Legal tips for collaborations

Collaborations are one of the smartest ways to grow your audience, increase authority,
and boost your sales.

But they can also become messy fast — especially if expectations aren’t set clearly from
the start.

Whether you’re guest teaching in someone else’s course, co-hosting a live session, or
creating something with another brand, you need legal protection — even if it’s “just
between friends.”

What Counts as a Digital Collaboration?

● Guest teaching inside another brand’s course
● Hosting a joint live or webinar
● Running a collaborative giveaway or promo
● Partnering to launch a product or shared content
● Speaking at an online event or summit

Legal Risks of Collaborating Without Agreements

● Confusion over who owns the content
● Missed payments or unclear affiliate commissions
● Unauthorized use of your image, recording, or brand
● Misaligned expectations about deliverables
● No plan for cancellations or rescheduling

Legal Documents You Need to Collaborate Safely

✅ Collaboration Agreement
Clarifies roles, responsibilities, content ownership, income sharing, and deliverables.
✅ Guest Teacher / Event Speaker Agreement
Outlines whether you’ll be paid, how recordings can be used, and if you can promote
your offer.
✅ NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement)
Great for sharing strategies or content that isn’t public yet.
✅ Image and Content Use Release

Grants permission to use your photo, testimonial, or voice clip.

💡 Best Practices Before You Say Yes
● Host a planning meeting to align expectations
● Put everything in writing — even informal collabs
● Decide in advance what happens if someone cancels
● Clarify how each person will communicate with the audience
● Ask if you can mention your offer, brand, or website

✅ Legal Collaboration Checklist

● ✅ You have a signed agreement from both parties
● ✅ There’s clarity on how content, recordings, and images will be used
● ✅ You know if you’ll be paid, get affiliate commission, or just visibility
● ✅ You’ve confirmed what content is reusable

✅ You can promote your offer without conflict
Before your next collab or guest spot…

Make sure you’re not making one of the top legal mistakes most digital entrepreneurs
don’t realize until it’s too late.

Grab the FREE Legal Mistakes Checklist — it includes what you must know about
contracts, ownership, and boundaries before you say “yes” to that exciting partnership.