File for dba (doing business as) name

Trademark/service mark if it’s unique. If it has your name in it or something like that, you probably won’t be able to trademark it.

Hate to say it, but you’ll never attract the types of clients you want with those prices. Most good business owners understand that you get what you pay for.

At that price point I doubt I would get anything good.

If you’re good at your craft stop underselling yourself. I pay my guy 300-500 bucks per month at the moment and that doesn’t include any seo or marketing. Just creation of static pages.

The way you’re doing it is not really how businesses with partners work.

She could ask for 35% of the profits to be distributed at the end of the year. Profits being the key word here. She is also responsible for 35% of any losses though.

If she’s going to act like a business partner you should draw up an operating agreement with these things outlined.

She isnt required to do 35% of the work for 35% of profits, you’ve already signed that portion of the business away.

You could look at getting an actual bookkeeper and pay them a wage, this would go against any profits the business has as an expense.

Your operating agreement will outline money that has to go back into the business. She would also be required to put that money up from her portion of profits.

Or talk could figure it out and act like a married couple trying to better both of your lives.