The legal side of running a business can be confusing. As TpT sellers there are a lot of questions about what we should be doing and shouldn't be doing that come up in our Mastermind Group. We are addressing those today and if you want to continue the conversation at www.growwithusmastermind.com.

We know the legal side of running your business is a heavy and serious topic. But, we also know it's so important to help you grow your business that we address these types of topics. So, we brought a guest on our podcast to help answer all our TpT seller legal questions.

Brittany Ratelle is an attorney who helps creative entrepreneurs build more confident businesses. She provides 1:1 custom legal services and digital products/education to help creative entrepreneurs get a handle on the business side of their growing empires. She believes in the power of cute office supplies AND good contracts and hosts a weekly podcast, Law & Wit: Creative Counsel for Entrepreneurs, with business tips and inspiring founder stories. Brittany lives with her husband and four kiddos in her beautiful hometown of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and loves to rock out in her minivan, knit, sew, ski, and issue empty threats to her sewing machine.

What we love about Brittany is that her whole focus is creative entrepreneurs and because of that she gets the unique situations of TpT sellers and bloggers. So many times it seems like it's impossible to find professionals in the legal and financial world that really "get"what it is that we do, but she's definitely one of them.

Are there DIY Legal Templates I can use?

April actually found Brittany because on her website she has an incredible library of DIY legal templates in her store. As an attorney she knows exactly what business owners need. But, she also knows that many that are starting out in the creative entrepreneur world don't have the budget to run out and pay an attorney to draft up every document, contract, and legal website wording that they need to have.

Her templates are created to help for those that can't afford that one-on-one service. The templates are made to be do-it-yourself and are super easy to fill out. It doesn't take a lot of your time and won't leave you feeling confused. And, they are GDPR compliant, so you don't need to worry about that hype either.

How do I handle customer testimonials?

Using customer testimonials isn't as simple as slapping a quote, image, and link of someone up on your website. You want to make sure you have their permission to do so. The last thing you want is someone that loved your products or service to feel caught off guard because they saw themselves on your website unexpectedly.

Right now, April is gathering testimonials herself and using one of Brittany's templates. This way she'll know that everyone has signed off and she can move forward. To make it easy, she's uploading the template in HelloSign so it's easy to send electronicall