Knowledge

1099 contracting, in plain English.

Real-lawyer-written explanations of the legal concepts every solopreneur and small business should know.

Knowledge

Educate yourself about key legal concepts until you can pay someone to handle it.

We think legal information should be free. We provide real-lawyer-written explanations of the legal concepts every marketing shop should know — retainers, scope, who owns the assets, and who’s on the hook for the campaign. Here are a few to start:

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What's a 1099?

](https://marketer.law/knowledge/what-is-a-1099)[

What's an independent contractor?

](https://marketer.law/knowledge/what-is-an-independent-contractor)[

What's an MSA?

](https://marketer.law/knowledge/what-is-an-msa)[

What's an SOW?

](https://marketer.law/knowledge/what-is-an-sow)[

What's IP?

](https://marketer.law/knowledge/what-is-ip)[

Who's liable for a sweepstakes?

](https://marketer.law/knowledge/sweepstakes-giveaway-legal-risk)[

Marketing retainer agreements

](https://marketer.law/knowledge/marketing-retainer-agreements)[

FTC disclosure rules for influencers

](https://marketer.law/knowledge/ftc-influencer-affiliate-disclosure)[

Who owns the campaign assets?

](https://marketer.law/knowledge/who-owns-campaign-assets-social-accounts)[

Marketing agency client contract guide

](https://marketer.law/knowledge/marketing-agency-client-contract-guide)