I am a virtual educator, choral director, musical theatre director/choreographer, and side hustler. I am excited to share my journey from busy teacher to teacherpreneur. Thanks for stopping by!
Congrats on all the earnings! Excited as I am for back-to-school?
@deniserichardson7769Ай бұрын
The thumbnails should be updated now - and you shouldn't see the gray areas on the sides. Your storefront looks great!!
@missfredmusicedАй бұрын
Perfect thanks! 🩷 I appreciate you!
@pm4281Ай бұрын
you guys have school in July. Wow
@missfredmusicedАй бұрын
Unfortunately yes haha!
@Geeking_Out_On_StemАй бұрын
Congrats! As a teacher pay teacher store prepping for the fall and going through this youtube journey ... hoping to follow throughout your journey. Right now I am in a AP bio and SAT (digital) focus space.
@missfredmusicedАй бұрын
Awesome! Thanks so much for sharing! 🩷 Good luck with your fall!
@ivankacrespo2942Ай бұрын
Bruser?!!??! Do you bend.And SNAP!? hehehe
@missfredmusicedАй бұрын
Oh 100%! Bonus- he also actually starred as his namesake in a production of Legally Blonde the Musical that I music directed!
@MissTamaraOnlineАй бұрын
Hey Miss Fred! Glad to see you back. Your storefront looks great. You are right about the size of the thumbnails, they are definitely looking different. I can't see it on my own storefront anymore on the backend like you but I clicked your link since the new storefronts haven't gone live yet. Maybe it will be corrected or at least I hope it will! I was just sharing with my kids about house hacking too. So excited for your journey!
@missfredmusicedАй бұрын
Thank you!
@TonyaAriasАй бұрын
So glad you are back! I like your new store look and name. Congratulations on your first 6 months!
@missfredmusicedАй бұрын
Thank you so much!
@ayoz3823Ай бұрын
Your store looks cute. It is said on the TPT sellers blog that thumbnails will be square as before. Thank you for the video✨
@missfredmusicedАй бұрын
Thanks for letting me know! And thanks for the sweet compliment!
@TheAngryTeacherАй бұрын
Ms. Fred, I can't wait to see your new store and banner.🎉
@Rivenstoneify2 ай бұрын
Thanks cutie
@rosiodeleon69752 ай бұрын
Oh! You went with a second store! Cool! Ready Freddy! That’s great! I meant to comment on that video but I’ve been so busy, I just didn’t have it in me. I’m glad everything’s okay. That resource you made looks awesome. I love that it’s digital resource and the whole dog and record store-super cool. I’m so intimidated to make an escape room because there are some AMAZING biology ones already. I’m just not sure if I can make some to that caliber. Did you design the images yourself? How many hours did it take to make an escape room? I haven’t done many resources this month. I think I only uploaded one in May (which should only sell in August/September). So my May sales are lower but it’s interesting to see a fully passive income this month. With my May money, I wanna take my wife out to a dinner date or make a charcuterie-on-our-porch date. She likes stuff like that. So, not a lot of money in May for me, but enough to do something with me wife.
@rosiodeleon69752 ай бұрын
MY wife* I’m sounding like a pirate saying “me wife” gaaaaaar 🏴☠️
@missfredmusicedАй бұрын
Sorry for the delayed response! I spent a long time on the resource but mostly because I would get frustrated and take a lot of breaks. I think it was too difficult for my first go at it. I might try another one... I suggest mapping out all of the story and what options you want the kids to have first, and then make the questions to solve the escape room separately. I already feel like I want to make a back to school escape room, even though I basically said never again haha! I hope you had fun with your wife! What did you end up doing? Dinner or charcuterie?
@KristensClassroom2 ай бұрын
I was wondering where you went! I hope everything outside of teaching/ product creation is going as smoothly as possible.
@KristensClassroom2 ай бұрын
I'm SO excited to try out an escape room resource this year!
@missfredmusicedАй бұрын
@@KristensClassroom I would love to see what you do with an escape room. After the first one I said, never again... but my kids LOVED it. So now I want to do more... funny how that goes! I am going to catch up on your videos now!
@LeslieMarks123452 ай бұрын
Wow you are one busy lady. Good for you. Enjoy your weekly videos.
@missfredmusicedАй бұрын
Thank you!! I appreciate you so much!
@TheAngryTeacher2 ай бұрын
Hey you, Whoop! Whoop! People are recognizing your store! Congrats! (*thanks for the Shout-out) (**i love our little community)🎉🎉❤
@bettyspaghetti48033 ай бұрын
Pride and Prejudice is the only book that I am hot and cold and hot and cold throughout. I start and think, “Why am I doing this again? This man is a jerk.” Then I think, “This is too relatable.” Then I think, “He isn’t really a jerk.” And I end feeling optimistic.
@missfredmusiced2 ай бұрын
Hahahaha! It’s Jane Austen’s fault we think we can change a man. She tells him off once and he instantly becomes the most gregarious, giving, open minded person who was there all along he just only let his sister and housekeeper see it. But outside of the relationship angst it’s also just sooo witty. I appreciate her sense of humor in the writing so much!
@rampj813 ай бұрын
I say go with a second store!
@missfredmusiced2 ай бұрын
You just want me to name it Freddy ClausE. 🙄
@ItsAllPrimary3 ай бұрын
Hi Christa, there is no "one right answer" for this. Some will combine stores and others will have 2 separate stores. Personally, since the two niches are quite different, I would create the 2nd store. Yes, there will now be double the marketing, emails, KZread!, but you want people coming to your store, knowing exactly what they are coming for. Just my two cents...
@missfredmusiced2 ай бұрын
Why am I so star struck that you are commenting on my videos? I’m such a fan. I watched like ALL of your videos before I started my store, so thanks for all the wisdom. I really appreciate the advice! I think I’m gonna take it! 🩷
@homeschoolteacherkathy3 ай бұрын
Go for it with a new store if that is what you want. For me I like combining it all in one place. But I get that won't work for some. So I say go for it
@LepoppetArtCrafts3 ай бұрын
Thanks for doing this. I am seriously considering making a second shop for clip art. I just hesitate because then I would have to market 2 shops instead of one. 2 email lists, separate social media posts, etc. I just am afraid that my clip art shop might cannibalize my main store.
@melissachandler80763 ай бұрын
Have one store but use custom categories to differentiate music and ELA. There is a good nbc resource for music on TPT.
@LinguaLandEducation3 ай бұрын
Way to go! Congrats on your tpt success!
@LeslieMarks123453 ай бұрын
people
@LeslieMarks123453 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing. Just be careful be will steal your ideas.
@missfredmusiced3 ай бұрын
You’re probably right but right now I feel like the 7 ppl who watch my videos are trustworthy so I’m not too worried. 😂
@Bung_263 ай бұрын
Sounds like you’re doing great! You never know, you might be making 10,000+ a month soon. You’re doing awesome. The main thing is you started!
@missfredmusiced3 ай бұрын
Haha! I love your outlook! I’m so happy to have made $200. It is fun to dream though for sure! Thanks for the support!
@rosiodeleon69753 ай бұрын
I’m a real one 🙌 I stayed til the end. I was also pulling weeds and let it play to the end. It was a fun sesh and funny! I’m so glad you’re having a great April and that it’s all PASSIVE. Hard flex 💪 I didn’t even think about Mother’s Day for TPT. And now… I have to think about Mother’s Day for my mom. I’m not a fan of MJ but because you said it’s awesome, now I’m curious about the musical. I’m trying to make a full curriculum for biology and forgetting all the holidays. I’m trying to get ready for August and September. I really hope I’m not shooting myself in the foot missing the seasonal stuff. Making a full curriculum takes SO MUCH TIME. I haven’t uploaded anything in a while because of the amount of work I’m putting into these full lessons. I think… I see David in the Marble. My mom says-worse thing ya wanna do is shoot your foot after you shot your other foot. I just hope I’m not doin that. As for the Earth Day product-hey even though it’s late, you now have one for next year. ***continues to chisel at the Marble***
@missfredmusiced3 ай бұрын
Haha! Thanks for listening to me ramble! I think you should go with your gut. I’m working on that full music curriculum too… when I want to bash my head into the wall I make the fun stuff. I don’t think there’s a right thing to focus on. You are doing full curriculum now and when that’s done you can jump on the seasonal bandwagon if you want! Thank you!!!!!
@KristensClassroom3 ай бұрын
OMG I just finished filming my Q1 progress/income report and I mentioned all the channels I follow to support other teacher's journeys!! Yayyy!!!!
@KristensClassroom3 ай бұрын
PS: you're doing SO well for your first month! I CANNOT wait until you're making 4 figure months on the regular!!!
@missfredmusiced3 ай бұрын
@@KristensClassroom That would be amazing!!!! Fingers crossed!
@TheAngryTeacher3 ай бұрын
I've just got one word for you, ma'am: "WOW" 😅🎉
@missfredmusiced3 ай бұрын
Thanks so much! Haha I am literally watching your TpT Q1 Income Report right now!
@KatherineBrown-fu5tf3 ай бұрын
Hi, we started TPT at exactly at the same time so I enjoy following you. You’re doing so well! Our earnings our similar too but you’re a little ahead
@missfredmusiced3 ай бұрын
Awesome! Thank you! I have not been quite as consistent as I was in the beginning, but looking to be more so this spring! Thanks for watching!
@rosiodeleon69753 ай бұрын
The balloons were fun! I was like WOOOOOO! TPT TUESDAY PARTY!!! 🥳🙌 Thank you for sharing your routine--it gave me some ideas for my appointments. I enjoyed your story time. It inspired me to get focused. I have a ton of projects and I think I'm a bit all over the place from being disorganized. I think it's neat how busy of a person you are--people tell me slow down, but like... why? LOL if I want to do a million things, I am going to do a million things. What is your goal for TPT? I know you are working on owning a home but do you have an income goal for TPT? I want to make 100k per year but I always wonder how much top TPT sellers are REALLY making. I was 93rd percentile this past month with 234 dollars made and I always wonder if the the top earners aren't making AS much as I wish they'd make. I remember hearing about a top earner making 1.8 million in 2012 (I think) and I wonder how much she is making these days. She is CONSTANTLY pushing out product (I follow her), but I wonder how much top earners are truly making off TPT alone.
@missfredmusiced3 ай бұрын
Haha! TPT TUESDAY PARTY!!!! Yes I definitely understand the sentiment- if I want to be busy, let me be busy! Haha! Being all over the place is easy to do when you juggle a lot but at the end of the day, you are probably highly productive! As for my goals, I need to figure that out. Making 100k and replacing my income would be amazing!! Right now I’m just kind of experimenting with it. It’s fun and bringing in extra money that I’m trying not to touch at all! It’s hard to set financial goals for a business that you are figuring out as you go! I need to do some serious goal setting!
@MissTamaraOnline3 ай бұрын
Loved hearing about your routine. I am recently divorced, also saving for a house while working from home can and totally relate to a lot of what you shared. So proud of you, you are one busy girl and I love it! I used to juggle a lot in my previous life but I am now a bit more reformed and have been trying to finally focus on myself. So far so good! 🙃 Thanks for sharing!
@missfredmusiced3 ай бұрын
Awww I love you Miss Tamara! Thank you so much! Good luck in your house buying journey and keep me posted. I’m glad you are focused on yourself! That’s what I’m hoping to get to in my TpT journey…. Enough extra to make me feel like I can relax in other areas!
@KristensClassroom3 ай бұрын
My semester ended today and I now have until late August to be a full-time Outschool teacher and TPT creator! Working to grow the shop before back to school so that when the term "budget cuts" come back around the university, I'm not concerned.
@missfredmusiced3 ай бұрын
Honestly Kristen, long before I even thought about TpT/KZread- I followed you on YT, bc I was like “this girl gets me.” She’s got a million jobs schedules them like a champ, and still does musicals on the side. You made me feel like I wasn’t crazy to be living the life I live. And when I decided to quit the classroom to teach fully online I watched your leaving the classroom video anytime I started to get cold feet about it. You’ve got a forever fan in me. I’m so invested in all your projects!
@KristensClassroom3 ай бұрын
@@missfredmusiced A future project I haven't shared on the channel yet: one of the theatre in my city is doing Beautiful: The Carol King Musical and every girl and her mom is signed up to audition. I'm learning all her music so when auditions come, I can play and sing the part like it's scripted in the show!
@missfredmusiced3 ай бұрын
@@KristensClassroom That is a dream role for me as well! Break a leg!
@LeslieMarks123453 ай бұрын
Love your sweater ❤
@missfredmusiced3 ай бұрын
Thank you! It was actually made and gifted to me by a student!
@rollingacreseducation45473 ай бұрын
There are a lot of Spring Breaks in March so sales can be down. Don’t get discouraged! Good luck.
@LinguaLandEducation3 ай бұрын
Congrats on your week on tpt! You seem to have a lot of projects going on... How do you keep up?
@missfredmusiced3 ай бұрын
It’s definitely a juggling act- I’ll answer this question in my next video! Thanks for the question!
@rosiodeleon69753 ай бұрын
Woo hoo! Girl, you had an AMAZING week in sales! I taught regular sciences and AP sciences (AP biology and AP physics) and it is SO much more fun than regular classes. You get to really dig deep into content and skill. What summer training are you doing? College Board? NMSI? Independent? I don’t know how it is for AP lit and lang buuut AP biology’s best summer training for me was NMSI vs College Board, AP Physic’s best training was an independent company. My tip is ask people at your training if they have any files they can share. I guarantee there’s one veteran there that’s a AP Career Teacher (they only want to teach AP). That teacher will have a drive of resources.
@missfredmusiced3 ай бұрын
That’s helpful! I’m doing college board, and if I need more I might find another, so the tip is very helpful! I’m excited!
@rosiodeleon69753 ай бұрын
@@missfredmusiced oh nice! CB is good too. This might be a stretch, but see if you can get your AP Classroom through College Board up and running during summer (at least the shell without students). You would need whoever your AP coordinator is on campus to give you access-they have to approve your class. The reason I say this is because AP Classroom has improved for students-there’s videos, tons of questions that are at the same rigor (and sometimes suspiciously similar) as the actual AP exam. Plus, you have to sign your kids up with AP classroom (all AP kids do-it’s where they see their AP scores) and you need it to be an AP teacher under College Board. When I switched from AP Bio/Pre-AP Bio to AP Physics one year, my AP Classroom never switched over to AP physics even though I was approved and all my students were labeled at AP physics. I only had access to the AP and preAP bio. It was such a B word trying to get it fixed with College Board. It never EVEN got fixed. My students missed out big time in practice and a resource to help them pass their AP exam. Getting access to it early will also let you see the material so you can better yourself to teach at AP rigor.
@TheAngryTeacher3 ай бұрын
Awesome stuff! ❤🎉 I usually start with Frankenstein, but I guess it depends on what your kids have read in earlier years. Some AP teachers do thematic units, some do genre units, some do author studies. Check out my store. Hopefully, you can find something helpful, as I anticipate your helping me too. 😊 Keep doing whatchibdo, ma'am!🎉
@KristensClassroom3 ай бұрын
So proud of you!!! I finally had my FIRST $50 day this month!! ❤
@missfredmusiced3 ай бұрын
That is AMAZING! You have been CRANKING out products, girlie- every time I open my app I see a list with your store on it! We both have a thousand job, so you are motivating me!!! 🩷🩷🩷🩷
@KristensClassroom3 ай бұрын
@@missfredmusiced I've spent, literally, EVERY spare minute this semester working on product creation. The student baristas at the campus coffee shop know me by name at this point :)
@missfredmusiced3 ай бұрын
@@KristensClassroom I can absolutely tell! You are crushing it! Just closed my musical this weekend, so hopefully I’ll be back on the product creation train starting this week!!
@lilianapiovaroli82383 ай бұрын
Wow! Congratulations 🎉
@missfredmusiced3 ай бұрын
Thank you!!!!!
@MissTamaraOnline4 ай бұрын
Congrats 🎉 on your first 100 subscribers! I keep forgetting to add my store. 🤦🏾♀️ It’s Miss Tamara Online, I’ve been really nervous to start my YT journey but I’m getting there.
@user-ol8li9sd6v4 ай бұрын
Thank you for your vulnerability…I am under a year selling…what a whirlwind!
@missfredmusiced4 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@TonyaArias4 ай бұрын
Thank you for making these videos - I look forward to them every Tuesday! I also am fairly new (started October 2023). My store is A Fresh Take. How exciting about possibly getting a house quicker than you thought - I hope the whole process goes well for you!
@missfredmusiced4 ай бұрын
Thank you! That made my morning! I’ll give you a follow right now. I hope the house buying goes smoothly!!! I appreciate you!
@rosiodeleon69754 ай бұрын
Hey Miss Fred! I’m glad you’re bringing in a good amount for your house. That’s freakin awesome! I also cute-ify stuff at work. Today, I had a meeting with a director in another department and my director. The other director was like wooooow, this is gorgeous. What software helped you make it?! My boss was like-oh she was a teacher! She’s great at making things look better! Lol No y’all, it’s TPT. I wanted to say that but my director was so happy I didn’t want to correct her. I’m on the fence about making KZread videos on TPT. Now that I am studying for the MCAT, I don’t know if I can squeeze in the time.
@missfredmusiced4 ай бұрын
Thank you!!!! Haha glad I’m not alone. It is time consuming to make the videos… I definitely don’t have time to add music, intros, or heavily edit them but I figure that “done is better than perfect.” This is now my Tuesday lunch hour and I look forward to it!
@CreativeexplorerTPT4 ай бұрын
Subscribed and following! I’m new, my TPT is creativeexplorerTPT, I took my shop seriously last month Still thinking about going the KZread route :)
@missfredmusiced4 ай бұрын
KZread hasn't led to any sales for me, but is has been the best motivator! I couldn't find your store... can you link it? Thank you!
@CreativeexplorerTPT4 ай бұрын
I have a burning question. I would love to use TPT to promote through advertising but TPT won’t let me, do you know why?
@LinguaLandEducation4 ай бұрын
Hi, for April you could make some Spring-themed or Earth Day products. :)
@missfredmusiced4 ай бұрын
Yay! Thanks for this amazing idea. I forgot about Earth Day... this is the lead I needed! :)
@lilianapiovaroli82384 ай бұрын
Hi Miss Fred! Congrats on your hard work! I hope you can achieve your dream of owning a house💞 March was slow for me too, I believe it was because of Easter... I really like your honesty on sharing your numbers, have great sales this month!
@missfredmusiced4 ай бұрын
Thank so much! I really appreciate you taking the time watch the video and for being so supportive!
@ayoz38234 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video. For seasonal inspiration, I would recommend to check some recent TPT seller blog posts.
@missfredmusiced4 ай бұрын
Thank you! Do you have an TpT seller blogs to recommend?
@stephaniedejesus62784 ай бұрын
I also had a lower month in March. I started when you did, and both January and February did better than March. I had a seasonal product that didn't sell well. I'll keep plugging away. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and ideas. I really like it because we started at the same time. :)
@stephaniedejesus62784 ай бұрын
My store is Creative Advanced Math. I’ll follow you too!
@missfredmusiced4 ай бұрын
I think it is really cool that we started at the same time! Our subjects are wildly different, but we can still support each other. I will go follow your store right now. :)
@rosiodeleon69754 ай бұрын
I baaaarely broke 200. I thought my state test prep stuff would take off… but then a guy made a FREE review and gave it away in a Biology Facebook page. I can’t even be mad. Everything is so expensive. How can I compete with high quality free products? My test prep already has a ton of things for just 10 bucks. Back to the drawing board for me. I’m taking a break from TPT. Like a one week break. Feeling a tiny bit deflated. Plus, I’m going to start studying for the MCAT. Let’s see… April ideas… End of School projects!
@missfredmusiced4 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing! 200 is amazing! :) Just remember not all of your customers are in that group. And some people would rather pay for something they know is quality. Figuring out pricing is an difficult game. If you need a brain break from TpT, take one! And then come back when you are feeling refreshed and creative again! :)
@rosiodeleon69754 ай бұрын
@@missfredmusiced Thank you! 200 is amazing. I just... have put so much work into my state test prep materials. Like, this is my bread and butter and where I thought sales would take off. Making only 200 is like... getting paid 3 to 4 dollars an hour for my work so it stings a bit. I just thought SURELY, I would do better than February (and don't call me Shirley haha, couldn't help it). Yes, I am taking it slower. I might try another niche... maybe my niche wasn't niche enough.
@missfredmusiced4 ай бұрын
@@rosiodeleon6975 Instead of your hourly, think about this perspective. All the time I spent in January is gone no matter what… BUT, I am selling things I made in January. Sure I work hard, but that’s not for April, that’s for August. So try to think about future you thanking current you for putting the time in!
@ScholasticChampions4 ай бұрын
Great Video Miss Fred! Subscribed and folllowing. Maria at Scholastic Champions.
@missfredmusiced4 ай бұрын
Thanks so much! I just went and followed your store! :)
@LeslieMarks123454 ай бұрын
Thanks. Great channel. I have been on TPT for about 3 years now.
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Congrats on all the earnings! Excited as I am for back-to-school?
The thumbnails should be updated now - and you shouldn't see the gray areas on the sides. Your storefront looks great!!
Perfect thanks! 🩷 I appreciate you!
you guys have school in July. Wow
Unfortunately yes haha!
Congrats! As a teacher pay teacher store prepping for the fall and going through this youtube journey ... hoping to follow throughout your journey. Right now I am in a AP bio and SAT (digital) focus space.
Awesome! Thanks so much for sharing! 🩷 Good luck with your fall!
Bruser?!!??! Do you bend.And SNAP!? hehehe
Oh 100%! Bonus- he also actually starred as his namesake in a production of Legally Blonde the Musical that I music directed!
Hey Miss Fred! Glad to see you back. Your storefront looks great. You are right about the size of the thumbnails, they are definitely looking different. I can't see it on my own storefront anymore on the backend like you but I clicked your link since the new storefronts haven't gone live yet. Maybe it will be corrected or at least I hope it will! I was just sharing with my kids about house hacking too. So excited for your journey!
Thank you!
So glad you are back! I like your new store look and name. Congratulations on your first 6 months!
Thank you so much!
Your store looks cute. It is said on the TPT sellers blog that thumbnails will be square as before. Thank you for the video✨
Thanks for letting me know! And thanks for the sweet compliment!
Ms. Fred, I can't wait to see your new store and banner.🎉
Thanks cutie
Oh! You went with a second store! Cool! Ready Freddy! That’s great! I meant to comment on that video but I’ve been so busy, I just didn’t have it in me. I’m glad everything’s okay. That resource you made looks awesome. I love that it’s digital resource and the whole dog and record store-super cool. I’m so intimidated to make an escape room because there are some AMAZING biology ones already. I’m just not sure if I can make some to that caliber. Did you design the images yourself? How many hours did it take to make an escape room? I haven’t done many resources this month. I think I only uploaded one in May (which should only sell in August/September). So my May sales are lower but it’s interesting to see a fully passive income this month. With my May money, I wanna take my wife out to a dinner date or make a charcuterie-on-our-porch date. She likes stuff like that. So, not a lot of money in May for me, but enough to do something with me wife.
MY wife* I’m sounding like a pirate saying “me wife” gaaaaaar 🏴☠️
Sorry for the delayed response! I spent a long time on the resource but mostly because I would get frustrated and take a lot of breaks. I think it was too difficult for my first go at it. I might try another one... I suggest mapping out all of the story and what options you want the kids to have first, and then make the questions to solve the escape room separately. I already feel like I want to make a back to school escape room, even though I basically said never again haha! I hope you had fun with your wife! What did you end up doing? Dinner or charcuterie?
I was wondering where you went! I hope everything outside of teaching/ product creation is going as smoothly as possible.
I'm SO excited to try out an escape room resource this year!
@@KristensClassroom I would love to see what you do with an escape room. After the first one I said, never again... but my kids LOVED it. So now I want to do more... funny how that goes! I am going to catch up on your videos now!
Wow you are one busy lady. Good for you. Enjoy your weekly videos.
Thank you!! I appreciate you so much!
Hey you, Whoop! Whoop! People are recognizing your store! Congrats! (*thanks for the Shout-out) (**i love our little community)🎉🎉❤
Pride and Prejudice is the only book that I am hot and cold and hot and cold throughout. I start and think, “Why am I doing this again? This man is a jerk.” Then I think, “This is too relatable.” Then I think, “He isn’t really a jerk.” And I end feeling optimistic.
Hahahaha! It’s Jane Austen’s fault we think we can change a man. She tells him off once and he instantly becomes the most gregarious, giving, open minded person who was there all along he just only let his sister and housekeeper see it. But outside of the relationship angst it’s also just sooo witty. I appreciate her sense of humor in the writing so much!
I say go with a second store!
You just want me to name it Freddy ClausE. 🙄
Hi Christa, there is no "one right answer" for this. Some will combine stores and others will have 2 separate stores. Personally, since the two niches are quite different, I would create the 2nd store. Yes, there will now be double the marketing, emails, KZread!, but you want people coming to your store, knowing exactly what they are coming for. Just my two cents...
Why am I so star struck that you are commenting on my videos? I’m such a fan. I watched like ALL of your videos before I started my store, so thanks for all the wisdom. I really appreciate the advice! I think I’m gonna take it! 🩷
Go for it with a new store if that is what you want. For me I like combining it all in one place. But I get that won't work for some. So I say go for it
Thanks for doing this. I am seriously considering making a second shop for clip art. I just hesitate because then I would have to market 2 shops instead of one. 2 email lists, separate social media posts, etc. I just am afraid that my clip art shop might cannibalize my main store.
Have one store but use custom categories to differentiate music and ELA. There is a good nbc resource for music on TPT.
Way to go! Congrats on your tpt success!
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Thanks for sharing. Just be careful be will steal your ideas.
You’re probably right but right now I feel like the 7 ppl who watch my videos are trustworthy so I’m not too worried. 😂
Sounds like you’re doing great! You never know, you might be making 10,000+ a month soon. You’re doing awesome. The main thing is you started!
Haha! I love your outlook! I’m so happy to have made $200. It is fun to dream though for sure! Thanks for the support!
I’m a real one 🙌 I stayed til the end. I was also pulling weeds and let it play to the end. It was a fun sesh and funny! I’m so glad you’re having a great April and that it’s all PASSIVE. Hard flex 💪 I didn’t even think about Mother’s Day for TPT. And now… I have to think about Mother’s Day for my mom. I’m not a fan of MJ but because you said it’s awesome, now I’m curious about the musical. I’m trying to make a full curriculum for biology and forgetting all the holidays. I’m trying to get ready for August and September. I really hope I’m not shooting myself in the foot missing the seasonal stuff. Making a full curriculum takes SO MUCH TIME. I haven’t uploaded anything in a while because of the amount of work I’m putting into these full lessons. I think… I see David in the Marble. My mom says-worse thing ya wanna do is shoot your foot after you shot your other foot. I just hope I’m not doin that. As for the Earth Day product-hey even though it’s late, you now have one for next year. ***continues to chisel at the Marble***
Haha! Thanks for listening to me ramble! I think you should go with your gut. I’m working on that full music curriculum too… when I want to bash my head into the wall I make the fun stuff. I don’t think there’s a right thing to focus on. You are doing full curriculum now and when that’s done you can jump on the seasonal bandwagon if you want! Thank you!!!!!
OMG I just finished filming my Q1 progress/income report and I mentioned all the channels I follow to support other teacher's journeys!! Yayyy!!!!
PS: you're doing SO well for your first month! I CANNOT wait until you're making 4 figure months on the regular!!!
@@KristensClassroom That would be amazing!!!! Fingers crossed!
I've just got one word for you, ma'am: "WOW" 😅🎉
Thanks so much! Haha I am literally watching your TpT Q1 Income Report right now!
Hi, we started TPT at exactly at the same time so I enjoy following you. You’re doing so well! Our earnings our similar too but you’re a little ahead
Awesome! Thank you! I have not been quite as consistent as I was in the beginning, but looking to be more so this spring! Thanks for watching!
The balloons were fun! I was like WOOOOOO! TPT TUESDAY PARTY!!! 🥳🙌 Thank you for sharing your routine--it gave me some ideas for my appointments. I enjoyed your story time. It inspired me to get focused. I have a ton of projects and I think I'm a bit all over the place from being disorganized. I think it's neat how busy of a person you are--people tell me slow down, but like... why? LOL if I want to do a million things, I am going to do a million things. What is your goal for TPT? I know you are working on owning a home but do you have an income goal for TPT? I want to make 100k per year but I always wonder how much top TPT sellers are REALLY making. I was 93rd percentile this past month with 234 dollars made and I always wonder if the the top earners aren't making AS much as I wish they'd make. I remember hearing about a top earner making 1.8 million in 2012 (I think) and I wonder how much she is making these days. She is CONSTANTLY pushing out product (I follow her), but I wonder how much top earners are truly making off TPT alone.
Haha! TPT TUESDAY PARTY!!!! Yes I definitely understand the sentiment- if I want to be busy, let me be busy! Haha! Being all over the place is easy to do when you juggle a lot but at the end of the day, you are probably highly productive! As for my goals, I need to figure that out. Making 100k and replacing my income would be amazing!! Right now I’m just kind of experimenting with it. It’s fun and bringing in extra money that I’m trying not to touch at all! It’s hard to set financial goals for a business that you are figuring out as you go! I need to do some serious goal setting!
Loved hearing about your routine. I am recently divorced, also saving for a house while working from home can and totally relate to a lot of what you shared. So proud of you, you are one busy girl and I love it! I used to juggle a lot in my previous life but I am now a bit more reformed and have been trying to finally focus on myself. So far so good! 🙃 Thanks for sharing!
Awww I love you Miss Tamara! Thank you so much! Good luck in your house buying journey and keep me posted. I’m glad you are focused on yourself! That’s what I’m hoping to get to in my TpT journey…. Enough extra to make me feel like I can relax in other areas!
My semester ended today and I now have until late August to be a full-time Outschool teacher and TPT creator! Working to grow the shop before back to school so that when the term "budget cuts" come back around the university, I'm not concerned.
Honestly Kristen, long before I even thought about TpT/KZread- I followed you on YT, bc I was like “this girl gets me.” She’s got a million jobs schedules them like a champ, and still does musicals on the side. You made me feel like I wasn’t crazy to be living the life I live. And when I decided to quit the classroom to teach fully online I watched your leaving the classroom video anytime I started to get cold feet about it. You’ve got a forever fan in me. I’m so invested in all your projects!
@@missfredmusiced A future project I haven't shared on the channel yet: one of the theatre in my city is doing Beautiful: The Carol King Musical and every girl and her mom is signed up to audition. I'm learning all her music so when auditions come, I can play and sing the part like it's scripted in the show!
@@KristensClassroom That is a dream role for me as well! Break a leg!
Love your sweater ❤
Thank you! It was actually made and gifted to me by a student!
There are a lot of Spring Breaks in March so sales can be down. Don’t get discouraged! Good luck.
Congrats on your week on tpt! You seem to have a lot of projects going on... How do you keep up?
It’s definitely a juggling act- I’ll answer this question in my next video! Thanks for the question!
Woo hoo! Girl, you had an AMAZING week in sales! I taught regular sciences and AP sciences (AP biology and AP physics) and it is SO much more fun than regular classes. You get to really dig deep into content and skill. What summer training are you doing? College Board? NMSI? Independent? I don’t know how it is for AP lit and lang buuut AP biology’s best summer training for me was NMSI vs College Board, AP Physic’s best training was an independent company. My tip is ask people at your training if they have any files they can share. I guarantee there’s one veteran there that’s a AP Career Teacher (they only want to teach AP). That teacher will have a drive of resources.
That’s helpful! I’m doing college board, and if I need more I might find another, so the tip is very helpful! I’m excited!
@@missfredmusiced oh nice! CB is good too. This might be a stretch, but see if you can get your AP Classroom through College Board up and running during summer (at least the shell without students). You would need whoever your AP coordinator is on campus to give you access-they have to approve your class. The reason I say this is because AP Classroom has improved for students-there’s videos, tons of questions that are at the same rigor (and sometimes suspiciously similar) as the actual AP exam. Plus, you have to sign your kids up with AP classroom (all AP kids do-it’s where they see their AP scores) and you need it to be an AP teacher under College Board. When I switched from AP Bio/Pre-AP Bio to AP Physics one year, my AP Classroom never switched over to AP physics even though I was approved and all my students were labeled at AP physics. I only had access to the AP and preAP bio. It was such a B word trying to get it fixed with College Board. It never EVEN got fixed. My students missed out big time in practice and a resource to help them pass their AP exam. Getting access to it early will also let you see the material so you can better yourself to teach at AP rigor.
Awesome stuff! ❤🎉 I usually start with Frankenstein, but I guess it depends on what your kids have read in earlier years. Some AP teachers do thematic units, some do genre units, some do author studies. Check out my store. Hopefully, you can find something helpful, as I anticipate your helping me too. 😊 Keep doing whatchibdo, ma'am!🎉
So proud of you!!! I finally had my FIRST $50 day this month!! ❤
That is AMAZING! You have been CRANKING out products, girlie- every time I open my app I see a list with your store on it! We both have a thousand job, so you are motivating me!!! 🩷🩷🩷🩷
@@missfredmusiced I've spent, literally, EVERY spare minute this semester working on product creation. The student baristas at the campus coffee shop know me by name at this point :)
@@KristensClassroom I can absolutely tell! You are crushing it! Just closed my musical this weekend, so hopefully I’ll be back on the product creation train starting this week!!
Wow! Congratulations 🎉
Thank you!!!!!
Congrats 🎉 on your first 100 subscribers! I keep forgetting to add my store. 🤦🏾♀️ It’s Miss Tamara Online, I’ve been really nervous to start my YT journey but I’m getting there.
Thank you for your vulnerability…I am under a year selling…what a whirlwind!
Thank you!
Thank you for making these videos - I look forward to them every Tuesday! I also am fairly new (started October 2023). My store is A Fresh Take. How exciting about possibly getting a house quicker than you thought - I hope the whole process goes well for you!
Thank you! That made my morning! I’ll give you a follow right now. I hope the house buying goes smoothly!!! I appreciate you!
Hey Miss Fred! I’m glad you’re bringing in a good amount for your house. That’s freakin awesome! I also cute-ify stuff at work. Today, I had a meeting with a director in another department and my director. The other director was like wooooow, this is gorgeous. What software helped you make it?! My boss was like-oh she was a teacher! She’s great at making things look better! Lol No y’all, it’s TPT. I wanted to say that but my director was so happy I didn’t want to correct her. I’m on the fence about making KZread videos on TPT. Now that I am studying for the MCAT, I don’t know if I can squeeze in the time.
Thank you!!!! Haha glad I’m not alone. It is time consuming to make the videos… I definitely don’t have time to add music, intros, or heavily edit them but I figure that “done is better than perfect.” This is now my Tuesday lunch hour and I look forward to it!
Subscribed and following! I’m new, my TPT is creativeexplorerTPT, I took my shop seriously last month Still thinking about going the KZread route :)
KZread hasn't led to any sales for me, but is has been the best motivator! I couldn't find your store... can you link it? Thank you!
I have a burning question. I would love to use TPT to promote through advertising but TPT won’t let me, do you know why?
Hi, for April you could make some Spring-themed or Earth Day products. :)
Yay! Thanks for this amazing idea. I forgot about Earth Day... this is the lead I needed! :)
Hi Miss Fred! Congrats on your hard work! I hope you can achieve your dream of owning a house💞 March was slow for me too, I believe it was because of Easter... I really like your honesty on sharing your numbers, have great sales this month!
Thank so much! I really appreciate you taking the time watch the video and for being so supportive!
Thanks for the video. For seasonal inspiration, I would recommend to check some recent TPT seller blog posts.
Thank you! Do you have an TpT seller blogs to recommend?
I also had a lower month in March. I started when you did, and both January and February did better than March. I had a seasonal product that didn't sell well. I'll keep plugging away. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and ideas. I really like it because we started at the same time. :)
My store is Creative Advanced Math. I’ll follow you too!
I think it is really cool that we started at the same time! Our subjects are wildly different, but we can still support each other. I will go follow your store right now. :)
I baaaarely broke 200. I thought my state test prep stuff would take off… but then a guy made a FREE review and gave it away in a Biology Facebook page. I can’t even be mad. Everything is so expensive. How can I compete with high quality free products? My test prep already has a ton of things for just 10 bucks. Back to the drawing board for me. I’m taking a break from TPT. Like a one week break. Feeling a tiny bit deflated. Plus, I’m going to start studying for the MCAT. Let’s see… April ideas… End of School projects!
Thanks for sharing! 200 is amazing! :) Just remember not all of your customers are in that group. And some people would rather pay for something they know is quality. Figuring out pricing is an difficult game. If you need a brain break from TpT, take one! And then come back when you are feeling refreshed and creative again! :)
@@missfredmusiced Thank you! 200 is amazing. I just... have put so much work into my state test prep materials. Like, this is my bread and butter and where I thought sales would take off. Making only 200 is like... getting paid 3 to 4 dollars an hour for my work so it stings a bit. I just thought SURELY, I would do better than February (and don't call me Shirley haha, couldn't help it). Yes, I am taking it slower. I might try another niche... maybe my niche wasn't niche enough.
@@rosiodeleon6975 Instead of your hourly, think about this perspective. All the time I spent in January is gone no matter what… BUT, I am selling things I made in January. Sure I work hard, but that’s not for April, that’s for August. So try to think about future you thanking current you for putting the time in!
Great Video Miss Fred! Subscribed and folllowing. Maria at Scholastic Champions.
Thanks so much! I just went and followed your store! :)
Thanks. Great channel. I have been on TPT for about 3 years now.
Nice! What is your store?
Teach Kids Music.