more transparency. If someone is giving you their personal information about how it's being used. So I do believe it's a good thing. I think it changes the playing field a little bit. Danielle: [00:33:15] And it's it's like every time there's a system change right. Everybody kind of freaks out says I can't do this. Like I'm just going to quit I heard so many people say I'm just going to quit blogging. Danielle: [00:33:25] And you don't have to. Yes. There's a little bit of administrative time that goes into it. But for the most part I think that they are trying to be fairly straightforward and it really is to protect your audience. And I think it's a good thing for your audience to know what you're doing. Jillian: [00:33:42] Yeah. And to be trustworthy. And I will say this, which is if you are a blogger if you've done this for a little while you know the things change all the time. This is just one of those. Like just just wait because there will be more to your business you know and like algorithms change. If you're not comfortable with change don't be a blogger. Danielle: [00:34:11] I think that there's just nothing static and the reason that this bothered people I think is because it got into areas of their business that people weren't necessarily comfortable with. Danielle: [00:34:21] It got into legal, it got into the tech side. It definitely took a lot of people out of their comfort zone, and you had to deal with some areas that for many, they had completely ignored. So I get that sort of discomfort that came along with it. But overall I do think it's a very good thing. Danielle: [00:34:40] It's kind of like, do you remember all of the Facebook Raffle rules? Jillian: [00:34:44] Yes. Danielle: [00:34:45] It's kind of like that. Every time Facebook would make a change to their giveaway rules everybody would kind of freak out, then they would make the adjustment and then everything was OK. I view it somewhat similar. Danielle: [00:34:56] But this is something that's there to protect your audience, so to me, embrace it. It is coming to us. I think that we will see a lot of discussion about this next year once we start to see what's being finalized in California. Understanding copyright and intellectual property as a blogger Jillian: [00:35:12] Yes so I have I have a two part question, and this is I think, my last legal question, which is so let's say I create something like an ebook, and that would be then I guess my own intellectual property right? Jillian: [00:35:26] Let's say I make a cookbook. Do I need to protect that? Or how would I protect it? And then the B side of this question is what happens when somebody steals something of mine on the internet, like my photos or even my entire ebook? Danielle: [00:35:43] Sure. What I recommend doing is, so first let's just talk a little bit about what copyright is and what it does. So a copyright is something that protects an expression of an idea in a tangible medium and that's a little bit of legalese. Danielle: [00:35:57] So what it means is if I have created something and expressed an idea. So whether it is a song, a photo, a piece of creative copy etc. That is something that is copyrightable. Danielle: [00:36:12] When you have a copyright, there are a lot of additional rights that kind of makeup a copyright. So it has the right to produce, it has the right to sell, the right to display whatever that piece of content is. Danielle: [00:36:25] So that's why it's really important in your contracts that you know what happens to that copyright, because most of the time you're going to keep your copyright but the brand will want a license to display it. So you're giving them a right to do something from your copyright. Danielle: [00:36:39] When it comes to creating something like an ebook. The sheer act of publishing it, gives you certain common law copyright rights. So you are the owner of that content you are the copyright owner. Danielle: [00:36:52] When someone downloads that book you are essentially giving them a license to use it, and you are probably making restrictions that say this is for your personal non-commercial use only. You cannot resell this, you can't copy it you can't do X Y or Z. Danielle: [00:37:09] So I think it's really important to make sure that you have the copyright logo, and I recommend having a short statement. You know I think of it like your title page in a book. That's how people can use it if you can if it's if there's something in the speccing that works for you. How to register a copyright with the government Danielle: [00:37:26] And you can also register with the government and if you register your copyright you have additional legal rights which essentially you can sue if there is copyright infringement. Danielle: [00:37:40] So it's actually relatively simple process. You can have a lawyer handle it or you can try to file it yourself depending on your comfort level. It's kind of like LLCs some people want nothing to do with it. Some people are like yes please just handle this. Danielle: [00:37:54] So you can file for your copyright which gives you additional protections once it's registered with the Copyright Office. If someone steals your stuff, what I strongly recommend, is first reach out to the person and find out what happened. Danielle: [00:38:11] And that may be something as simple as an email or submitting a contact form that says, hey I see that you've got my pictures. Those are my copyrighted material. Please take them down. Danielle: [00:38:22] You'd be amazed at how many things get resolved on that stage because they just didn't know that they couldn't google search and right click, and save something and then put it up. So that's usually step one. Danielle: [00:38:36] Another step that you can take as if it's being hosted online. You can send a DMCA request which is essentially a takedown request to the host of the material, and you can find a lot of templates for that online. Danielle: [00:38:49] You can also if they still won't remove it. You can definitely have an attorney do a cease and desist letter. Those are unfortunately for a lot of people. They get frustrated with that process because you do have to pay to have an attorney draft it, and you might not be getting anything in return. Danielle: [00:39:07] But depending upon what they are using of your stuff, it may be worth it to you to have that done. Jillian: [00:39:14] Got it. OK so let's say I do. I'm a food blogger and four times a year, I take my recipes and create seasonal ebook cookbooks. Would you copyright those? Danielle: [00:39:28] I would just to be safe. Jillian: [00:39:30] You would? So you wouldn't just put on the title page, you know the copyright logo, and say this is for your personal use only. You cannot sell this or whatever distribute it in any way, but then you would go that extra mile and you would copyright those books. What does registering a copyright do for you as a blogger? Danielle: [00:39:47] If it's something that's going to be relatively heavily distributed I would do it. It's fifty five dollars I believe is the fee to do the copyright application. To me, if it's something that is going to be a critical part of your business, that's a fee that's worth it. Danielle: [00:40:04] If you're talking about just a blog post everyday that might not be something that you copyright and register every single one that you do. Danielle: [00:40:15] You might do it as an anthology once a year, that you copyright it to give yourself some additional protection. But if it's something that is going to be a critical part of your business, or something that you're using to make money, I think it's worth the investment to have the additional protection. So that way if something happens you know you haven't got it. Jillian: [00:40:36] Wow. OK. Because I had not thought to really do it. I didn't know it was fifty five dollars. Danielle: [00:40:42] Yeah it all depends on what the item is like. If we're talking about a just a small freebie that maybe a couple hundred people will see, it might not be something that's worth it to you, that might be something that you take your chances with. Danielle: [00:40:56] But if we're talking about something that you're potentially going to use to sell or to make money or that it's going to go into the hands of thousands, then I think it's a smart idea to to copyright it because it's it's an expense, yes but it's an expense that can give you additional protection if something happened. Jillian: [00:41:16] So like for example we create free printable on Catch My Party and we give them away, and we say you know, these are for your personal use only. I have found our free printables on Etsy being sold. Danielle: [00:41:30] Oh wow. Jillian: [00:41:31] So I have not copyrighted them, but I did then contact the Etsy seller and say please take these down. And they did. Danielle: [00:41:38] Good. Good. Jillian: [00:41:39] OK. But let's say they didn't. What would I do? Let's say if I haven't copyrighted them what else can I do, and then what if I had copyrighted them? Danielle: [00:41:50] The main difference between copywriting like let's say, somebody had one of your printables and they were making a lot of money off of it, and that Etsy store and you're just looking at that saying, that's money that should be mine right not yours. You didn't create that. Danielle: [00:42:04] So if you needed to sue them, then you need the copyright registration. So it's especially important if somebody is using your stuff commercially, and you're trying to get some of those profits back for yourself. Danielle: [00:42:14] But I think that depending on where your content is being used. So in a way, Etsy is helpful because they will typically have copyright forms so you can say this is my material. This is you know stolen essentially. And allow you to submit that. Danielle: [00:42:33] So it can depend on what your ultimate goal is. If you want to make sure that you have the ability to sue if something is stolen, then you want to register. Jillian: [00:42:41] Got it. Danielle: [00:42:41] If you are only concerned about getting it taken down, then you may not need that but the problem is if even if you can't get it taken down, you may still need to. You never know when you're going to need to take that final step. What if someone copies your designs as a blogger? Jillian: [00:42:55] Got it. And one thing that I do, is a lot of people will reach out to me especially through Catch My Party. You know they create printables or invitations or something like that, and they will say to me somebody copied my design. Jillian: [00:43:14] And maybe it's not completely, it's not a hundred percent copy, but it's probably, you can tell that they were inspired by the person's work. What would you say to that person? Danielle: [00:43:29] It depends on how much was copied and if it would be considered a derivative work, if it would be considered a copy. That can get into some hazy territory. So that's usually what I would say contact a lawyer, set up a consultation, and see just how much has been changed and whether or not you still have a claim. Jillian: [00:43:51] OK. And do you get calls like that a lot? Danielle: [00:43:54] Yes. Jillian: [00:43:54] Where people say is this too similar? Danielle: [00:43:57] Yeah we have. We've certainly dealt with that. And it really does become an analysis of how much has been copied how much has been changed. Has enough been changed. Danielle: [00:44:07] And sometimes it's really taking a look at it and balancing what the cost would be to defend it, because copyright infringement unfortunately can become costly, because it's a lot of expense for you on the legal side to get something taken down, and you may not see any money back for it. Danielle: [00:44:28] So for some people it's a matter of, do I want to spend money to get this taken down? How much is this particular item going to impact me if it stays there? Danielle: [00:44:38] But if it's on a platform like Etsy, typically they are going to give you the ability to report something as stolen. It can be more tricky if somebody is just putting it on their website, or in their own shop, or something like that, where there's not that formal mechanism. Jillian: [00:44:54] Got it. Danielle, I have been taking a ton of notes here. I need to talk to my accountant, and I need to think about copywriting my stuff. So thank you so much. Jillian: [00:45:08] So can you share how people can reach out to you if they've got legal issues or questions how they can find you. All of that. Danielle: [00:45:18] Of course. If you have something you need assistance from a lawyer with then you can reach us at HashtagLegal.com. We also have forms and templates like privacy policies and contracts things like that. Danielle: [00:45:34] And then if you need legal templates or forms we have Businessese.com and you can also always get more information from us on our podcast. The Business Influencer Marketing Podcast. Jillian: [00:45:48] Awesome. Danielle thank you so much for being on the show. Danielle: [00:45:51] Thank you. How to grow your authentic Instagram followers fast and free with MiloTree Jillian: [00:36:00] Are you trying to grow your social media followers and email subscribers? Well if you've got two minutes I've got a product for you. It's MiloTree. Jillian: [00:36:09] MiloTree is a smart pop up slider that you install on your site and it pops up and asks visitors to follow you on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube Pinterest, or subscribe to your list. Jillian: [00:36:24] It takes two minutes to install. We offer a WordPress plugin or a simple line of code and it's Google friendly on mobile and desktop. Jillian: [00:36:34] So we know where your traffic is coming from. 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This is the Bottlespark Ignite podcast! Each week, we talk about the live streaming and influencer industry. This week, we talked to Jamie Liberman of Hashtag Legal, a purely virtual law firm that specializes in influencer marketing. They have lawyers all over the country that help make their work easy and accessible. She is also a co-host of a podcast, Businessese. We brought her on to demystify the FTC and answer your questions. Follow Jamie here: twitter.com/iamjerseyjamie twitter.com/hashtaglegalllc hashtag-legal.com Bottlespark is an influencer marketing company specializing in live streaming video. If you're an influencer on Twitch, YouTube, Instagram, or any other form of online content, then find out more at bottlespark.com Hosts: Amanda twitter.com/turarts twitch.tv/turarts JT: twitter.com/jtgraphic twitch.tv/jtgraphic Travis: twitter.com/daebol twitch.tv/daebol

On this episode of Becoming Fearless, meet Jamie Lieberman, the founder of Businessese and a partner at Hashtag-Legal, a law firm that specializes in working with influencers. Jamie has worked in influencer marketing since before influencers were even a thing, and she noticed a need for lawyers who spoke the language of influencers and truly understood the online space. Join Annie and Jamie as they talk doing things differently, having flexibility, trusting your gut, and maintaining boundaries.

I’m kicking off a new series of interviews where I’m taking you behind-the-scenes of different service businesses and chatting about what running a biz REALLY looks like, warts and all. In this episode, I’m taking to Danielle Liss, partner at Hashtag Legal. We’re talking candidly about managing growth, hiring, giving up control when you’re Type A and what you MUST handle on the legal side as a services boss. Get the inside scoop here:https://smallbusinessboss.co/giving-up-control/

Are we talking contracts again? Yes. Yes we are. You know why? Because contracts are IMPORTANT. They protect you, and they protect your client. They lay out expectations in black and white so there's no confusion later. But, like everything else in the world of influencer marketing, the contracts used for sponsored content are evolving to reflect the changes happening in this space. Thanks to clarifications and consequences relating to FTC disclosures, as well as GDPR regulations, general concerns about data and privacy, and other factors, there's a lot of attention being paid to authenticity, transparency and legality. As it should be. Based on the changes we've seen in our clients' sponsored content contracts through Hashtag Legal, and the questions we've heard asked by influencers, we decided it was time to touch on this topic again. Listen in on this episode of the Businessese Influencer Marketing Podcast to learn about: exclusivity: what may be asked for and what that entails intellectual property rights: who retains what, and why deletion: whether you can take down a sponsored post once your campaign ends disclosures: of sponsored content and client relationships how GDPR fits in, and another recent addition we're seeing plus why you might want to reconsider those comment pods and Facebook support groups. Remember, negotiation works both ways! Sponsored content contracts can often be an ideal resolution for both parties— but you'll never know unless you ask. More questions about contracts? Hit us up over in our private Facebook group, Businessese HQ. You can also refer back to these discussions: Essential Elements of Influencer Marketing Contracts Five Must-Haves in Your Sponsored Content Contract How to Negotiate Exclusivity in Blogger Contracts The GDPR and U.S. Based Businesses The Tech Side of GDPR Implementation Electronic Signature Services for Online Business Contracts Get Your PRICE™: our course for maximizing your sponsored content income P.S. Updated sponsored content contracts are in the shop!

What's the difference between hiring an independent contractor and hiring an employee? As a small business owner who is a service provider, where are you placing yourself in the marketplace? Danielle Liss of Hashtag Legal and the Businessese Influencer Marketing Podcast joins Shelli to discuss stacking your team with sub-contractors. Shelli and Danielle discuss the differences between independent contractor and employees, and Danielle shares her tips for setting up your business as an independent contractor - it really depends on the level of control and flexibility. At the end of the day, expectation management is key to ensure both parties are in agreement about the working relationship. It’s also important to equip yourself with the right tools and team to help you manage the relationships you build with your clients. Connect With Danielle Liss: Hashtag Legal Businessese Influencer Marketing Podcast Businessese Stacking Your Team (SYT) Episodes Mentioned: SYT 10: Lessons from Our Best Bosses (Featuring BizChix Community Members) Work with Shelli: One Day Mastermind EliteChix Mastermind Strategy Session Work With Natalie: One Day Mastermind CEOCHIX Mastermind Strategy Session This episode was first published at BizChix.com/team13. Listen to our sister podcast, BizChix, on your app or at http://bizchix.com. Join the BixChix Community here.

What GDPR is, why it’s important, and how to implement GDPR-compliant changes on your site with Danielle Liss. ----- Welcome to episode 147 of the Food Blogger Pro podcast! This week on the podcast, Bjork talks with Danielle Liss from Hashtag Legal and Businessese about understanding GDPR. GDPR for Influencers Have you heard of GDPR? It’s a regulation in the EU about data protection, and it affects everyone with readers in the EU. These four letters are causing a lot of confusion and raising questions in our niche, so Danielle is here today to help us all understand its impact. It’s important to understand the rules and regulations of GDPR so that we can protect ourselves as bloggers and business owners, but it’s also important so that we can protect the privacy of our readers. You’ll learn how to audit your site for compliance, the difference between different types of data, and how you might be collecting data on your site visitors without knowing it. In this episode, Danielle shares: What GDPR is and why it’s important for influencers How you might be collecting data on your visitors The difference between personal and sensitive data is Why you should audit your site Why disclosing the information you collect might help your relationship with your readers How you can stay up-to-date on GDPR updates Resources: Google Security Checkup 099: Sponsored Content and Getting Paid What Your Work is Worth with Danielle Liss Hashtag Legal GDPR checklist on Businessese GDPR plugin If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions for interviews, be sure to email them to podcast@foodbloggerpro.com. Thanks to our Reviewer of the Week, Caroline! If you’d like to be featured, leave a review for us on iTunes and include your name and blog name in the review.

In this episode, Jaime and Jamie Lieberman discuss: What Hashtag Legal is The type of work that Hashtag Legal does Being fully virtual Bringing in new technology Key Takeaways: Influencer marketers are people with an online presence (on YouTube, Instagram, etc.) that connect with brands for marketing purposes Voxer is an awesome app that functions like a walkie talkie and allows the users to have a "streaming consciousness" conversation style When things start to fall through the cracks, that's when you need to take a look at integrating a new tool Trello and Evernote are the two programs that Jamie and her partner use for organizing virtually   "Hashtag Legal is a law firm that specializes in business in the influencer marketer space, businesses with a digital presence, creatives and service professionals. " — Jamie Lieberman    Connect with Jaime Slutzky: Podcast: http://www.techofbusiness.com Website: http://www.virtualsummittech.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaimeslutzky/ Email: jaime@virtualsummitTECH.com     Connect with Jamie Lieberman: Website: https://www.hashtag-legal.com/ Twitter: @hashtaglegalllc Podcast: The Businessese Influencer Marketing Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hashtaglegallc     Show notes by show producer: Anna Nygren   Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

In this episode, Jaime and Jamie Lieberman discuss: What Hashtag Legal is The type of work that Hashtag Legal does Being fully virtual Bringing in new technology Key Takeaways: Influencer marketers are people with an online presence (on YouTube, Instagram, etc.) that connect with brands for marketing purposes Voxer is an awesome app that functions like a walkie talkie and allows the users to have a "streaming consciousness" conversation style When things start to fall through the cracks, that's when you need to take a look at integrating a new tool Trello and Evernote are the two programs that Jamie and her partner use for organizing virtually   "Hashtag Legal is a law firm that specializes in business in the influencer marketer space, businesses with a digital presence, creatives and service professionals. " — Jamie Lieberman    Connect with Jaime Slutzky: Podcast: http://www.techofbusiness.com Website: http://www.virtualsummittech.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaimeslutzky/ Email: jaime@virtualsummitTECH.com     Connect with Jamie Lieberman: Website: https://www.hashtag-legal.com/ Twitter: @hashtaglegalllc Podcast: The Businessese Influencer Marketing Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hashtaglegallc     Show notes by show producer: Anna Nygren   Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

Just a few episodes ago, we discussed how we are growing and scaling our business. In that episode, we spoke pretty frankly about the failures we've experienced along the way (let's call them "growth opportunities"). While we think it's really important to share and learn from the hardships we all face as business owners, we also think it's crucial to define, share and celebrate the successes. For our 30th episode of the Businessese Influencer Marketing Podcast (amazing, our podcast is all grown up!) our producer, Don Jackson, quizzes us about: the origin story for Businessese, and how Hashtag Legal grew out of that our reaction to the unexpected rate of growth of our business what success is for our business how we deal with copycats the pros and cons of a complementary personality in a business partner our advice for those starting their own businesses, or experiencing a new "turn" towards growth Don also shares some food for thought with his definition of business success, Danielle narrows down her favorite podcasts, and Jamie unveils a shocking opinion about candy. How do you define business success? What have been your best successes so far in 2018, and how do you celebrate them? Join us in Businessese HQ as we raise a virtual toast to our business accomplishments.

Got legal questions? We do! So we invited attorney and online legal expert Danielle Liss to join us for the 72nd episode of The Copywriter Club Podcast. We’ve had this episode penciled in on our list for a long time—partly because we know so many copywriters have big questions about legal issues (and often don’t have the cash to ask an attorney for help). Hopefully this podcast answers a few of those questions. We talked to Danielle about: •  how she went from working in construction law to helping online entrepreneurs with legal needs •  the legal documents all copywriters need to have in place (her checklist) •  what you need to know about choosing a business entity (in the U.S.) •  the critical reason you want to choose an entity besides sole proprietor •  what you need to know about contracts and why you should ALWAYS use them •  what every contract you sign MUST have •  should you include your contract with your proposal or keep them separate? •  what could happen if you work without a contract (the nightmare scenario) •  what you should do contract-wise on a second or third project with a client (think MSA) •  why you probably don’t need to worry about changes to your contract •  the three things you need to include in your website terms and conditions We also talked about what you should expect to pay for legal help and Danielle gave us the lowdown on copyrights—yes, copyright, not copywrite ; ) . She also gives a bit of counsel about when you can use ™, ®, or a service mark, and how to handle conflicts and breaches of contracts. This episode is loaded with need-to-know information that will help you protect your copywriting business. Click the play button below, or scroll down for a full transcript.   The people and stuff we mentioned on the show: Sponsor: TCC IRL Dubsado FitFluencial LegalZoom USPTO website Hashtag-legal.com Kira’s website Rob’s website The Copywriter Club Facebook Group Intro: Content (for now) Outro: Gravity Full Transcript: Kira:What if you could hang out with seriously talented copywriters, ask them about their successes and failures, their work processes and their habits, then steal an idea or two to inspire your own work? That’s what Rob and I do every week at The Copywriter Club podcast. Rob: You’re invited to join the Club for episode 72 as we chat with attorney, marketing expert, and co-founder of Hashtag Legal, Danielle Liss, about what copywriters need to know when it comes to the law, choosing the right business entity, documents we need to protect ourselves, and avoiding the common mistakes online business owners make again and again. Kira: Welcome, Danielle! Rob: Hey Danielle. Danielle: Thank you so much for having me, I’m really excited to be here. Kira: Yeah, we’re excited to have you, and, we—we just need this conversation desperately! Even as I’m listening to the intro, I’m like, I need to know all of this! So, I’m really looking forward to it. Rob: It’s funny that it’s taken this long to get here too… Kira: I know! Rob: …because when we first started the podcast, we made a list of everybody we wanted to talk to, and one of the line items was an attorney. We wanted to talk to an attorney, and yeah. Now we’re seventy-two episodes in... Kira: Right! Rob: So it’s about time. Danielle: Well I am very glad to be the one to talk with everybody. Kira: Yes, great. So why don’t we start with your story, and I’m really curious how you ended up working in influencer marketing and ultimately creating Hashtag Legal. Danielle: Absolutely. When I graduated from law school, I went into litigation. And I live in Las Vegas, and I did a lot of construction law. Let’s just say that’s not exactly how my brain works. So, it was never a great fit because I just didn’t have the passion that I needed to spend all day fighting about drywall. And... Kira: Laughs. Danielle: And there are people who do; I love them for it,...

This episode is sponsored by Hashtag Legal. Taxes and accounting can be daunting for anyone. It's especially intimidating when you're flying solo with your own business, and when that business is in a relatively new space like influencer marketing. There are certain times of the year when the online world is all abuzz with financial questions, particularly when it comes to taxes. But just as it's imperative for influencers and entrepreneurs to address legal issues before they become problems, it's essential to be proactive when it comes to the financial side of your online business— all year long. For many, and that most certainly includes us, that means consulting with someone with expertise in this field. Our go-to for all things finance related is Cathy Derus of Brightwater Accounting, a CPA and financial planner with strong ties to the influencer world. Cathy started out online with Fiscally Chic, a personal finance blog, before launching Brightwater Financial and Brightwater Accounting to assist online business owners with their unique financial needs. In this episode of the Businessese Influencer Marketing Podcast, she joins us to discuss all things financial for your influencer business. More from Cathy: Tips for Managing Your Online Business Finances Tax Tips for Your Online Business Tune in to hear about some of the most important areas for influencers to know about the financial side of their online businesses, including: the difference between a business and a hobby, in the eyes of the IRS steps online business owners should take to protect the financial side of their business whether there is a magic number to determine if you should file as a sole proprietor or form an S Corp the tax implications of forming an LLC vs an S Corp Can conferences be deducted? and other often debated potential deductions 1099s: when they're required and what to do if you didn't receive yours when influencers should seek out the advice of a CPA We know you have questions about the financial side of your online business! Ask away in our private Facebook group, Businessese HQ. Resources Brightwater Accounting Brightwater Financial 1099 post with decision tree: All About Forms 1099-MISC and 1099-K Your Guide to Quarterly Estimated Taxes Sales Tax by State: Should You Charge Sales Tax on Digital Products? Cathy on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook (Brightwater Accounting + Financial Planning)

This episode is sponsored by Hashtag Legal. Contact Hashtag Legal to set up a consult to assist with your questions about the FTC. Suppose you meet someone who tells you about a great new product. She tells you it performs wonderfully and offers fantastic new features that nobody else has. Would that recommendation factor into your decision to buy the product? Probably. Now suppose the person works for the company that sells the product – or has been paid by the company to tout the product. Would you want to know that when you're evaluating the endorser's glowing recommendation? You bet. That common-sense premise is at the heart of the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Endorsement Guides. The FTC's Endorsement Guides: What People Are Asking The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and their guidelines for disclosure have been a hot topic for some time in the world of influencer marketing. Earlier this year, the FTC made clear that they were taking proper disclosure seriously, sending out a round of letters warning influencers who had material relationships with brands they endorsed that they could be fined (up to $40,000!) for non-compliance. That fine may be a drop in the bucket for top-tier Instagram celebrities, but it's significant motivation for influencers, networks and business owners to take the time to ensure they fully understand and are handling disclosures correctly. Another significant motivation: proper disclosure means that you are being honest with your readers, followers or customers. Quite simply, it is the ethical thing to do. Some instances requiring disclosure you might not have considered: FTC Disclosures: How to Stay Compliant To help clarify the how, when and why to disclose, the FTC recently addressed questions during a public Twitter chat. From the number of questions we've seen asked and have continued to personally receive, however, it's clear that some lingering confusion remains. That's why this week on the Businessese Influencer Marketing Podcast, we're covering the updated FTC guidelines for disclosure and what they mean for you and your business. In this episode, we go over: the purpose of the Federal Trade Commission and how they protect consumers an easy way to gauge if a disclosure is necessary three rules for disclosures how to properly word your disclosure on different platforms the impact of paid tools (like Facebook's "handshake") on your need to disclose. Still have questions about the FTC and disclosure? Ask away in our private Facebook group, Businessese HQ. Links: Federal Trade Commission Endorsement Guides Letters sent to influencers by the FTC in March 2017 Example of disclosure image

This episode is sponsored by Hashtag Legal. Contact Hashtag Legal to set up a consult to assist with your questions about influencer marketing contracts.  If there is one thing we want influencers (and all freelancers, entrepreneurs and small business owners) to take away from this podcast episode, this is it: Get it in writing. Every single time. Every. Single. Time. If the other party doesn't offer you a contract to sign, it's perfectly appropriate to request one or to be proactive and volunteer a contract of your own. You can download our Content Sponsorship Contract or Independent Contractor Contract to get started. Easier said than done, you may be thinking. We understand that legalese can sometimes feel like a different language, one that is designed to confuse and ensnare. And what is omitted from a contract can be just as important as what has been included— a daunting realization for someone who doesn't have the experience to know what they should be looking for. Contracts are far too important to be intimidated by. Let's work on translating that legalese so that you understand what you're signing, before you sign. In this episode of the Businessese Influencer Marketing podcast, we detail what influencers, brands, networks and agencies need to know when drafting or reading influencer marketing contracts. Any such contract should address, at minimum, these components: specific payment terms provisions for termination confidentiality ownership of deliverables exclusivity Want a written list to refer back to? Bookmark these posts for later: Five Must-Have Terms for Your Independent Contractor Agreement Five Must-Haves in Your Sponsored Content Contract Don't ever just sign a contract that you're uncertain about or unhappy with, hoping for the best. Contracts are intended to protect both parties, and you can be confident the other party already has their interests covered. Why would you not ensure your interests, your content and your business are similarly protected? When in doubt, we strongly recommend hiring a lawyer to review a contract for you (yes, this is a service that we offer through our firm, Hashtag Legal) or to negotiate better terms. Listen in as we deconstruct the essential elements of influencer marketing contracts. What further questions do you have? Drop them in our private Facebook group, Businessese HQ.

It's here! We have not been shy about our love of podcasts, and since the launches of Businessese and Hashtag Legal we've had the pleasure of being interviewed by many innovative, business savvy podcast hosts. But from the beginning, we've wanted to host our own podcast series focused on the business of influencer marketing. This area of the internet has evolved so much over the last decade, and its growth continues to be explosive. As lawyers and as veterans in the online marketing space, our purpose with this podcast is to help all professionals in the influencer marketing space— influencers, brands, networks, and agencies— navigate this constantly changing digital terrain, by answering the questions we receive daily like: How do I monetize? How do I grow my business? How do I scale my business? How do I protect my business? as well as sharing the perspectives of professionals from all corners of the influencer marketing world. We will be honest with you, as we unveil our newest project we're feeling a little bit like this: via GIPHY  But also a whole lot like this: via GIPHY In this inaugural episode, after working through our nervous excitement, we discuss: the current state of the influencer marketing industry, particularly on Instagram the purpose behind starting this podcast topics that we'll be covering in the weeks ahead one little way in which we judge dedication and commitment to a business There's also a little bit of fun (optional) homework at the end. Listen up! New episodes of the Businessese Influencer Marketing podcast will drop every Thursday. Make sure you never miss an episode by subscribing to our newsletter below, and let us know in the Businessese HQ group on Facebook what topics you'd like to see us cover in the future.

How to start sponsored content, how to price your work, and how to reach out to brands with Danielle Liss and the Pinch of Yum team. ----- Welcome to episode 116 of the Food Blogger Pro podcast! This week on the podcast, we’re sharing the Q&A from the Sponsored Content Bootcamp. You’ll hear Danielle Liss and the Pinch of Yum team talk about starting sponsored content, pricing your work, and reaching out to brands. Answering Questions about Sponsored Content Sponsored content is a great way to generate income for your blog and make connections with brands you really love. At the Sponsored Content Bootcamp on September 12, 2017, we showed attendees how to price their work, the tools you need to create sponsored content, and how the Pinch of Yum team handles their sponsored content work. We also held a Q&A at the end of the day where we answered questions from our attendees about sponsored content. We’re sharing that Q&A with our podcast family today, and we couldn’t be more excited. Danielle Liss from Hashtag Legal and Businessese and Lindsay and Jenna from Pinch of Yum answer some of your questions about creating awesome sponsored content. In this episode, Danielle, Lindsay, and Jenna share: How to approach brands Why you should be sharing campaign reports How to charge different rates for different work How to license your images How to deal with long-term relationships with brands How to track campaign results Resources: Get Your PRICE course CoSchedule Follow Danielle at Businessese and Hashtag Legal Follow Lindsay at Pinch of Yum or on Instagram If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions for interviews, be sure to email them to podcast@foodbloggerpro.com.

In today's episode I'm thrilled to interview Jamie Lieberman from Hashtag Legal! She and her business partner Danielle Liss are providing products and services in a space that desperately needs help- online influencers and the law! Join us today as she brings clarity to Copyright, Trademark, Privacy Policies & Disclosures.  The information discussed in this episode is strictly informative and should not be considered legal advice.  Check out www.kimandersonconsulting.com/legal for links to their DIY legal forms for bloggers!  Music by Pond5 - Cheerful and Upbeat.

Today talking with Danielle Liss of Hashtag-Legal about what elements you need to have in place to make sure what you're doing on Pinterest is secure. From copywrite to brand contracts we're covering it all.

Today's guest has found a way to marry her knowledge of the law with her experience working with influencers to create Hashtag Legal, a law firm dedicated to helping businesses succeed in a digital world. As technology created new opportunities for business owners, the legal industry did not keep up with the times. Hashtag Legal fills that void. Their clients are influencer networks, CEOs of digital empires, online entrepreneurs, creatives, and small business owners. Previously, she was Director of Operations and Chief Counsel at Type-A Parent, the world's premier conference, influencer network and community for mom bloggers, dad bloggers, and the marketers who want to connect with them. She has been a practicing lawyer for over 10 years and has worked for a large, international law firm in New York City on complex commercial matters and for a Federal District Judge on both civil and criminal federal cases.  She is also an adjunct professor at Seton Hall Law School. Please join me in welcoming Jamie Lieberman. In this episode we explore: how she defines leadership: “Surrounding yourself with people who do things better than you & being able to bring the best in them out.” the benefits of being the only lawyer in the room the important step to take before launching a business, especially a niche within a traditional industry building a team to complement your strengths and shore up your weaknesses her conference strategy to make great connections before, during, and even after the event Stay tuned until the end of the episode to hear what I thought were the key takeaways you could put into practice this week and benefit from for years to come. Listen, subscribe and read show notes at www.OnTheSchoomze.com - episode 51

How to price sponsored content, what type of business structure you should have for your blog, and what legal essentials your blog should have ----- Welcome to episode 99 of the Food Blogger Pro podcast! This week on the podcast, Bjork talks with Danielle Liss from Hashtag Legal about how you can create solid sponsored content. Sponsored Content and Getting Paid What Your Work is Worth If you do sponsored content, you know how much work a campaign can be. From developing the recipe to aligning with the brand’s goals, many considerations go into creating solid sponsored content for a brand. From understanding FTC guidelines to knowing the legal disclaimers all blogs should have on their sites, Danielle and her business partner cover it all at their practice, Hashtag Legal. While most bloggers want to focus on the creative side of their businesses, it’s important to have a handle on the business and legal side of things as well. Danielle saw this as an opportunity to help get bloggers to the point where they’re comfortable with pricing their work and structuring their businesses. In this episode, Danielle shares: How influencer networks work Why you should understand a brand’s goal for sponsored content How to come up with your sponsored post rate and why it should be fluid Why you should be paying attention to your Cost Per Engagement Why you should be doing campaign reports Why case studies are important How to solidify a strong pitch What type of business entity you can set up for your blog Why you should have a Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, and Disclaimer Resources: Record a message for our 100th episode! Meet the Food Blogger Pro Experts The Price Method Businessese Pretty Link Lite Bit.ly Google Slides Canva Closing Strong Info on campaign reports and case studies Dude Perfect case studies Trademark Searches Hashtag Legal

We are super excited to bring to you our friend, Danielle Liss. She is a partner over at Hashtag-Legal and she focuses on legal issues for online business owners. Danielle has extensive experience negotiating contracts and interpreting FTC guidelines, and her experience has given her intimate knowledge of the challenges facing influencer networks and social media professionals today. In this episode we talked all about business formation, contracts, website policies, intellectual property, copyrights, trademarks, and she may have even given us the straight talk about some of the things we have not yet done inside of our own business. So, regardless of where you are in your business, just getting started or perhaps you have your own multiple six figure business, get ready because we promise you, you are going to learn something today! Thank you for listening! Please subscribe, rate and review The Strategy Hour Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated. For show notes go to thestrategyhour.com. To download the transcript of this episode head to: thestrategyhour.com.

In this episode of the DREAM. THINK. DO. podcast, Mitch Matthews talks with the partner and co-founder of Hashtag Legal, Jamie Lieberman. Her firm is dedicated to helping all entrepreneurs to run businesses in the digital age. She shares legal answers and specific strategies for some of the most common questions about the law.  This information will help you and your organization stay protected.    Listen To The Podcast:                         Talking about legal issues around your business and your creative ideas may make you want to run for cover.    However, conversations around legal strategies to keep you, your ideas and your business protected shouldn't be put off.   Jamie Lieberman, my guest on today's DREAM THINK DO episode, specializes in helping entrepreneurs run a business in the digital age. Her law firm has extensive experience in helping clients with everything from drafting and reviewing contracts to forming entities.  Plus, she helps her clients to protect their creative ideas! Listen to this episode to gain insight into how to do things right and keep yourself safe when it comes to business legal matters. You'll hear answers to some of the most frequently asked legal questions from DREAM. THINK. DOers.        In this episode, you will… Learn how to avoid the biggest legal mistakes people make Hear about why you shouldn't procrastinate to register your mark Gain insight into how to find a good lawyer who understands your industry Hear about the most important part when drawing up a contract Listen in on some priceless tips I'd not heard before in my 10+ years of being an entrepreneur Let me know what stood out to YOU! Leave a comment and share what was your biggest takeaway.  I'd love to hear from YOU! DISCLAIMER: All information provided during this interview is legal information and does not form an attorney-client relationship. An attorney-client relationship is not formed until you have a written agreement between yourself and an attorney. Episode Resources www.Hashtag-legal.com jamie@hashtag-legal.com MitchMatthews.com/itunes DREAM. THINK. DO.

Do you want lead generation tactics for your small business?  Fellow Duct Tape Marketing consultant, Ken Tucker of Changescape Web, is full of 'em.  He kicks off the episode with some great tips and an interesting look into his background, including a run for office.   The second half of the show features Danielle Liss, a lawyer at Hashtag Legal.  Danielle has carved out the most interesting niche, focused on influencer marketing professionals and online business owners.  If you are a blogger or running any kind of online business, make sure you've taken the necessary legal steps to protect it.  Danielle details a plan. For more details and transcript visit Radetich Marketing & Media.

Jamie Lieberman is a partner and founder of Hashtag Legal. Jamie has extensive experience drafting and reviewing contracts, forming entities, drafting site terms and negotiating on behalf of clients. Jamie also has commercial litigation experience, so she has a strong understanding of business and corporate law. Jamie has been a practicing lawyer for over 10 years and has worked for a large, international law firm in New York City on complex commercial matters and for a Federal District Judge on both civil and criminal federal cases. Jamie currently teaches Appellate Advocacy at Seton Hall Law School as an adjunct professor. She is also the former Director of Operations and Chief Counsel at an influencer network and has extensive experience working with brands and bloggers at live events and through campaigns. Jamie graduated from Seton Hall Law School, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif and was the Managing Editor of the Seton Hall Law Review. She completed her undergraduate degree at Lehigh University, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business and Economics. Jamie is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey.Learn more: www.hashtag-legal.comInfluential Influencers with Mike Saundershttp://businessinnovatorsradio.com/influential-entrepreneurs-with-mike-saunders/

Jamie Lieberman is a partner and founder of Hashtag Legal. Jamie has extensive experience drafting and reviewing contracts, forming entities, drafting site terms and negotiating on behalf of clients. Jamie also has commercial litigation experience, so she has a strong understanding of business and corporate law. Jamie has been a practicing lawyer for over 10 years and has worked for a large, international law firm in New York City on complex commercial matters and for a Federal District Judge on both civil and criminal federal cases. Jamie currently teaches Appellate Advocacy at Seton Hall Law School as an adjunct professor. She is also the former Director of Operations and Chief Counsel at an influencer network and has extensive experience working with brands and bloggers at live events and through campaigns. Jamie graduated from Seton Hall Law School, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif and was the Managing Editor of the Seton Hall Law Review. She completed her undergraduate degree at Lehigh University, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business and Economics. Jamie is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey.Learn more: www.hashtag-legal.comInfluential Influencers with Mike Saundershttp://businessinnovatorsradio.com/influential-entrepreneurs-with-mike-saunders/

What kind of topics are worthy of a keynote versus a presentation you would do in a workshop or breakout session? How can you position what you offer so that clients see you as a go-to expert rather than a one-time or infrequent purchase? Both of these questions are key if you’re looking to expand your business and get paid as a speaker. My guest, Danielle Liss, is a lawyer, but don’t worry - she’s not like the attorneys you’ve met at your typical chamber of commerce or networking meeting. Instead, Danielle and her partner have been called “cool lawyers”. That’s because they understand online entrepreneurship and the new economy. In this episode, I help Danielle come up with a messaging strategy to make legal topics less boring and more appealing when she’s pitching to conferences, especially for keynotes, and to podcasts. I also put my business hat on and help Danielle think about a way she can increase her own company’s revenue by offering a new type of service to entrepreneurs who are in a growth stage. We end the episode talking about how and why to track and measure the results of your speaking. About my guest: Danielle Liss is a partner and founder of Hashtag Legal. As former Chief Marketing Officer and General Counsel of FitFluential, an influencer network concentrating on health and wellness initiatives, Danielle has intimate knowledge of the challenges facing influencer networks and social media professionals. Danielle has extensive experience creating and negotiating contracts, interpreting FTC guidelines, and creating website policies. Danielle is also an accomplished speaker and has spoken at dozens of conferences on legal issues related to bloggers and social media professionals. We talk about: How Danielle works with her clients, who include entrepreneurs, influencers, bloggers, and speakers Two key things that should be included in your contracts as a speaker How to position Danielle and her legal business so that it’s not boring or fear-based The current presentation topics Danielle speaks on The difference in content between a keynote and a workshop or breakout session The value proposition we come up with that Danielle can use to appeal to entrepreneurs as they’re growing their companies Finding the right places to pitch (whether conferences or podcasts) that have the best audience for you My recommendation that Danielle not offer prospects free strategy calls and why How and why to track and measure the results of your speaking   Links: Connect with Danielle on her website at http://hashtag-legal.com DIY legal forms at http://www.businessese.com/ LinkedIn = https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielleliss/ Facebook = https://www.facebook.com/hashtaglegallc Twitter = https://twitter.com/danielleliss Join the free Speaking Your Brand community at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/join/. Sign up for a strategy session at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/strategy-session/. Say hi to me on Twitter at https://twitter.com/carolmorgancox/. Subscribe to the podcast, so you don’t miss out on future episodes!

Are you a blogger looking to leverage your online influence? We're covering everything you need to know about how to legally cover yourself as an influencer.Danielle Liss of Businessese.com and Hashtag-Legal.com is sharing her vast knowledge and experience so that you can legitimately and legally run your online business to best of your ability. Plus, she is offering a Successful Negotiation Blueprint for all my listeners.Grab your free Successful Negotiation Blueprint HERE.Topics Discussed:Introduction of Danielle Liss of Businessese and Hashtag Legal.The top things that influencers legally need to have in place.What you need to know about the legalities within a networkLength of time it takes for a network to turn around a deal.Pricing differences between networks and pitching on your own.Importance of making sure there's no surprises in the contract.Businessese contract templatesSuccessful Negotiation BlueprintProjections for 2017Resources Mentioned:I make a portion of any sales made as an affiliate.SITS: Bloggy Boot CampWorking with Brands e-CoursePodcast 4: Business Planning for Bloggers with Marnie CraycroftSponsored Content Contract TermsClick to view: show page on Awesound

This week in the Law School Insider we are bringing you Jamie Lieberman, partner and co-owner of Hashtag Legal. Finding Your Passion and Saying "No" Open Doors to Success

Hear Natalie chat with Jamie and Danielle from Hashtag Legal on four major legal mistakes to avoid in an online business. These impact anyone who has a website, collects emails, sells products and/or is an Amazon Affiliate.   This episode is sponsored by AWeber.  Thank you for supporting women entrepreneurs! Find out more and get an all access, 60 Day Free Trial at BizChix.com/Aweber!   Key Takeaways: [9:20] How should people choose a lawyer for their business. [12:03] Natalie mentions how she hired Jamie and Danielle to help her with the Aweber sponsorship contract. [13:55] Danielle lists the top four legal mistakes an online business makes and the different types of business entities to be aware of. [19:40] Natalie asks about obtaining a LLC in other states. [21:55] Danielle discusses the biggest issue business owners face in legal situations. [31:09] Danielle and Jamie talk about how important a privacy policy is for a business website and what types of questions that need to be addressed. [38:06] Danielle and Jamie can’t stress enough about being proactive in protecting your business. [46:12] How to connect with Danielle and Jaime [48:30] Natalie’s final thoughts. [53:03] Special message from Tahoe (Natalie’s 4 year old son).   Connect with Jamie and Danielle ● Hashtag-Legal website ● @hashtaglegalLLC Twitter ● Businessese Website ● @businessese Twitter   Mentioned in this Episode: ● BizChix.com/nest   Hear the entire #BizChixMonetize series.   This episode first appeared on BizChix.com.

Danielle Liss, Esq. is a partner and founder of Businessese. She is also the owner of Hashtag Legal, a law firm that focuses on social media law. Danielle is also the former Chief Marketing Officer of FitFluential, an influencer network concentrating on health and wellness initiatives. She's been blogging since 2004 at Kitten a Go-Go. Danielle lives in Las Vegas. Danielle and her partner started Businessese with one goal in mind, to make it easier for you to run your small business. Danielle is an attorney and experience business leader who has a lot of experience from running small businesses. Today we are going to talk to Danielle all about her specialty dealing with the fine print of business.When we go to Businessese, what are we gonna find? Right now it's very focused on bloggers and social media influencers but we'll be expanding in the very near future. We will also be offering different types of consulting services, for example, how to price services. Our goal is to offer different types of legal templates, business forms, things that you need on a regular basis that you know we're made for you. What advice do you have to help people figure out how to price their services? Pricing is based on more than reach. When you are talking about pricing you really want to make sure that you can, first of all, achieve success for your partner. Find out what their goals are and then second, make sure that its something that's going to resonate with your audience. Never take it just because of the money. Make sure that you are going to keep your audience's trust and that it's going to engage. You want to see those shares and the comments. People are looking more at engagement rate and cost per engagement than they are just impressions. What should entrepreneurs know about trademarks? Trademarks are such a nuanced area of law but it so important. The first thing we want is for people to know what our trad Click to view: show page on Awesound