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1. Using a virtual mailbox for a valid address on their emails for CAN-SPAM compliance. (virtual mailboxes are not compliant!)

2. GDPR violations, especially when it comes to the double opt-ins (the way most people use double opt-in is not compliant with GDPR requirements). Learn more about GDPR compliance here.

3. Copyright infringements – something as simple as using a quote by another person in a social media graphic (there are of course exceptions to every rule)

There is no one (1) law that bloggers are supposed to comply with. Instead, there are several pieces of laws, as well as different bits and pieces of other existing laws and regulations that can be applied to bloggers.

Law is most of the time based on interpretation and specific factual circumstances. No two situations are the same.

However, there are some generalities that bloggers and website owners overall have to comply with. One of them is already mentioned above, you have to make sure your website and/or blog is GDPR compliant. If you’re in the United States area, then you also have to comply with CAN-SPAM laws and must have a valid physical address listed at the footer of your emails.

Another would be to pay attention to copyright rules and not to infringe on anyone else’s rights.

• Make sure you have all the required and recommended website policies on your site. Customize them to show the purpose and mission of your own site.
• Do not ask for legal advice from non-lawyers. Honestly, you wouldn’t want an engineer to perform a surgery on you instead of a doctor-same analogy. If you need legal advice, ask someone whose job it is to give that.
• Do not overcomplicate your site… remember, one of the key things in being compliant with most laws is to give your reader/website visitor a choice. They must be able to choose what they want instead of forcing it on them.

Some legal pages are necessary by law, while others are highly recommended.

A privacy policy is something that every website must have. Legal policies on websites are meant to protect both the owner of the website and the visitors. They lay out the terms clearly so that the website visitor knows exactly what to expect, what will happen, how it will happen and for what reason.

Moreover, your visitor has a choice. They can choose to stay on your site, which means they agree to the rules, policies, and terms…Or they can choose to leave your site if they disagree.

Proper legal pages and policies give notice of:

• Protected work
• They give notice of data being collected,
• and also whether the website owner in question gets compensated for any products, services that they promote.

Legal pages, of course, protect various bloggers and website owners from different things depending on the particulars of the website in question.

What I’ve described above is a more general approach. For a more specific approach, particular factual circumstances need to be known.

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Aside from these, I also have a few other agreements such as a collaboration agreement, an agreement for hiring an independent contractor or virtual assistants, terms of use for online course creators.

My goal is to update my templates and add different ones for various needs. The templates themselves come in a doc. format once the buyer downloads them. The templates are super easy to customize as I created text placements with directions for appropriate sections.

These templates are legally compliant, cover all the necessary and recommended basis.

You can confidently get them and set them up on your own site. I wanted to create something and price it in a way that would be affordable for all the bloggers.

 

I think the key to blogging is consistency.  I believe it’s still possible to make very good money from your blog, but don’t expect it overnight.

In my opinion, to succeed in the blogging industry, one must master the fundamentals first. I would say spend your time on building your email list, network with other bloggers in your or related niches, regularly provide support to others by showcasing your expertise.

I love the freedom and creative outlet that blogging gives me. It has the potential of being a full-time job for me pretty soon while allowing me to raise my son and be with him every second of the day.

I think more than anything else I love blogging because it introduced me to various skills, programs, and abilities that I would not have had without it. Thanks to blogging, I am now a decent graphics designer, know how to set up and use pretty much any software, and much more!

Blogging is just exciting for me. It’s something I look forward to doing every second of every day.

Mariam Tsaturyan is a licensed and practicing attorney in the United States. Blogging was supposed to be a hobby initially, but it quickly turned into an income producing business. As a natural extension for her blog, Mariam creates legal templates and agreements for bloggers and online entrepreneurs in general. Mariam is happily married, and her biggest miracle in life is her little boy. Mariam loves learning new information and material. You can learn more about her by visiting Freelance and Marketing.

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