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 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 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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 (Available exclusively in 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)
- Client Agreement Template: Contract template helping you create happy working relationships with your 1:1 clients. (Available exclusively in the artist’s Courtyard)
- Co-Host Agreement Template: Contract template helping you bring experts on your podcast or workshops. (Available exclusively in the artist’s Courtyard)
- Consignment Agreement Template: Contract template helping you increase revenue by selling products on consignment. (Available exclusively in the artist’s Courtyard)
- Licensing Agreement Template: Contract template helping you license your artwork to others. (Available exclusively in the artist’s Courtyard)
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 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 Courtya)
- 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)
- 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)
- How to register your copyrights: a step-by-step course helping confidently register your copyrights with the U.S. Copyright Office (Available exclusively in 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 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 (Available exclusively in 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 (Available exclusively in 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 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)
- 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)
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 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 )
- Cookies, website policies, and privacy: Workshop helping you build trust and transparency with your website visitors. (Available exclusively in the artist’s Courtyard)
- 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)
