Chapter 4: Decide on your first freebie
(back to Build a TpT Store)
Your first TpT product has to be a freebie.
Now that you have an idea for your first bundle (see previous chapter), it’s time to decide on a freebie that can help support that bundle.
You want to show quality, engagement, and rigor, but not necessarily quantity, since it’s not a paid resource.
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Here’s a list of suggestions to spark some ideas.
Some freebie ideas…
- Worksheets (5-10 pages)
- Centers/Morning Tubs (1 to 3 activities)
- Boom Cards/Googles Slides (1 deck)
- A theme (if you are creating a bundle with different themes)
- A game
- A craft
- Posters/charts/flash cards – if that supports your main bundle
- One week of materials – if you are creating a year long bundle
- Sample of the actual paid bundle
- Others: gift tags/brag tags/Bookmarks/labels/reading logs/scavenger hunts
Down the road, when you get efficient at creating resources, you may want to add a new freebie to your store at fixed intervals and let people know that, so that they’ll be encouraged to follow you (completely optional!)
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Chapter 4 Action Steps
Decide on your first freebie!
- Using the above suggestions + your teaching experience, write down a list of freebie ideas.
- Decide on the one you plan to create first. You can change your mind! You just have to start now.
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