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How Much Should a New TPT Seller Budget for Tools in 2026: A Full SaaS Stack Breakdown
The short version: Selling on Teachers Pay Teachers looks like a $29 side hustle until you start adding up design software, email marketing, and keyword tools — then it starts looking like a second mortgage. I dug through the actual pricing pages so you don’t have to, and the honest answer is “it depends on…
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Calendly vs. Acuity Scheduling for Tutors: Which One Actually Fits Your Side Business
The short version: If you’re a teacher moonlighting as a tutor, you don’t need a fancy scheduling app — you need one that lets parents book and pay you without seventeen text message exchanges. Calendly is the easy, cheap, “just show me a calendar link” option; Acuity is the pricier tool that actually wants to…
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TPT’s New Search Analytics Tool: What It Shows and What It Actually Means for Your Store
The short version: TPT just handed sellers a peek behind the search-bar curtain, and it turns out Buyers are typing exactly what you’d expect (and sometimes not). If you sell on TPT, this new dashboard tab tells you which words shoppers used to find you, whether they bought anything, and how much you made from…
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AI Worksheet and Handout Generators for TPT Sellers: A Practical Review
The short version: There’s a genuinely useful AI worksheet tool for almost every TPT niche — Twee for language teachers, Diffit for leveled reading, MagicSchool and Eduaide for pretty much everything else. None of them replace your judgment, and none of their prices are as fixed as reviewers claim. Treat every output as a rough…
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How to Use ChatGPT or Claude to Write Your TPT Product Descriptions
The short version: AI can absolutely help you write faster TPT listings — but treat it like an overeager intern, not a ghostwriter. Give it real constraints, edit hard, and fact-check every detail it invents about your own product. And don’t paste anything with student names in it. Ever. If you sell on Teachers Pay…