SIX MONTHS OF TEACHERS PAY TEACHERS | Income reports + lessons learned
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- čas přidán 6. 05. 2019
- Starting a new business is always a little intimidating. When that business is a Teachers Pay Teachers store, you may not know what to expect when going in-- that's where this video comes in!
In this video, I talk about the first six months of TPT selling-- my goals, how much money I made, and lessons I have learned along the way. Whether you are an experienced seller or a brand new seller or not a seller at all, we can all learn from other people's journeys!
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Thank you, I am just getting started and really appreciate you tips and hearing about your journey.
Good luck!
Thank you so much! I just posted my first product and your video is so encouraging! Mil gracias!
¡De nada! Good luck!
Thanks for posting! It's always great to hear from other TpTers. Very encouraging.
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for your honesty and sharing! Very helpful.
You're welcome! I hate when I watch videos and they hold helpful information back, so I try to be super honest and upfront! Good luck with your business!
Congratulations! This is so helpful and awesome. I am so happy I came across your video because I have no idea what I am doing. Way to go.
I am so glad! I am trying my best to help as many people as I can!
I am really enjoying your videos. You are very informative but you don't drag things out so long. I'm impressed and encouraged by your success.
Thank you so much! I hate watching videos or listening to podcasts and having to wait a long time for people to get to the point, so I try to just dive right in!
Thank you! I am just beginning my journey into the world of selling on TPT. This was really helpful
I am so glad! Good luck with your store!
This was really helpful!! Thank you Becca!!
I am so glad! Good luck!
Thanks for sharing! Very happy with your success :) keep going !
So glad you enjoy them! Good luck to you!
thanks for sharing! this was super helpful as I'm just starting out
I'm so glad! Good luck on your journey and let me know what you need help with!
Thank you for this :) So excited to start our journey.
You’re welcome! It’s going to be hard but it’s going to be GREAT!
Love your black and white lamp. Super cute.
Congratulations! Way to provide value to voluntary patrons! I hope God continues to provide you further success going forward!
Thanks! I hope you have great success as well!
Your doggie! 😍😍😍 This is a great video, thank you!
Congratulations! Thank you for the info.
I hope it was helpful!
Thank you for this feedback. My friends and I are starting TPT this summer.
Yay! Summer is the perfect time to start because you can get a few products up! The first 50 are the most important. Good luck!
THANKS!
THIS WAS POSITIVE AND INSPIRING!👍🏿
Your welcome!
Nooooo! I am like excellent jooooob!!! I totally get the process of the time it can take and the unknowns!! So when you see it working the excitement you have for it is sooooooo super understandable!
I'm in my 3rd month now but this gives me some hope for the future of my store. I made $22 my first month and $66 last month. I want to double my earnings each month, which I know can't last for long, but for now that's the plan. Thanks for your videos! You've really helped get me on the right track.
That’s amazing- and better than mine at first. Congrats!
Thank you for the videos they have really encouraged me.
I’m so glad! Good luck with your store!
This is a great video - thanks for sharing
You're welcome!
Good for you! Cool stuff.
Thanks!
Love this video! I'm trying to build my store up, and I love your goal setting ideas! Please let me know if you have any more tips!
I have lots of videos with lots of tips, but goal setting is one of my biggest!
I was blown away by the amount of money you made! I want to start but have no idea what I am doing. lol Thanks!
It was a lot of work, but there are a lot of people making a lot more than I do as well. Go for it!
Thank you - this was very insightful. I was wondering about both advertising and never realized I could afford an add and I didn't realize how imperative it is to have the square cover to sell the product with a specific brand look. Thanks so so much! Michele S.
You’re welcome! Yes, ads can be as little as $1. They sound so much more intimidating though!
Yes thank you
How do people design their worksheets and square covers to look so professional? Do you use a specific software?
Wow! I'm inspired 😁
I’m glad! You can totally do even better!
Can you do an updated TpT sales video? This one was SO encouraging. ♥️
Oak Roots & Arrows I’m so glad you thought so! I have a one year of TPT that talks about March-Aug you can check out now and I plan to have a 2019 recap coming soon!
It´d nice to have a video on when TPT usually makes sales. I know you can´t have all the info about but maybe you can say when they usually are and how to better take advantage of them to sell more.
Like sitewide sales? That is the video going up on Sunday! I can’t say for sure, but there should be a cyber Monday, one in February or March, one around May, and one for back to school.
Loved your thorough video and tips of how you expanded. I did have a couple of business questions for TpT, did you have to obtain a business license before selling PDFs online and how to you estimate quarterly payments for tax purposes (if you are required to do so). Still trying to wrap my head around the business side of everything. Thanks!
Yes, you need a business license. I believe there is a monetary cut off for how much you can make before it being officially a "business", but if you are trying to earn money, go ahead and get one. That should be through your county or city depending on where you live. I am not currently doing estimated payments. I just save 30% of my income in a savings-- which is a bit more than necessary. Then I pay it all at one time. If you want to do estimated payments, you just figure out how much you need to pay and divide it by four. You can now pay online! I posted a whole video about taxes you can check out!
So happy for you!!! I just made 5 sales today with the new Teacher Appreciation Sale 😀 Hope you are having success as well!
Awesome! The first day of the sale was pretty slow, but yesterday went very well! Let me know if you need something!
Can you do a video on how to consistently create products? I’m considering making a schedule for myself but I love seeing what other sellers do!
Kayla Thompson yes! That sounds like something right up my ally. I loooove systems and schedules. Thanks for the idea!
Becca Davis My pleasure! Love your channel! Keep going 😀 There are so few channels and videos about TPT on CZcams and this is the platform I go to to learn EVERYTHINGGG ❤️
I know! I looked up stuff when I was first starting and was shocked to find almost nothing. Let me know what else you'd like a video on!@@kbug8884
This was really helpful to see another teacher's results. I've just done one on my own first 6 months in 2020 and whether I think it is worth it.
Did you think it was worth it?
@@BeccaDavis Yes and no. Seen as I'm already creating resources for school, it makes sense to upload them and make a little money. I wouldn't go out of my way to make it a side hustle as for small products, the return isn't worth it. However, I am going to concentrate on making larger bundles, and possibly upgrade my account.
Wow, you're so lovely! I wish you all the luck in the world. I'm just starting my TPT journey. Patients and hard work.. 😊 Thank you for your info. I liked and subbed 🤩🤩🤩
I'm so glad you found it helpful! Let me know if you need anything!
hey, becca. I have a video idea if you havent done. Why dont you make a video about Evergreen resources ideas since you already made a video about seasonal ones.
This was good. Thank you for sharing! So would you recommend a teacher to start a TpT store?? I've been wanting to do it for a while but I think you've given me the courage to do it!
yvette joy Harris I think if you want to and you are willing to put in some time and effort, than it’s great! There’s definitely a learning curve though, so if you’re looking for quick money this is not it!
Thanks for sharing! I’ve made $33 since I opened the store in March 11th. I’ve got 39 products so far.
What do you mean by square covers?
That's awesome! And more than I made at first! When you upload your products and it says upload thumbnails. The first one is your cover. You want to make it separately so that it can be a square.
@@BeccaDavis thank you!
Thanks for the video. Try to get started on TpT, already have a CZcams channel.
Awesome! Having an audience is a huge help. I blogged for a yea before I added on TPT!
@@BeccaDavis Thanks. Maybe you said this in your video but what program do you use to make your products for TpT? I have a MacBook Pro and would like to use Apple's pages program, I also have Power Point and I use Canva for my Pinterest Pins.
Thank you for video. So informative. What square things do mean? Thanks in advance.
Square thumbnails! Thumbnails are the little pictures that appear next to your product name. They can be any shape, but square shows up the best! The better someone can read them or see what your product is about, the more likely they will click on them.
How do you use it? I’m in canva and I see so many options. Do you just start from a black slate and then create, it is there a specific template in canva that you use?
Great info! Thanks for sharing. What do you mean by square cover?
Your first thumbnail when you create a product should be square!
Hi there! Thank you for sharing your experience ☺️ Do you use the free or paid for version of Canva?
@@mommybusiness9137 free as of right now :)
@@bridgetrodriguez8258 Great! Thank you 😊
I came for the teaching tips. But I stayed for your cute dog 😏
Sarah M. Jordan I knew she was the star!
Hi dear
Hi! You mentioned that you put up PPT's that you've made as products, because why not you've already made them, so my question is how do you make sure the pictures you choose for your PPT are safe to use? i.e. not copyrighted or whatever
Dianne Herbst Hi! So I only use pictures I purchase on TpT or other sites when I buy the right to use it. I don’t usually put them up as PowerPoints because people can lift the clip art which violates the terms of use of the clip art. Also, different versions of PowerPoint sometimes format things differently. If you have clip art and want to save something as a PowerPoint, you have to save every slide as pictures and then reupload those into a PowerPoint. Pdf is just so. Much. Easier.
I went through and using Google images, and using advanced search to look for pictures that were not copyrighted or for the public domain.
I love how you are transparent with how much you earned. I earned those exact numbers! lol I don't believe someone just started saying they made $300. I call bs... Lol
That is such a coincidence! Sometimes people have the right thing at the right time… or they already have a following on a platform before they start selling
Thanks! :) What are your thoughts on TPT after doing it as long as you have now?
I love it! I still work on it every day. I think it’s so worth it.
Did you do anything to promote your store before the Pinterest ad?
Kayla Adams nothing paid. I have made videos about resources, written blog posts about them, and talked about them on social media.
I love writing curriculum, but don’t know how people make their TPT cute with graphics. Any suggestions on resources?
Yes! I actually have a whole video called How Do TPT Sellers Make Things Cute? You can check it out here: czcams.com/video/Z15ij4RtLB8/video.html
@@BeccaDavis That's too perfect! Thanks!
@@tonyaschield1830 That was my thought when I read your question! I hope it answers your questions!
Your advice was good but you are a little chatty. I like how you shared your monthly sales and that you had goals. That's great.
Margarita Cooper yeah... I tend to be chatty. Trying to get better about that!
Glad you enjoyed it though!
The trick is making your stuff look cuter.
This is a huge deal breaker to a lot of buyers!
what date TpT send payout to our paypal?
Usually around the 10 of the next month, but it is not always the same day.
What to start with?
Right here: czcams.com/video/E-CcK69d9qM/video.html
I wonder how much they keep. Do you lose rights to your product!?
You keep your rights! They belong to you. For a basic seller, they keep 45% of your sales, plus 30 cents. So if your product is $3, you will get 1.35. If you upgrade to the premium seller, then you pay 59.99 once a year, and they only take 20% of each sale, plus 15 cent if the order is less than $3. So if your product is $3, you would get $2.40. You can read more here. www.teacherspayteachers.com/Help/Payout-27/Payout-Rates-and-Fees
how much time does it take to make these?
Naomi Ruwaine Gutierrez Parrish are you wondering about how much time it makes to make a tpt product or my videos?
@@BeccaDavis The products. I started working on an Italian packet today. I must have spent 3 hours just setting everything up in powerpoint. (150 pages)
Naomi Ruwaine Gutierrez Parrish Totally depends on what you are making! Most things take a few hours. I tend to work on them on and off so I don’t have exact times. Also, it tends to get faster as you go. I now know what all I put into my song packs, so they are a lot faster. And things that I already have templates for, like flash cards, can sometimes take as little as an hour. But the first product of a type will be time consuming. So it will get better- but it will always be a bit time consuming. If it wasn’t, nobody would buy them. They would just make them themselves.
Naomi Ruwaine Gutierrez Parrish and 150 pages is a lot! Don’t stress!