Welcome!
Last updated: February 16, 2022
There are a TON of freebies, workshops, courses, and resources scattered around the artist’s J.D. website and our membership community, the artist’s Courtyard.
Which is why I created this page. To be your one-stop shop for the free and paid resources I’ve designed to help you protect your ass(ets) without legal confusion.
Below you’ll find almost every resource I currently have organized by topic. And within each topic, I’ve sorted them by price (which is clearly listed).
Hop to resources on: your legal foundation | contracts | copyright + trademark | LLC + corporation | running a creative business | website + email + social media
Your legal foundation
- 5 easy must-do legal tasks for every creative business: a 14-day email challenge helping you tackle the 5 tasks I think are critical for every creative business (free)
- Emails in your inbox from your friendly legal eagle (free weekly email)
- Quick and dirty checklist to starting a creative business (free checklist)
- the artist’s Journal Issue 1, Planning your best year yet (free PDF magazine)
- the artist’s Courtyard: an intimate membership community for artists, makers, and creatives on all things legal (Join as a DIY member for a one-time payment of $20 or as a Guide member for $45/month)
Contracts
- How to write a contract for your creative business (free mini-book, checklist, and audio recording)
- Emails in your inbox from your friendly legal eagle (free weekly email)
- Want to learn how a lawyer reviews contracts? (free workbook)
- the artist’s Courtyard: an intimate membership community for artists, makers, and creatives on all things legal
- (Join as a DIY member for a one-time payment of $20 or as a Guide member for $45/month)
- Building successful brand partnerships: workshop on how to create profitable and long-term partnerships by getting on the same page. (Available exclusively in the artist’s Courtyard either as a $20 standalone workshop to DIY members or included with a Guide membership)
- How to review and negotiate a licensing contract: This workshop helps you confidently decide if signing this licensing agreement is a good business decision. (Available exclusively in the artist’s Courtyard either as a $20 standalone workshop to DIY members or included with a Guide membership)
- Art licensing rate database: Know exactly what a fair rate for your next art licensing deal is with our crowd-sourced attorney database. (Available exclusively in the artist’s Courtyard to Guide members)
- Write a contract: a step-by-step course helping you create a contract you love, and includes at least one contract template you can use as jumping-off points ($335 as a standalone course or included with a Guide membership to the artist’s Courtyard)
- Brand Sponsorship Agreement Template: Contract template helping you promote branded content through sponsored campaigns. (Available exclusively in the artist’s Courtyard either as a $315 standalone template to DIY members or included with a Guide membership)
- Client Agreement Template: Contract template helping you create happy working relationships with your 1:1 clients. (Available exclusively in the artist’s Courtyard either as a $315 standalone template to DIY members or included with a Guide membership)
- Co-Host Agreement Template: Contract template helping you bring experts on your podcast or workshops. (Available exclusively in the artist’s Courtyard either as a $315 standalone template to DIY members or included with a Guide membership)
- Consignment Agreement Template: Contract template helping you increase revenue by selling products on consignment. (Available exclusively in the artist’s Courtyard either as a $145 standalone template to DIY members or included with a Guide membership)
- Licensing Agreement Template: Contract template helping you license your artwork to others. (Available exclusively in the artist’s Courtyard either as a $315 standalone template to DIY members or included with a Guide membership)
Copyright + trademark
- “Can I use your copyrighted materials?” email template (free template)
- DMCA Takedown Notice (free template + instructions)
- Emails in your inbox from your friendly legal eagle (free weekly email)
- How to deal with copycats (free workbook)
- How to do a trademark search (free checklist + instructions)
- Ready to register your copyright? (free checklist)
- the artist’s Courtyard: an intimate membership community for artists, makers, and creatives on all things legal (Join as a DIY member for a one-time payment of $20 or as a Guide member for $45/month)
- Dealing with copycats: Workshop helping you know when it’s a waste of time to take action against your copycat. (Available exclusively in the artist’s Courtyard either as a $20 standalone workshop to DIY members or included with a Guide membership)
- How to take action against a copycat: This workshop explains the seven actions you can take when you get copied (and when each is best!). (Available exclusively in the artist’s Courtyard either as a $20 standalone workshop to DIY members or included with a Guide membership)
- Copyright Cease and Desist Letter Template: Template helping you write a cease and desist letter to your copycat and know what you should (and shouldn’t) include. (Available exclusively in the artist’s Courtyard either as a $45 standalone template to DIY members or included with a Guide membership)
- How to register your copyrights: a step-by-step course helping confidently register your copyrights with the U.S. Copyright Office ($215 as a standalone course or included with a Guide membership to the artist’s Courtyard)
LLC + corporation
- Should I be an LLC? (free mini-book, checklist, and audio recording)
- Emails in your inbox from your friendly legal eagle (free weekly email)
- the artist’s Courtyard: an intimate membership community for artists, makers, and creatives on all things legal (Join as a DIY member for a one-time payment of $20 or as a Guide member for $45/month)
- Create and Maintain your LLC: a step-by-step course helping create an LLC in any U.S. State and feel confident that you know what’s expected to keep it legit ($335 as a standalone course or included with a Guide membership to the artist’s Courtyard)
- Maintain your LLC: Already have an LLC? Then just get the Maintain your LLC course and feel confident that you know what’s expected to keep it legit ($215 as a standalone course or included with a Guide membership to the artist’s Courtyard)
Running a creative business
- 1-sheet creative business plan (free worksheet)
- Emails in your inbox from your friendly legal eagle (free weekly email)
- Is my new team member an employee or an independent contractor? (free workbook)
- the artist’s Journal Issue 1, Planning your best year yet (free PDF magazine)
- the artist’s Courtyard: an intimate membership community for artists, makers, and creatives on all things legal (Join as a DIY member for a one-time payment of $20 or as a Guide member for $45/month)
- How to hire independent contractors: Looking to hire? This workshop helps you make sure she can be an independent contractor. (Available exclusively in the artist’s Courtyard either as a $20 standalone workshop to DIY members or included with a Guide membership)
- How to remain an independent contractor: Looking to work for someone else? This workshop helps you navigate the independent contractor line with your clients. (Available exclusively in the artist’s Courtyard either as a $20 standalone workshop to DIY members or included with a Guide membership)
Website + email + social media
- Create your Privacy Policy (free 5-day email challenge)
- Emails in your inbox from your friendly legal eagle (free weekly email)
- DMCA Takedown Notice (free template + instructions)
- Play Website Policy Mad Libs (free workbook)
- the artist’s Journal–Elevating your online presence (free PDF magazine)
- the artist’s Courtyard: an intimate membership community for artists, makers, and creatives on all things legal (Join as a DIY member for a one-time payment of $20 or as a Guide member for $45/month)
- Building an email list: workshop on how to grow your email list online and IRL on the up and up. (Available exclusively in the artist’s Courtyard either as a $20 standalone workshop to DIY members or included with a Guide membership)
- Cookies, website policies, and privacy: Workshop helping you build trust and transparency with your website visitors. (Available exclusively in the artist’s Courtyard either as a $20 standalone workshop to DIY members or included with a Guide membership)
- Nuts and bolts of selling online: This workshop helps you sleep well knowing you are selling your products/services online on the legal up and up. (Available exclusively in the artist’s Courtyard either as a $20 standalone workshop to DIY members or included with a Guide membership)
