Summer is here and school is out for most of you by now. You probably have a TPT To Do List a mile long. I know I always did when I was teaching. A couple of things I always found out though were 1) I needed a break from school-related things and 2) Summer break goes by quickly! What can you do to use your time wisely this summer? 1) Take time for yourself and your family! Teachers need to relax and unwind before they gear up for the next school year. 2) Make a schedule! I have an "Ideal Week" schedule that I try to go by. Michael Hyatt has talked a lot about the Ideal Week on his blog. Click here for his posts and podcasts. Basically, take a weekly calendar sheet and block off the things you do every week. Don't forget meal times, family time, exercise, church, weekly play dates, etc. Then with the time you have left block off your product creation time, blog post time, social media content time, pinning time, etc. Each week try to follow your "Ideal Wee...
Stop looking at all the bright, shiny objects. Decide what action you are going to take and do it. Have a focused week! ...
Are you looking for ways to get your products seen? TPT has Promotional Spots that can be purchased and is one way to market your resources. ◈ Where do promoted products show up? Promoted Spots are visible at the top of a search page when a buyer clicks on one of the side tags (math, ELA, 3rd grade, etc). If you buy a spot under the category of 3rd grade, then potential buyers will see it IF they click on the side tag "3rd grade". It will not be seen under any other tag and will not be seen if someone searches through the search bar "3rd grade". ◈ When can spots be purchased? On the 19th going into the 20th of each month, the spots open up. They are released at 12 am (midnight) Eastern Standard Time and for 3 months out. For example, in May the spots opened up for August. The spots are sold out VERY quickly (many times in less than 5 minutes) especially for Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, Science, and Primary Grades. ◈ What do these spots co...
In your quote area (the gray box beside your logo), you can do several things. You can: ✍ put a quote ✍ put a link to something in your store ✍ put an image ✍ put multiple images into a GIF Today I'm going to talk about putting in an image - just one photo that doesn't move. First, create an image that you would like to add to your quote area. The size should be about 450 pixels by 150 pixels (1.5 inches by 0.5 inches at 300 ppi). The matching background gray color is #f1f1f1. Go to My Account Click on Store Profile and then Edit Change or add in the Personal Quote box ☞ Make sure you are on Image/Link and not Text. ☞ Click on Choose File. Choose your image from your computer. ☞ You can link this image to new products in your store, a custom category, or a specific product. ☞ In the box under Max File Size, place the URL to where you are linking. Click Save and you are finished!...
I took last week off to clean out my office and set up in my bedroom. We are going to be painting and putting in new flooring. Hopefully, it won't take too long. I'm back this week with more motivation and tips. Don't forget to sign up for the newsletter for additional advice! Photo Source: Sylvia Duckworth Don't compare yourself to others. You never know what they've gone through or are doing. Remember to take action with YOUR store, products, and marketing. Have an amazing week! ...
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