Top 5 Policies To Legally Protect Your Coaching Business When Advertising

Look, there’s nothing fun about legal policy. You know it, I know it, we all know it. At least with the Privacy Policy Generator that Bobby offers, you can skip the headache. It’s truly a painless and simple process.

Terms of Use

Chances are you’ve seen Terms of Use hyperlinked on the footer of most websites, but what does that really entail?

Bobby describes the Terms of Use as an opportunity to establish background rules for people who are accessing and engaging with your website.

It essentially says, “Here are the rules that apply to you, the user, as you interact with my website.”

Years ago, Terms of Use was a simple sentence. But now it’s an extensive, in-depth legal policy. Although it started as a one-sentence policy, over the years, attorneys have worked diligently to close all potential loopholes that did and/or could potentially pop up. So while you could create a Terms of Use that’s simple and straightforward, it’s best to leave it to the experts and keep all their legal jargon within the Terms of Use.

Disclaimer

There’s another legal policy that goes hand-in-hand with the Terms of Use. It’s a Disclaimer.

According to Bobby, the Disclaimer has two functions:

• The first is basically to outline all the ways your business can’t be sued by the person interacting with your website or purchasing your offer.
• The second is to let the person on your website know that you’re not providing them with professional advice through your website. You are simply providing education and information. From a legal standpoint, this difference is significant.

What I took away from Bobby’s explanation is this: The disclaimer puts the onus on the website viewer, as opposed to you, the website owner.

Coaching Agreement Contract

As a coach, you’re committed to helping your clients transform their lives in some capacity.

But what happens when you have a client who doesn’t put your guidance into practice and then turns around and blames you? Or when a client wants to cancel their coaching package prematurely?

At some point or another, you’re bound to come across a scenario that requires you to reference back to your coaching agreement. But if you found a generic business agreement online that doesn’t cover the foundational aspects of your coaching business (or worse, you never had your client sign an agreement), you could very well be out of luck.

But I get it! No one wants to focus on the legal mumbo-jumbo. You just want to help people!

Even so, a proper coaching agreement is VITAL.

One of the many aspects of Bobby's legal agreements that I find to be so valuable is a clause that he has within his agreements that essentially states that either party can opt to waive certain conditions within the agreement one time, without it having to be done again in the future. This allows for some flexibility within the agreement without it hindering either party.

Program Agreements

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but we no longer live in a time where handshake agreements are all that you need to protect yourself and your business. That’s why it’s important to have all of your ducks in a row for all the “just in case” instances.

Your program agreement is an essential part of achieving this.

It covers things like…

• Whether there is a refund policy and the specific requirements to receive that refund.
• The cancellation policy and the terms within that.
• What they get when they enroll in your program, course, membership, etc.

If your new enrollees have a thorough understanding of agreed-upon terms in writing, you can avoid potential confusion and frustration. Not only does it set upfront expectations, but it really minimizes the potential for hurt feelings.

Next Steps

Whether you’re developing a new funnel next month or mapping out your business plans moving forward, you probably want the freedom to create new and exciting offers that your leads are eager to purchase. But without having the right legal documents readily available, your options are limited.

That’s where Bobby’s Online Genius Template Library comes in. Think of it as your go-to source to get legal policies and written agreements that are tailored to your business as an online entrepreneur.

As you begin planning out your offers for the upcoming year or two, whether you’re developing a new funnel or just kind of mapping out your business, having the corresponding legal documents on hand isn’t just nice to have, it’s a lifesaver for your business.

This isn’t just another resource that you’ll purchase for your business and disregard in 6-months. The Online Genius Template Library is a comprehensive source that includes 26 legal templates and corresponding video instructions for each, with additional templates added as needed, so you can rest assured that your business is protected as you continue to grow and scale. I can’t reiterate enough the value of having the peace of mind of not having to worry about buying more templates later on.

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