17. 6 Legal Must Haves for Online Businesses
On Your Terms® · Sam Vander Wielen
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Show Notes
Online businesses aren’t immune to the laws, regulations, and rules that traditional brick-and-mortar businesses have to follow – despite what some “armchair legal experts” may have told you in a Facebook group chat. On top of that, there are some rules that apply specifically to online businesses and the ways that they grow. In order to make sure you are legally protected in ALL aspects of your business, let’s go over six specific things that online businesses need to do to be run in a legally legit™️, safe, and protected way.
In this episode, you'll hear…
- 04:49 - The similarities and differences between starting an online business and brick and mortar
- 09:38 - How scope of practice changes when you’re working online
- 12:43 - Why you must legally protect your website
- 18:11 - The contracts you need to have in place
- 23:46 - Why you need business insurance for your online services
- 27:07 - Registering your online business
- 29:49 - How to take online payments properly
RESOURCES:
- 6 Legal Must Haves for Going Virtual [blog post]
- Watch my YouTube episode "How to Send/Sign Contracts Legally"
- Episode 2. Scope of Practice for Coaches (What You're Legally Allowed to Do)
- Episode 10. What Your Website Needs to Be Legally Legit
- Episode 8. What Makes a Good Contract? How to Make Sure You're Protected
- Episode 7. The First 3 Steps to Legally Protect Your Business (Where to Start!)
- Episode 9. How to Register Your Business to Protect Your Personal Assets
CONNECT:
- Get Sam's weekly newsletter, Sam's Sidebar
- Follow Sam on Instagram
- Follow Sam on YouTube
- Subscribe to Sam's Substack, Beyond Business
- Take Sam's free legal workshop "5 Steps to Legally Protect & Grow Your Online Business"