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What does scope of practice mean if you are a coach? 

The term "scope of practice" refers to the boundaries and limitations within which a coach operates. A coach’s scope of practice has roots in the coach’s training, qualifications and expertise, as well as the...

If you sell online courses or digital products, you most likely have a lot of content on your hands. As you think about different ways to leverage the value of that content, you may be considering private label rights, also known as PLR. In this blog, When you create content, you, as the creator...

Are You Hiring an Employee or an Independent Contractor?

How you classify your workers is an important part of the hiring process. For a discussion of the differences between employees and independent contractors, read my blog, How Employees and Independent Contractor Differ in 5 Key Ways,...

If sales in your online course, coaching business, membership or service business have been steadily increasing, you might be thinking it’s time to make that first hire in your online business. Thinking about hiring help in your business can be daunting. There’s so much to think about...

Are you considering expanding your solopreneur operation of your online business to include one or more team members? When you are a course creator, coach, membership or service provider thinking about creating your team or making your first hire, you’ll need to understand whether you are...

Thinking about legal issues for your online business can be intimidating. You often don’t know if what you’re doing has legal implications, or you might be pretty sure there are legal implications but you don’t know what they are or the first place to start to learn about them....

When you’re running an online business, you’re juggling a lot of balls in the air every day. Sometimes when you’re working on content, or marketing, or ways to expand your business and earn more profit, it’s easy to forget some of the important day to day basics that help...

Are you an online course creator, coach, membership or custom service provider looking for proven strategies to increase sales in your business? Maybe you’ve heard talk around the Web about affiliate marketing and are wondering whether this strategy is right for your online business? Done...

If you’re an online course creator or online coach, run an online membership or offer custom services online, you likely rely on your website as one of the front facing marketing tools of your online business. Your website lets your potential customers know what you do and provides a...

This is the second part of a 3-part blog series on protecting your website. You can read Part I ~ Privacy Policies Here. 

If you have a website for your online business, it’s no doubt a source of enormous business pride. You’ve probably spent countless hours creating content, and...

It’s an amazing feeling when you finally hit publish on your brand new, shiny website, or add new sales pages promoting your latest products and services. If you’re an online course creator or online coach, run an online membership or offer custom services online, your website is one...

There’s a few misconceptions in the online service business world about what kind of legal protection you might need for your online business. The Internet is full of digital lore about what online service businesses need for legal protection, and while there is definitely some truth among...