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Hi! I'm Liz and I help bloggers save time, stress less, and earn more.

Through ElizabethStapleton.com I create easy-to-use legal templates and trainings that empower online entrepreneurs to confidently protect their businesses, save time, and grow sustainably—without the stress or high cost of attorneys. Through my other site bloggerbreakthrough.com I run an annual virtual summit, the Blogger Breakthrough Summit that helps bloggers spend less time blogging while still earning more.

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The W.E.E.K.L.Y. Update....

Hey Reader June is truly flying by, I can't believe we're halfway through the month already....but let's get to the WEEKLY update: What's Happening in the Industry WPP Media forecasts that this year, creator-driven platforms—like YouTube, TikTok, and LinkedIn—will surpass traditional media (TV, print, audio, cinema) in ad revenue, exceeding approximately $235 billion this is a massive shift from 2019 when professional media held over 70% of content-based ad revenue. In short: 2025 marks a...

Hey Reader Rabbit rabbit! Hooray it's finally June, while I'm a bit stressed about school getting out this month, May was such a LONG month that I'm glad it's over, now let's get to the WEEKLY update.... What's Happening in the Industry New ‘Edits’ Video App: Instagram officially launched a separate video-editing app called Edits to empower Reels creators. The free app (a rival to TikTok’s CapCut) provides a full suite of mobile editing tools for videos and lets creators export high-quality...

Hey Reader This week went by so fast! I've been lost in a coding frenzy setting up a really cool Airtable base I can't wait to share with you (still testing) and learning how to build an API to hopefully build a super powerful custom GPT, stay tuned, in the meantime here is the WEEKLY Update.... What's Happening in the Industry SEO is changing, as evidenced by all the information shared at Google's I/O Fortunately Nina Clapperton has broken it down for us in a youtube video. Education &...

Hey Reader I'm excited to say I've finally built a system around this WEEKLY newsletter, which will hopefully help me to actually publish it weekly....anyway let's get to it.... What's Happening in the Industry Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) As AI-driven platforms like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude become primary information sources, bloggers are adopting Generative Engine Optimization (GEO). This strategy focuses on optimizing content to appear in AI-generated responses, emphasizing...

Hey Reader, Lots of Black Friday Sales are live, you can see all my favorites here. But here are the breakdowns of sales I'm offering and how in some cases you can get the product as a free bonus instead..... Website Legal Templates Bundle (regularly $197) If you don't have your legal ducks in a row, this product will help you get that taken care of, typically in an hour our less. Simply fill out the form and it will auto-populate your information in the legal policy templates. Plus there are...

Hello Reader, Today's Bday Bonanza was going to be an ebook blowout inside the shop. Unfortunately, I didn't manage to publish the additional ebooks I had in mind. Though I'm super proud of the two ebooks I do have available in the shop: If you sell digital products for $49+ and you want to make more sales, check out this ebook, it's on sale for $9 and then 36% off in the shop sale, making it just $5.76. The discount should automatically show in your cart - let me know if not. If you haven't...

Hey Reader, AI is all the rage and for good reason. The technological advances of the last few years have been mind blowing. And now that AI is pretty mainstream, especially in the blogging industry it's time for a potential legal reckoning... There are tons of lawsuits out there regarding AI, but it comes down to two main issues. If you use AI to create blog posts/images/etc. - is that work protected by copyright? Did AI companies infringe on people's copyright by scraping information to...