Yes, it is a couple extra steps. Essentially create the first with the non-editable components. save that slide as a jpg. Open a new slide, upload the jpg as a background image.
Thank you for your great videos! About flattening; isn't the whole thing to protect your products? Well I thought the easiest thing to do is save your ppt slides as images and then convert the images into a pdf. Wouldn't that work?? I need help with my first product, why it should be free? I made a TpT store just to sell my Boom cards. Any help from anybody would be appreciated.
Yes, extracting pwp into images then to pdf will work but most sellers will still flatten and secure their work. When you create Boom Cards, Boom Learning will make it secured. TPT has had the first product free for years. Do you offer a free Boom Cards on Boom Learning? You can use that one as your free product.
You will still need to flatten it but you can sell powerpoint presentations. If you don't own something like "Flat Pack" by Bearwood labs. Export your slides as jpegs and then create a new powerpoint with the jpeg slides.
Your videos are so thorough and helpful..one question..when do you need to do product photography? Can't you upload the product directly..instead of printing it out and taking pictures of it?
Hi Carl, product photography is needed when you want to show your products in "action". You can upload your products directly but you run the risk of information (such as links) showing up in your thumbnails (I had this happen early on). Also, if the thumbnail is clear, buyers can just screenshot your work instead of purchasing it. Canva is a great tool (and free). Upload a screen shot of your work, add notes about the features, save as a jpg and upload as a thumbnail. Also create a pdf preview - you are 60% more likely to get a sale if you have a preview.
This is great! I will be rewatching several times. I need to master making the products on Powerpoint. I started but realize I will wait until this summer when I can focus. Have a wonderful week friend!!
Hi Lori-Anne, thank you so much for your videos. I'm starting my TpT store and you have saved me from making many mistakes. I did not know you had to flatten and protect the PDFs with a password. I even had to remove a previous file and upload it again. By the way, I flatten and secure my files with PDF2Go. It allows you to secure the PDF with a password and you can also rasterize it, which is the same as flattening the file. Again thanks for everything!
Hi there! Thanks for your content! Quick question: In some of your videos you mark the importance of having a niche for a specific audience (like that video where you talk about how many resources there are for pre-k and k). Let's say I want to niche my products to adult education because I've seen there not alot of competition on my niche. How do I focus on that niche. My guessing: 1.- Create materials that really serve for adults (no silly drawings, etc...) 2.- Mark your products for Adults and Higher Education 3.- Say on your TpT profile that you create materials for adults ... what else? I mean... is that all? that's how you niche down your resources? I don't think doing this can explain the example you gave on one of your videos about one TpT seller that made X thousand dollars with just 20 products. Any thoughts on this?
That's a good start! Unfortunately, teacher-sellers may define adult education differently than you, thus you will see lots of resources that I don't think belong there. Check out if your ideas already exist on Tpt and how many appear on the search results. In a couple weeks, I will be doing a video on "finding your gap" - I will be looking for some volunteers. Let me know if you want to be one.
@@ItsAllPrimary Yes! That's true! Wen I did some research about my niche and I filtered by "Adults" or "Higher Education, I saw many many resources that were not really designed for adults. For ejample, I saw a SpongeBob drawing worksheet. But to be honest, I considered that as a good sign. I mean, if my niche is less competitive on "adults" and "higher education" and some of that competition does not even belong there, I find it more adecuate for me. Now, that was not really my question. My thoughts were these: On one of your videos you give an example about one TpT seller you met in the past who makes a huge amount of money just with 20 products. How? She found a very specific niche with very low competition. And I thought. "well! My niche is broad and highly competitive but has little competition for resources for adults and higher education. And that's exactly what I do. I create materials about that niche for adults. So, I going to focus my store: "XXXXX-learning resources for adults". GREAT! So, I stated in my profile description that my resources are made for adults, I put it on my TpT store name as well, I mark all my products for the "Adults" and "Higher Education" Cathegories... But I don't think those changes are going to change anything. I mean... Did your TpT seller friend reached thousand of dollars with just 20 products by doing that? I hardly believe that may be true. There's too much noise on TpT. Even with a good niche with low competition, is so difficult to be seen. Does that makes any sense to you? Am I fretting over it?
@@MsBenau So I went back to our conversations over on FB and she has a very specific niche (behavioural specialist) and she creates products that work in and out of the classroom so that her sales don't drop when school is closed for holidays, etc. She doesn't have an IG following, she has a really small Pinterest account and she is starting her website. So, if I'm reading your question correctly, are you wondering if you can be seen without marketing? She is! What she did say is that she spent a lot of time honing her niche and chose to make higher quality (higher priced) resources. I completely agree with you about the loudness of TPT. Yet, many teacher-sellers are making some ridiculous money. Some of hundreds of products and some have less than 100.
Yes, I actually made a "terms of use" video recently. You can check it out here: th-cam.com/video/1hTexXxsPws/w-d-xo.html There is a link to the terms of use sample in the description.
I’m interested on a copy of the terms of use template. Just to let you know , the more I see your videos, I get so much from you and motivates me to complete my first product.
Hello! I am so glad that I discovered your channel. I am learning so much, and you are inspiring me to create my own TpT store! Where did you get your banners on the top and bottom of you cover/TOU/Thank you pages? Was that from PowerPoint, Canva, or another site? Also, on your thank you page, did you screenshot those logos from the sellers? Thank you for sharing your wonderful knowledge!
Hi Amanda, the banners in my store are from Mollie Monroe. You can find her on IG and TPT under Gollie Miss Mollie (or Mollie Monroe). Usually when you purchase clipart, the artist provides a logo and I will use that. Once in a while the artist doesn't provide one and I will screenshot it b/c I want to give them credit. Thanks for watching! Let me know if there are any tutorials you are looking for.
@@ItsAllPrimary thank you doe your response! I would love to see a tutorial on how to create editable products. For example, if your product is a template, how can you make the product pages editable without allowing the buyer to edit your cover and thank you page. Thank you!
Thank you very much, I am learning a lot from your videos. Saludos desde Perú!
Thank you Karin!
Thank you so much for such a helpful series of videos!
You are most welcome. Let me know if you are looking for any specific tutorials.
Is there a way to protect documents while still making them editable? I'm thinking of Google docs.
Yes, it is a couple extra steps. Essentially create the first with the non-editable components. save that slide as a jpg. Open a new slide, upload the jpg as a background image.
Thank you for your great videos!
About flattening; isn't the whole thing to protect your products? Well I thought the easiest thing to do is save your ppt slides as images and then convert the images into a pdf. Wouldn't that work??
I need help with my first product, why it should be free? I made a TpT store just to sell my Boom cards. Any help from anybody would be appreciated.
Yes, extracting pwp into images then to pdf will work but most sellers will still flatten and secure their work. When you create Boom Cards, Boom Learning will make it secured.
TPT has had the first product free for years. Do you offer a free Boom Cards on Boom Learning? You can use that one as your free product.
@@ItsAllPrimary I only made 3 😅 but I guess I will make one as a sample. Thank you 😊
You can sell prints on boom now.
great video! How do you delete a product if you do not want to sell it anymore?
Hi Deborah, I sent you an email. Be careful about deleting products, especially if someone has purchased it. Archive it instead.
Can you sell PowerPoint presentations as a “read only” format to keep people from editing it? Or do you still have to “flatten” it?
You will still need to flatten it but you can sell powerpoint presentations. If you don't own something like "Flat Pack" by Bearwood labs. Export your slides as jpegs and then create a new powerpoint with the jpeg slides.
My only concern is will my animations work in my PowerPoint if I save them as jpegs and make a new PowerPoint?
Try PDF Toolkit + on your App Store, it works great, and costs $1.99
Hi Fernando, yes - I heard about this one. Haven't tried it. Thank you for your recommendation.
Your videos are so thorough and helpful..one question..when do you need to do product photography? Can't you upload the product directly..instead of printing it out and taking pictures of it?
Hi Carl, product photography is needed when you want to show your products in "action". You can upload your products directly but you run the risk of information (such as links) showing up in your thumbnails (I had this happen early on). Also, if the thumbnail is clear, buyers can just screenshot your work instead of purchasing it. Canva is a great tool (and free). Upload a screen shot of your work, add notes about the features, save as a jpg and upload as a thumbnail. Also create a pdf preview - you are 60% more likely to get a sale if you have a preview.
Great video! The best tips :)
Thanks for watching! Hope you had a great weekend!
This is great! I will be rewatching several times. I need to master making the products on Powerpoint. I started but realize I will wait until this summer when I can focus. Have a wonderful week friend!!
When do you go on holidays, dear friend!
Hi Lori-Anne, thank you so much for your videos. I'm starting my TpT store and you have saved me from making many mistakes. I did not know you had to flatten and protect the PDFs with a password. I even had to remove a previous file and upload it again.
By the way, I flatten and secure my files with PDF2Go. It allows you to secure the PDF with a password and you can also rasterize it, which is the same as flattening the file.
Again thanks for everything!
I forgot to mention PDF2Go is free ;)
Hi Maria, Thank you for your kind words. Glad to help. I've heard of PDF2Go - happy that you didn't have to reload too many products!
Like good luck my friend 😍👍👍
Thanks for watching!
Hi there! Thanks for your content!
Quick question:
In some of your videos you mark the importance of having a niche for a specific audience (like that video where you talk about how many resources there are for pre-k and k). Let's say I want to niche my products to adult education because I've seen there not alot of competition on my niche. How do I focus on that niche. My guessing:
1.- Create materials that really serve for adults (no silly drawings, etc...)
2.- Mark your products for Adults and Higher Education
3.- Say on your TpT profile that you create materials for adults
...
what else? I mean... is that all? that's how you niche down your resources? I don't think doing this can explain the example you gave on one of your videos about one TpT seller that made X thousand dollars with just 20 products. Any thoughts on this?
That's a good start! Unfortunately, teacher-sellers may define adult education differently than you, thus you will see lots of resources that I don't think belong there. Check out if your ideas already exist on Tpt and how many appear on the search results. In a couple weeks, I will be doing a video on "finding your gap" - I will be looking for some volunteers. Let me know if you want to be one.
@@ItsAllPrimary Yes! That's true! Wen I did some research about my niche and I filtered by "Adults" or "Higher Education, I saw many many resources that were not really designed for adults. For ejample, I saw a SpongeBob drawing worksheet.
But to be honest, I considered that as a good sign. I mean, if my niche is less competitive on "adults" and "higher education" and some of that competition does not even belong there, I find it more adecuate for me.
Now, that was not really my question. My thoughts were these:
On one of your videos you give an example about one TpT seller you met in the past who makes a huge amount of money just with 20 products. How? She found a very specific niche with very low competition. And I thought. "well! My niche is broad and highly competitive but has little competition for resources for adults and higher education. And that's exactly what I do. I create materials about that niche for adults. So, I going to focus my store: "XXXXX-learning resources for adults". GREAT!
So, I stated in my profile description that my resources are made for adults, I put it on my TpT store name as well, I mark all my products for the "Adults" and "Higher Education" Cathegories... But I don't think those changes are going to change anything.
I mean... Did your TpT seller friend reached thousand of dollars with just 20 products by doing that? I hardly believe that may be true. There's too much noise on TpT. Even with a good niche with low competition, is so difficult to be seen.
Does that makes any sense to you? Am I fretting over it?
Btw, I'd like to volunteer in your future video :)
@@MsBenau So I went back to our conversations over on FB and she has a very specific niche (behavioural specialist) and she creates products that work in and out of the classroom so that her sales don't drop when school is closed for holidays, etc. She doesn't have an IG following, she has a really small Pinterest account and she is starting her website. So, if I'm reading your question correctly, are you wondering if you can be seen without marketing? She is! What she did say is that she spent a lot of time honing her niche and chose to make higher quality (higher priced) resources.
I completely agree with you about the loudness of TPT. Yet, many teacher-sellers are making some ridiculous money. Some of hundreds of products and some have less than 100.
@@MsBenau Excellent! I am going to have a little blurb in the next two videos descriptions of questions. Thank you!
Great video! I just recently found your channel and have found this info very helpful. Is it still possible to get a copy of your terms of use page?
Yes, I actually made a "terms of use" video recently. You can check it out here: th-cam.com/video/1hTexXxsPws/w-d-xo.html There is a link to the terms of use sample in the description.
@@ItsAllPrimary Thank you! I have wanted to create content for TPT but wasn’t sure where to start. Your videos have helped so much!
@@jlain8576 Glad I could help. Let me know if you are looking for any more tutorials! I have a Google Slides tutorial coming out this weekend.
@@ItsAllPrimary Terrific! I will be sure to watch.
I’m interested on a copy of the terms of use template. Just to let you know , the more I see your videos, I get so much from you and motivates me to complete my first product.
Can you email me? itsallprimary@gmail.com Terrific! Make it a goal to complete your first product in the next month.
Hello! I am so glad that I discovered your channel. I am learning so much, and you are inspiring me to create my own TpT store! Where did you get your banners on the top and bottom of you cover/TOU/Thank you pages? Was that from PowerPoint, Canva, or another site? Also, on your thank you page, did you screenshot those logos from the sellers? Thank you for sharing your wonderful knowledge!
Hi Amanda, the banners in my store are from Mollie Monroe. You can find her on IG and TPT under Gollie Miss Mollie (or Mollie Monroe). Usually when you purchase clipart, the artist provides a logo and I will use that. Once in a while the artist doesn't provide one and I will screenshot it b/c I want to give them credit. Thanks for watching! Let me know if there are any tutorials you are looking for.
@@ItsAllPrimary thank you doe your response! I would love to see a tutorial on how to create editable products. For example, if your product is a template, how can you make the product pages editable without allowing the buyer to edit your cover and thank you page. Thank you!
@@makeuphound89 There is a video on making products editable coming this weekend!