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There are many new and exciting things happening when you start a blog.
It’s so fun to pick out your blogs name and then designing it just how you’ve always imagined it.
You put in so much time and effort into your blog from the very beginning.
Yet, you could lose it all in an instant if you don’t protect yourself.
Whether your blog is a hobby, a flourishing business, or anywhere in between there are legal aspects you need to cover.
Lucky for you A Self Guru has an easy to use legal bundle that tackles those legal needs without spending a ton of money, time, or energy.
You have so many other things to figure out so I have laid out what legal things you need to consider and where you can find them.
Why do you even need legal Pages?
Legal aspects of blogging are the least fun part (in my opinion but Amira may disagree). I would rather do just about anything else. But nonetheless if you want to protect all the work that you do legal pages are a must.
Lawsuits and Liabilities
Lawsuits are a possibility when you start a blog. To avoid them you need to have the right legal protection. Otherwise you will find yourself in an expensive and messy situation.
People may misinterpret what you put out there or blame some of your content for something that goes really wrong in their life.
For instance, if you put out content recommending a product and that product causes physical or otherwise damage. That person may try to come after you. With the right legal pages you remove or limit your liability.
Once you’ve covered law suits you need to move on to another major concern – governments.
The Government Says So
There are government entities that require you have certain notices on your blog. To stay compliant, you need to follow each requirement.
(That can be a lot to stay on top of but, Amira sends out updates on the legal bundle as needed at no extra cost when you purchase the legal bundle)
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), one of the government entities, has some of those regulations. Those regulations require you to be upfront on your relationship with businesses or products. This means if you get any compensation for a product or recommendation your readers need to be aware of that in the proper way.
The FTC is not the only government body that has rules like this.
So far, you have identified the need for legal pages because of lawsuits and liability and government bodies.
There is another area of concern which I think is the most personal.
People Will Take Your Work
People will take the work you create and claim it as their own. It is not an if it is a when.
We hope that everyone who visits our sites stays a while and enjoys the content. There will be people that do not have that intention. People will come to your site with the purpose of taking your content. They are looking for the easy way out and if you don’t have the proper legal protection you won’t be able to do a thing about it!
What Legal Pages Do You Need?
Now that you know you absolutely need legal pages. Which pages do you need?
The basic legal pages that your blog should have are a disclaimer, terms of use, and privacy policy. Amira’s legal pages also include things like setting your websites rules and the proper way to disclose your affiliate relationships within the primary pages.
The privacy policy is necessary as soon as you put up your site because it’s the law. You have to have one.
This is not optional.
Not having a privacy policy can lead to major issues. All the details of the privacy policy should be left up to professionals like Amira from A Self Guru.
A disclaimer is used as a protective layer. It can help prevent lawsuits. Now people can always file a lawsuit against you but the disclaimer helps put the responsibility back on them if it has the necessary aspects.
Terms of use sets the law of the land. Think of your blog or website as the realm and you are the queen or king. How are all your people going to know what is acceptable under your rule? You publish your decree of laws. This is what you want to do with the terms of use.
Terms of use, also known as terms and conditions, cover important things like what happens when there is a legal dispute and protecting all that content you are creating.
Now that you know what legal pages are you need to get some.
Where Can I Get Legal Pages?
You have several options to creating the needed legal pages.
Your first option is to write your legal pages yourself. Chances are that you do not have the knowledge you need to do this. You could always research what needs to be included and produce your own. This method would take time and effort on your part. You would also be relying on your own self-taught knowledge to cover all the legal basis.
Remember lawyers like Amira go to law school for years to learn this stuff!
The next option available to you would be to use free generators. You can do a quick search and find generators that will spit out a legal page for your use. I am a believer in you get what you pay for. Now I haven’t done a lot of research into free generators but I am inclined to avoid anything that may be free when it comes to legal protection.
Another way to get legal pages is to hire a business lawyer to write your legal pages for you. The expense for this can range depending on the attorney you hire. While you would have the peace of mind that a professional produced your legal pages you may not have the means to do this at the beginning of your blogging journey.
What I chose to do to handle my legal pages is to use Amira from A Self Guru’s legal bundle. It included all the legal pages I needed for my new blog. Just getting started my budget was pretty limited. The legal bundle was an affordable option.
The bundle comes with step by step instructions on how to customize your legal pages for you blog. Amira is easy to reach if you have any questions or you can use her Facebook community for added support.
Honestly, you probably won’t need to use either. The legal bundle was so easy to use. I was able to get all my pages up in no time.
Now I have the peace of mind that I have the legal coverage that my blog needs. If, you want that peace of mind you can access the legal bundle here.
