Before You Collect a Dime — a 12-page downloadable PDF with practical explanations, a worksheet, a launch checklist, official resource links, and the bonus prompt.
Includes Free AI Prompt Gift12-page PDF guide
Before You Collect a Dime
Ready to earn online? Get familiar with the business basics behind the payment link—from EINs and business names to banking, tax paperwork, and keeping records. Built from Marilyn’s real learning journey, with practical checklists, official resources, and a bonus AI prompt to help you research requirements where you live.
$5 one-time purchaseGet the guide + free gift
One $5 USD purchase includes the guide and separate free one-page bonus PDF, delivered through Payhip.
General U.S. educational information. Requirements vary by location and business activity; this guide is not individualized legal or tax advice.
What you’ll receivePractical basics.
Practical basics.
A clearer next step.
- Plain-English business setup basics, including EINs, business names, and structure
- A Lake County, Illinois example, clearly identified as local
- Banking, payment setup, and tax-record reminders
- A practical action worksheet and launch checklist
- Clickable official resources to help you verify current requirements
- A copy-and-paste prompt for ChatGPT or another AI assistant to help research state, county, and city requirements
Two PDFs · One purchaseA guide to work through.
A guide to work through.
A gift to keep handy.
The AI prompt is included with your $5 purchase. Use it to find official sources and questions to verify for your own location and business activity.
A separate one-page PDF with the copy-and-paste local business rules prompt, ready to keep handy alongside the guide.
Your next steps depend on your circumstances. This guide is not a license or a guarantee of compliance, and it does not assume everyone needs an EIN, LLC, or certificate before earning.