Protect the business you've worked so hard to build.
Finally, legal support that's built for online businesses -
without the $450/hour price tag.
The Fine Print Academy™ gives coaches, consultants, and course creators ongoing attorney access, done-for-you templates, and legal clarity - at a price your business can actually sustain.
Traditional legal is inaccessible for most solopreneurs and small agencies.
It’s expensive, reactionary, and not actually built for your specific needs as a client.
Which leaves most online small business owners at your same stage of business unprotected.
You spend all day with low-grade anxiety, not knowing if your contracts are solid enough to protect you if a client ghosts you before finishing their payment plan.
You’re googling what to say at 11pm when a client starts asking for add-ons and revisions you never agreed to - but your contract doesn’t back you up.
You know you’re winging it, and the longer you wait, the more exposed you are - but no one's ever explained what 'legally protected' actually looks like for a business like yours.
That’s not good for you, your clients, or your bottom line.
When you’re operating within the vast expanse of “not a beginner” and “nowhere near needing in-house counsel,” very few right-fit legal solutions exist.
Until now...
"No more piecing together random templates and hoping they’re good enough, this program ensures you have what you need from a legal team for the faction of the cost."
— Timisha Tross, CEO Instructor at timishatutoring.com
Enter the Fine Print Academy
The Right-Fit Legal Solution Built For A Business Like Yours
The Fine Print Academy™ is a membership that gives online business owners ongoing access to attorneys, done-for-you legal templates, and a library of legal training - built specifically for how online businesses like yours actually operate.
You know legal coverage is smart. But unless you’ve built your business foundations with the guidance of an attorney, you likely have costly blind spots that leave your business unnecessarily at risk.
The AWB Firm — one of the only law firms in the country built specifically for online business owners — built the Fine Print Academy on a simple philosophy: legal protection should feel like clarity, understanding, RELIEF, and empowerment– not intimidation.
You don't need a $450/hour retainer to get real legal guidance. You need ongoing access to attorneys who already understand how online businesses actually operate at a price point your business can fit into your budget.
The Fine Print Academy is designed specifically for the unique scenarios online business owners face at an accessible price for the support you need.
SCENARIOS LIKE...
A client stops responding to your emails
- They owe you $2,000.
- You re-read your contract hoping you're covered. You aren't. There's no late payment clause, no collection process, nothing enforceable.
- You hire a lawyer. $2,500 retainer. The invoice still isn't paid.
Total losses: $6,000+ and weeks of stress that didn't have to happen 😟
Inside the Academy, you'd have known exactly what to do before it even gets to this point.
One of your students requests a refund
- You sell a $997 course. One student asks for a refund. Then two more, claiming "unclear terms."
- You panic—and issue $5,000+ in refunds you shouldn't have owed because your policy couldn't protect you.
- A lawyer charges $1,200 to fix your refund terms after the fact. Self-doubt creeps in: Should I even launch again?
Total losses: $6,000+ and a dent in your reputation 😬
Inside the Academy, your refund terms are airtight before you ever hit publish.
You spot your content on someone else's site
- Your sales copy, word for word. You feel violated and then frozen, afraid to act, worried you'll make things worse. Meanwhile, they’re still making money off of your words.
- Lawyer consult: $750. Cease-and-desist: $1,000+.
- Your content is still circulating while you wait.
Total losses: $2,000+ and the confidence to share your ideas freely 😭
Inside the Academy, you'd know exactly how to shut it down — fast.
“As a physician launching a coaching business, I was paralyzed by the legal gray areas. I finally have clear, coaching-specific guidance on my disclaimers, client agreements, and website language so I can serve clients confidently.”
– Sonali Hemachandra, MD, Weight Management Coach
How the Fine Print Academy Works
The Fine Print Academy is a membership that gets you access to real attorneys, real guidance, and real legal templates.
Unlimited Access to Legal Guidance from the AWB Firm
Weekly live calls and private written Q&A mean you're never guessing what to do when a real situation comes up. You ask. A real attorney answers within 2-3 business days.
You get priority access– and yes, even questions NOT related to contract templates. Questions like “Should I register as an LLC or a PLLC?” “How do I protect my IP when hiring 1099 contractors?” And everything in between… No more guessing “is this a $50 question or a $500 question.”
Education & Training with a Searchable Library
You’ll immediately get access to a guided onboarding assessment that maps your individualized legal safety net and tells you exactly where to start implementing the most important protections quickly and in the right way.
Plus, each month, our attorneys train members on pertinent legal topics that affect online business, like refund policies, IP protection, AI compliance, and more (these are live each month, and the replays are added to your dashboard to revisit anytime).
Attorney Drafted Templates built for Online Businesses
Immediate access to attorney-drafted templates built for online business– including client agreements, website compliance, and terms and conditions– plus the exact steps to take to make sure they are implemented within the first 30 days of membership.
Plus, members receive a new attorney-drafted template available for download each month you are enrolled to cover you in situations like: collaborations, speaking engagements, event hosting, confidentiality/nondisclosures, brand sponsorships for content creators, and many more. You get to choose from a library of 30+ templates, so you’re always selecting the most relevant, “right-on-time” solution for your business.
Exclusive Access to Add-On Custom Legal Services
As your business grows, new legal needs will come up - trademark registrations, cease and desist letters, custom licensing agreements. These services are typically reserved for retainer clients or billed by the hour with no predictable cap.
FPA members get priority access to all of these projects from the AWB Firm at a flat, discounted rate you can actually plan around.
Monthly members: 10% off all a la carte services
Annual members: 20% off all a la carte services
No waitlist. No hourly billing surprises.
Think of it as having a legal team in your back pocket - one that already knows your business - ready to step in when you need more support.
"It's a no-brainer to have an attorney on hand to give advice without paying write-from-scratch legal fees. I'm telling all my business friends about it already!"
— Jennie Lakenan, Web Designer for Coaches
Meet the Attorney behind your new legal safety net.
My name is Autumn Witt Boyd. I’m the founder of The AWB Firm, which is one of the only law firms in the US built specifically for online business owners.
I've been a business and IP lawyer for over 20 years, and our firm has served 600+ online businesses since opening in 2015.
Most people assume legal protection means intimidating language and fine print designed to scare clients. But I built this firm on a different philosophy entirely:
“Use honey, not a hammer.”
I believe legal protection should feel like clarity, not intimidation. Which is why our contracts are written in plain English.
Our attorneys talk like humans, not lawyers.
Because protecting your business shouldn't mean scaring your customers away, we're creating win-win relationships from the very start.
Our firm's mission is to support impact-driven online business owners build a sustainable, profitable business.
And my personal mission is to use my skills and energy to help more women grow legally sound businesses, so they can smash the patriarchy and protect the kind of business that you’ve built...
...a business that gives you the economic freedom you can use to make an impact for good.
THE AWB FIRM HAS BEEN TRUSTED BY
...and hundreds more!
Two Ways to Join Fine Print Academy
Yearly Membership
Recommended for MOST PERKS and BEST VALUE for predictable legal budget planning
- Weekly live group calls with a real attorney - every call includes Q&A and guided legal implementation.
- Private legal question submission, so you get attorney feedback within 2-3 days, not just on live calls.
- 3 attorney-drafted templates matched to your business on Day 1, plus 1 new template credit every month.
- Guided onboarding assessment that maps your legal safety net and tells you exactly where to start.
- Quick-start course that helps you map your legal safety net and tells you exactly where to start.
- Ongoing template updates - when laws change, your templates update automatically - as long as you’re a member.
- ANNUAL BONUS - 2 contract reviews per year (up to 10 pages each)
- ANNUAL BONUS - 20% off exclusive a la carte legal services
- ANNUAL BONUS - 2 months free!
$1990/year
Monthly Membership
Recommended for cash-flow friendly payments and flexibility
- Weekly live group calls with a real attorney - every call includes Q&A and guided legal implementation.
- Private legal question submission, so you get attorney feedback within 2-3 days, not just on live calls.
- 3 attorney-drafted templates matched to your business on Day 1, plus 1 new template credit every month.
- Guided onboarding assessment that maps your legal safety net and tells you exactly where to start.
- Quick-start course that helps you map your legal safety net and tells you exactly where to start.
- Ongoing template updates - when laws change, your templates update automatically - as long as you’re a member.
ANNUAL BONUS- 2 contract reviews per year (up to 10 pages each)ANNUAL BONUS- 20% off exclusive a la carte legal servicesANNUAL BONUS- 2 months free!
$199/month with 3 month minimum
"It's a HUGE value—both access to the templates and the ability to ask questions. I still learn something every time I come to one of the calls about how to protect my business."
— Kendra Brodin, Esq., MSW, Founder & CEO of EsquireWell
Not all legal support is created equal.
The Academy actually moves your business forward:
| DIY / Google | AI | Law Firm | Fine Print Academy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attorney-drafted | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reviewed by a lawyer | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ongoing support | ✕ | ✕ | ✓($$$$) | ✓ |
| Updated when laws change | ✕ | ✕ | ~ | ✓ |
| Accessible price | ✓Free | ✓Free(ish) | ✕$300-500/hr | ✓$199/mo |
| Written for online business | ~ | ✕ | ~ | ✓ |
"Autumn and her team are the go-to lawyers for online business for a reason...they have helped us not only with practical legal steps but also heart-centered advice."
— Amy Porterfield, New York Times bestselling author and $130MM online business owner
Our law firm supports some of the most recognizable names in the online business world, including Amy Porterfield and Jasmine Star.
The Fine Print Academy™ was built on that expertise, designed to bring the same legal knowledge and the same human approach, in a format that makes sense for your stage.
Because you deserve this kind of support too.
Whether you're 1–2 years in and building toward your first $50k, or already scaling toward $300k and strengthening your legal protection as you grow, this membership was designed to support you.
If your business includes…
- working with clients
- creating courses
- providing a service
- group coaching
- online community
- podcasting
- engaging in collaborations
- speaking engagements
- hosting events
- brand sponsorships and paid content creation
- interviewing podcast guests
…you need legal coverage you can trust.
The Fine Print Academy™ is
designed to give you confidence & protection you can trust - AI legal slop need not apply.
When something legal comes up, most business owners are left piecing together templates or asking AI for answers. AI can generate information, but it can't legally protect your business. And it certainly can't give you legal advice, review your specific situation, or protect you if something goes wrong…no matter how congenially it tells you it can.
You deserve legal support you can trust. The FPA support team is make up of practicing attorneys in the AWB Firm who are not only highly experienced but understand online business...and are real, live human beings.
Dangerous Myths in Online Business
"I don’t need real legal guidance until I hit seven figures."
Client disputes, refund requests, and IP issues can show up on client one, not client one thousand. They don't wait for a revenue milestone. Getting legally covered NOW allows you to move with confidence and protects you on the way to seven figures.
"I'm not big enough for anyone to come after."
Visibility isn't what creates risk. Transactions do. Every signed contract, every payment plan, every piece of content is a legal touchpoint, regardless of follower count.
"My cousin's neighbor is an attorney and offered to look over my client contract, so I’m good."
Generous offer, but probably not the right legal specialty. You wouldn’t ask a cardiologist to perform your knee surgery. Having a legal team that specializes in online small business will give you the assurance that not only do we get you and what you do, we’ve got the language and expertise to help you get the pieces in place to protect it. (True story: A friend told me her attorney had to watch YouTube videos ON HER DIME to learn about what a marketing funnel was. 👀 YIKES.)
A note on how this works: The Fine Print Academy is a membership, not a law firm engagement.
You get access to real attorneys, real templates, and real guidance, but the Academy does not create an attorney-client relationship with our firm. If you need individualized legal representation, our firm offers predictable, flat-fee a la carte legal services available only to FPA members, at a discounted rate..
Get real legal support that's just as human as you are.
It's time for you and your business to finally have the legal protection you deserve -
so you can operate with confidence and security in this season and the next.
The Fine Print Academy gives you real attorneys, real templates, and real answers -
so the next time something comes up, you're not scrambling. You're covered.
Let's do this together.
Moving Forward, You Have Two Choices:
White Knuckle It
without Fine Print Academy
Without Fine Print Academy, you’ll...
- Continue making your legal decisions reactively and under pressure when a dispute lands in your inbox, or a contract turns out not to cover the situation you're actually in
- Find, vet, and get a lawyer up to speed to work on the project while you’re under tremendous pressure when a client threatens to sue or put you on blast. This process is not quick or easy– especially under duress.
- Pay full retainer rates on someone else's timeline, chasing the peace of mind you could have had for a fraction of the cost, months earlier
- Remain exposed with cobbled together contracts and unprotected IP
- Be left with few right-fit options for your type of business and your stage of business
Take Care of Business
with Fine Print Academy
With Fine Print Academy, you’ll...
- Send contracts confidently, delivered in plain, professional language with an empathetic, human-centric approach to create win-win situations for both you and your clients.
- Answer refund policy questions without guessing
- Stop wasting money on “panic solutions”
- Add a new offers to your ecosystem knowing you’re legally covered working with clients in a new way
- Operate with the steadiness and confidence of knowing your business has real legal backing behind it, whenever you need to reach for it.
- Know exactly where to turn for guidance as your business grows and new opportunities arise like licensing
Join the Fine Print Academy
We built this for those who need real legal protection
at a price that's less than your monthly software subscriptions .
*Starts with a minimum 3-month commitment so you have time to actually implement.
Then month to month with no long-term obligation.
Questions before you join? Our team is happy to help - [email protected]
Annual Member Perks
Annual members enjoy exclusive discounts and services as part of their FPA experience including:
- 2 contract reviews per year (up to 10 pages each)
- 20% off exclusive a la carte legal services
- 2 months free!
Frequently Answered Questions
What stage of business is the best fit for what The Fine Print Academy provides?
What if I'm just starting out?
Still unsure if FPA is for you? Email us at [email protected] and we can point you in the right direction.
What if I'm making beyond $500K/year? Is The Fine Print Academy too basic for my needs?
What if I don't use the membership every month?
I'm worried I won't have enough time to implement everything.
I can't always attend live calls. Will I still get value?
Why is there a three month minimum? Can't I just try it out for a month?
I already have a contract I use. Do I need this?
What if I already work with an attorney?
What if my team or VA handles contracts and onboarding?
Will this work for me no matter where I live?
I anticipate I'll need to consult an attorney soon about something specific you haven't listed above. Is there anything NOT included in a Fine Print Academy Membership?
- Any matters outside of our practice areas, including family law, real estate law, patent drafting, wills and trusts, or anything not explicitly offered on our website.
- Custom Contract creation / Contract drafting or redrafting / Full contract review*
- Trademark registration applications*
- Copyright filings*
- Setting up an LLC or Corporation*
- Filing Fees due on your behalf
- Litigation
*These services are available as an add-on engagement for a flat-fee, available only to FPA members, at a discounted rate.
Running a business over $500k annual revenue with a growing team?
You may need more custom, 1:1 support. Our law firm works directly with online business owners at that stage.
The Fine Print Academy™ is educational and informational and does not create an attorney-client relationship with our firm or include personalized legal advice.
Questions? Contact us at [email protected]