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Ask the BattleTested Lawyer: Do I Need a Disclaimer on My Testimonials? disclaimers endorsement disclosure ftc compliance marketing compliance testimonials Jul 23, 2026

Do I need a disclaimer on my testimonials? A coach asked me this after a competitor got a nasty complaint over a wall of five-star reviews. Her reviews were real β€” every one of them from a happy clien...

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Ask the BattleTested Lawyer: Are My Income Claims Going to Get Me Sued? disclaimers earnings claims ftc compliance income claims marketing compliance Jul 22, 2026

Are my income claims going to get me sued? A founder asked me this last week after building an entire funnel around "our students make $10K a month." He wasn't lying β€” some of them do. But after 20 ye...

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Top 5 Compliance Mistakes That Get Small Businesses Sued compliance disclaimers small business worker classification Jul 15, 2026

Small business compliance mistakes don't feel like anything while you're making them. Nobody sends you a warning. There's no penalty on the day you misclassify a worker, overstate a result in an ad, o...

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Top 5 Legal Mistakes Coaches and Consultants Make client service agreement coaches consultants disclaimers Jul 09, 2026

Coaching and consulting are unusual businesses: you sell transformation, advice, and access, not a physical product you can point to. That makes the work deeply personal and the legal exposure easy to...

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