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Product lines are an easy way to make more resources and money once you know what they are and how to use them.  Here’s what you need to know to get started. What Are Product Lines? Product lines are … Read more

Since I started my TpT store a year ago I have learned a lot about product design.  As I rounded the first year of having my Teachers Pay Teachers store, I decided I should start updating my products.  I … Read more

Social Media Continue to plan my social media posts weekly.  I have reserved Saturday nights to write my social media posts.  I also want to use this time to check YouTube comments, and write an email.  If I don’t … Read more

1. Social Media Continue to plan my social media posts weekly.  Reserve a weekly time to check YouTube comments, and write an email. I have continued to successfully plan out my social media posts.  Right now my social media … Read more

Time is the most valuable commodity of a teacher and TpT author.  There is just never enough time and if you are managing your TpT store while still in the classroom then I have to tip my hat to … Read more

First I must say that I am not a lawyer and you should be very careful when you are using other people’s work.  You can consult a lawyer or look up questions you have online.  I am talking about … Read more

1. Social Media Continue to plan my social media posts weekly.  Reserve a weekly time to check YouTube comments, and write an email. 2. Learning Goal There are some videos in the CEO Teacher School I haven’t watched yet … Read more

1. Social Media Reserve a weekly time to check YouTube comments, write an email, and plan social media. I successfully planned social media.  Each weekend I took time to create posts for the week on my Instagram.  Right now … Read more

I just had my one-year anniversary on TpT as a seller.  I first started my TpT journey in August of 2020.  My family needed more money and my son needed me.  I thought this was a great opportunity to … Read more

Content is the free material you put out into the world.  There is long-form content and short-form content.  We are going to be talking a little bit about both of these, including why you should use them and how … Read more

Data isn’t very much fun, but we are going to take a look at TpT data.  I’m no data master, but I am going to show you some of the very basic things I look at. TpT Product Statistics … Read more

I have been creating YouTube videos about TpT since January and I never made a video about what you need to include in a resource.    Tools Powerpoint | Keynote | Google Slides | Adobe Backgrounds | Digital Paper Frame … Read more

1. Social Media Reserve a weekly time to check YouTube comments, write an email, and plan social media. 2. Learning Goal I am going to be watching some replays from LaterCon from Later.  3. Reach out to a Publisher … Read more

September flew by, probably because I spent a week and a half taking care of a sick toddler who got me sick too.  Let’s see how these goals went when life got in the way. 1. Finish Blog Editing … Read more

Over the last several months I have been trying to get my email list off the ground.  It’s been a much bigger project than I thought it would be with more details to learn and understand.  It’s simple and … Read more

Teachergram is a real space where teachers from around the world communicate and share everything from their personal lives to their best classroom ideas.  There is a system and method for finding success on teachergram.  You can even take … Read more

I have been playing around with how to create a foolproof system for me to work more efficiently on my TpT store during the hours I have.  Over the last several months I have moved my planning into a … Read more

The hard thing about being an entrepreneur is that my business relies on my motivation to stay focused and get things done.  Having goals helps keep me motivated and focused.  Here are some goals to help my Teachers Pay … Read more

I keep my TpT store running by setting clear goals each month.  Of course, my overall goal is to make money, but there are so many pieces that factor into that.  Here is the wrap-up of August 2021. 1. … Read more

This is the first big resource that I am creating for my Teachers Pay Teachers store and it is a lot harder than I thought it would be. I wanted to create this resource because I have never liked … Read more

I have discovered that if I do not plan social media ahead of time it’s not going to happen.  Even a plan is not enough, I have to schedule it to be successful in my posting plan. I have … Read more

As I started to branch out to new resources, I realized something about my resource creation process.  Visualizing my resources before I create them is vital to creating high-quality resources efficiently. 1. Sometimes I come up with great ideas … Read more

Did you attend TpT Forward this year?  It’s a conference for sellers to learn all sorts of things.  Normally it’s in person, but this year it was virtual and next year there will still be a virtual option.  There … Read more

Monthly goals are what drive the actions I take in my business each month.  It takes time to create and define them.  Then I have to schedule how I am going to complete each goal. 1. Finish The 30 … Read more

 have been mixing up my monthly goals some lately.  I love having goals because they help keep me focused on the parts of my TpT business I want to work on.  1. Edit My July Blogs I haven’t come … Read more

For the first time, I am challenging myself in my TpT product creation. I mean it’s all been a challenge. I just learned how to make resources last fall. Up until now, I have created a lot of poetry … Read more

My Teachers Pay Teachers store is a business and I have always thought about it that way. I take it seriously and pour a lot of time and energy into it. Businesses check out the competition. Wal-Mart and Target … Read more

I had an Instagram plan in the past, but I struggled to figure out what to post. It didn’t come naturally to me, especially Instagram stories. My general plan was something like this. Sunday: Beat the Sunday Scaries Monday: … Read more

I have decided to try out a new notebook system to organize my TpT business, for at least a few months. Why? Because I’ve had different lists, charts, calendars, docs, and post-its where I’ve been writing, ideas, tasks, and … Read more

I love having goals to work towards each month.  Now that I’ve established a habit of creating them I am starting to move away from routine habits and towards specific goals. Edit My July Blogs. I batched all my … Read more

My goals in June were a little bit different from the usual ones I’ve been setting. I set seven goals this month. Edit My June Blogs In May I batched my blogs for June. Meaning I wrote them all … Read more

1. YouTube is where I talk about my business. There are a lot of Facebook groups where I can ask questions and talk a little about my business. However, having a YouTube channel gives me the opportunity to talk … Read more

In April I signed up for The CEO Teacher Academy.  I started making enough money monthly to cover the membership, so I decided to invest in my business.  Up until this point I had done almost everything for free … Read more

May was a tough month for my Teachers Pay Teachers Goals. I did not meet several of my goals. However, I’m a pretty determined person so that didn’t stop me. There are two goals that I have held onto … Read more

Based on some of the other things I’ve talked about you’re probably not surprised by this.  There are so many things to do when you are running your TpT store like a business and not a hobby.  There are … Read more

I am really mixing up my goals this month.  For the last five months, I have had a basic set of goals and it’s been working.  My business has grown.  I have over 100 resources listed on TpT, I … Read more

I had six goals for May.  Overall, my month wasn’t stellar, but I as reflect on why I didn’t reach some goals, I also like to stay positive about what I did accomplish. 1. Read a Business Book. I … Read more

During the month of May I was working on changing some of the systems I’ve been using in my Teachers Pay Teachers business to try to have a more efficient working time.  I was trying to meet my goals … Read more

I am working on improving SEO in everything I do.  It’s a constant learning process, but the more I learn the easier it will be for teachers to find me, my resources, and everything I have to offer.  If … Read more

It seems like everyone has a pop-up on their websites these days.  This is all about how you make your own pop-up form. Steps to Create a Pop-Up Form in MailerLite Click on Forms. Pick a template.   You are … Read more

I decided to use MailerLite as my email service provider to start. Before I even signed up for an email provider I wrote out my first email funnel or as some call it nuture sequence.  Here is the process … Read more

Take a Free Online Course I’m not sure what course this will be yet.  But I will find one because it have been very valuable to take these courses. Instagram I will continue to follow the schedule created. My … Read more

Take a Free Online Course I took a free teaching grammar course by Jamie Sears.   Instagram I followed my schedule for the month.  I am still trying to figure out what else to post and how to add to … Read more

This is challenging and time-consuming. Probably mostly because I am learning another new thing.  I am glad I did a lot of the writing separately.  My nurture sequence is done and really just needs to be formatted to my … Read more

An email funnel is the series of emails customers get when they opt-in to your email list.  Different people do it in different ways.  Some people have several emails they send out and some people have just one.  Some … Read more

Lead Magnets are what you offer someone in exchange for their email address.  It could be any number of things.  There are so many articles on things you could offer, but here are just a few examples: a lesson, … Read more

This chart is what I used to help me to choose an email provider.  Honestly, I don’t think it matters too much who you start with as long as you start.  A lot of the services are very similar.  … Read more

Take a Free Online Course I am going to take a free teaching grammar course by Jamie Sears.   Instagram I will continue to follow the schedule created. It seems to be working to have a schedule and I am … Read more

Take a Free Online Course I took a guided reading intro course by Bryce the Teaching Texan. I have done guided reading in a lot of my classrooms so there wasn’t a lot of new information for me.  If … Read more

Uploading videos to youtube is a process.  I was fortunate that my husband could walk me through the steps.  Every time I had a question I could call him over to answer it.   This process is for the actual … Read more

I use Canva for all of my graphics.  Today I am going to show you how to use it to create thumbnails specifically for YouTube. Sign in (create your free account if you need to) Create a new design.  … Read more

I am a new YouTube creator so I am keeping it simple and basic for beginners like me.  Here is my current process. Write an Outline Be sure to have an outline before you record so you have a … Read more

This week’s video is going to be short and sweet. March 2021 is my month dedicate to learning YouTube. I have actually been recording videos since the beginning of January 2021, but now I am going to learn all … Read more

Take a Free Online Course I have already scheduled a guided reading course. Instagram Follow the schedule I have created. Get comfortable with Instagram stories. 10 more followers.  I was at 23 and I want to reach 33 Read … Read more

Feb 2021 ends tonight so here is a wrap-up of my month.  I have 6 goals that I’ve been working on this month to grow my Teachers Pay Teachers store.  And I’m going to break down each.  Take an … Read more

Pinterest Fail I am not going to be meeting my goal of having a pin for all of my products on TpT because time just doesn’t warrant it.   My Best Pinterest Tips Though I won’t be able to meet … Read more

Pinterest Challenges Pinterest is harder than I thought.  Well, it’s mostly time-consuming. Creating the Pinterest graphics in Canva is the most time-consuming part.  Then to also gather web address, UTM codes, and post it is crazy. I haven’t even … Read more

I hope you enjoyed this Loom video.  Here are the show notes from this episode. Beginners guide to making Pins on Pinterest Create a design on Canva.   I like Canva because it’s free and tall the types of canvases … Read more

I have 6 big goals for February 2021 to help my TpT store grow. Pinterest I need to make templates.   Learn to pin Figure out what pins should go on what boards Any times you want to share with … Read more

I had 6 big goals for January 2021 Create a Blog/Website My blog is live.  Hopefully, as I continue to write it will help drive traffic to my store. I wanted a blog to… have a landing page for … Read more

The hardest part of creating a successful blog is driving traffic to it.  There are millions of blogs out there. SEO can help, but SEO is a challenge too. In my research, I’ve learned the best way to drive … Read more

After writing and editing, and formatting, and editing, and uploading my blog is live.   Getting my blog live is a big accomplishment. But it’s really just the beginning. My first 7 articles are up.  I plan on adding an … Read more

All of my research says that blogging can help drive traffic to my TpT store, provide content for teachers, and give me a landing page for everything including an email list. I started this goal in mid-December because I … Read more

I have always treated my Teachers Pay Teachers Store as a business, with the goal of being able to help support my family, while I am home taking care of my son.  In order to grow my business, I … Read more

In 2019 I left the classroom to be a stay-at-home mom for a little while, and my husband got a new job with a two-hour commute to support us.  After about 10 months, him being unemployed and my part-time … Read more