School of Sellers: TPT Strategies, Tips, + Seller Stories

Are you a teacher seller who has recently completed creating your business plans? Congratulations! This is such an exciting moment and should be celebrated. However, it's not the end of your journey. Once you have a finished set of business plans, your set of plans is still in progress. 

In today's episode, I am sharing four tips for you when it comes to getting those plans put into action because it's one thing to spend time and energy to make those plans and think about them, and it's a whole other battle to do those things. These tips will set you up for success, no matter what point of planning you are in.

Show Notes: https://schoolofsellers.com/business-plans

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Are you a TPT seller wondering why your sales aren't where they should be, or at least where you think they should be? Or, maybe you have established a steady income but are unsure how to take your sales to the next level. Either way, you're not alone! 

In this episode on sales gaps, we'll discuss the three most common gaps in the TPT world, how we can address them to increase our revenue, and examples of tangible steps to take to close them.

Show Notes: https://schoolofsellers.com/sales-gaps/

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Have you fallen into the trap of not moving too much when you work from home? I know I'm guilty because If my job is to sit and stare at a computer screen every day, that's exactly what I do. So I decided to switch things up today and share an exclusive episode inside the Ignite Membership, all about improving your work-from-home health. 

Dr. Melissa Manila is an internal medicine doctor, chiropractor, and functional medicine doctor who looks at how her clients got to where they are. She focuses on the root cause of illness instead of quick fixes. Dr. Melissa works with her clients to make lifestyle, diet, supplementation, and chiropractic adjustments to improve their overall health.

In this episode, our special guest Dr. Melissa shares her background as an internal medicine doctor, how often we should incorporate movement into our work days, simple exercises to improve our daily health, and reminders to hold ourselves accountable to sticking with our new habits

Head to the show notes: https://schoolofsellers.com/work-from-home-health/

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Are you looking for ways to transform your work habits with one simple mindset shift? Today I am here to share with you a way of thinking that has totally changed how I do business, especially when it comes to those tasks that you just don't feel excited to do. 

Simply put, the 'future me' mentality is doing those hard, undesirable things now, with the understanding that they will not only pay off in the future, but they are doing you a big favor. By doing something now, you are taking care of yourself in the future. 

In today's episode on transforming your work habits, I'm sharing the 'future me' mindset shift, where this mentality came from, how it's impacted my TPT business and examples of how you can apply it today. The best part? You can apply this mentality to your personal life as well!

Head to the show notes: https://schoolofsellers.com/transform-your-work-habits/

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Today, we're discussing outside-the-box ideas for your TPT business in 2023. You might be asking yourself, what exactly do you mean by an outside-the-box business idea? It’s simply doing something in your business that you haven't done before, or that is typically not something you would do in your industry. 

In this episode, I'll share the purpose of trying new business strategies, five examples of outside-the-box strategies you can implement in 2023, and even which one I'll be utilizing!

Head to the show notes: https://schoolofsellers.com/business-strategies/

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Are you someone who can't quite find your off button? If so, then this episode is for you! This week I am bringing you a blast from the past episode which has aired previously, but is highly fitting as we approach a new year. It is essential to remember that taking a break is okay, and that's what this episode is all about! 

When you love work and enjoy running your TpT business, it often doesn't feel like "work." Because of this, I ran my business for years before I learned the value of taking a break. It's not something that comes easily to me, but I've learned to make it work, and today I'm telling you how. 

In this episode on taking time away from your TPT business, I will share where my hustle mindset started, the benefits of hustling, and knowing when it's time to pull back. This episode will give you things to consider when taking time away from your business without guilt!

Head to the show notes: https://schoolofsellers.com/taking-time-away/

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This week, we are doing things differently with a podcast swap with an episode from SEO expert Kristen Doyle. She is taking over the podcast today to tell us all we need to know about algorithm changes when running our TPT businesses.

Kristen is the host of the Savvy Teacher Seller Podcast and constantly shares the importance of SEO for a good reason! A solid SEO strategy can boost you to the top of search results for your resources and products, whether you’re on Google, TPT, Amazon, Etsy, or YouTube. The key is understanding the search algorithm for the platform you’re on. 

In this episode, Kristen deep dives into why platforms make algorithm changes, what “black hat SEO” is, how you can always make the best experience for your customers and readers by using proven SEO practices, and so much more to feel confident with all the algorithm changes.

Head to the show notes: https://schoolofsellers.com/algorithm-changes/

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Here's a fun fact about me - I am absolutely obsessed with planners. Over the years, I've obtained quite the collection in my search for the perfect planner. Anyone else share in my obsession?

As TpT sellers, it is essential to have a planning system that works for you! But how do you choose the best planner when so many different options and varieties exist? In today's episode, we are talking about our go-to paper planners, digital planners, and more.

This conversation is a special episode of the podcast because it's actually a flashback of a listener favorite all about choosing the best planner for TpT sellers. Whether it's your first time listening or not, I hope you'll learn something new as Lisa Mattes, Ashley Wright, and I discuss our planner preferences and geek out about planner stuff. 

While I use multiple different planners throughout the year, the School of Sellers Planner is my favorite! If you're a planning nerd just like us, then take a quick screenshot of this episode, add it to your Instagram stories, and tag me @schoolofsellers to let me know what your favorite planner for TpT sellers (and pens) are!

Head to the show notes: https://schoolofsellers.com/best-planner-tpt-sellers/

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Do you go into every new year stressed and overwhelmed? I know that feeling so well. That’s why I’m so excited to share one of my favorite topics...planning. I love anything and everything planning related, but today I'm focusing on business planning.

In this episode all about business planning for 2023, I will give you the same rules I set for myself over two years ago to go from frantically overwhelmed to peaceful and productive! You’ll hear my favorite strategies to save time, prepare for the unexpected, and how to make data-driven decisions.

Head to the show notes: https://schoolofsellers.com/business-planning-2023

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We are back with another episode of the “TpT Sellers Around the World” series. 

Our guest today is the creative mind behind the TPT store Brain Ninjas. She is one half of the Brain Ninjas team, as their business is run in partnership. 

Inside this episode of TPT Sellers Around the World, you’ll hear the story of how Brain Ninjas started, lessons learned along their journey, the challenges faced as an international TpT seller, and how she found the perfect partner to run Brain Ninjas. 

Head to the show notes: https://schoolofsellers.com/canada-with-brain-ninjas

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