Bilal Kaiser

Bilal Kaiser

Freelance writer, Digital marketing

Bilal has been writing for LegalZoom since 2008. His areas of interest include entrepreneurship, small business marketing, estate planning, and intellectual property protection. When not writing for LegalZoom, Bilal spends his days working in digital marketing, exploring Los Angeles, and hanging out with his cat. You can follow him on Twitter.

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