{"id":1061,"date":"2021-12-09T13:57:05","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T13:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/payhip.com\/blog\/?p=1061"},"modified":"2024-01-23T10:04:32","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T10:04:32","slug":"how-to-sell-teacher-created-resources-and-lesson-plans-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/payhip.com\/blog\/how-to-sell-teacher-created-resources-and-lesson-plans-online\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Sell Teacher Created Resources and Lesson Plans Online"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apart from having a vocation and dedication to their students, what do all teachers seem to have in common? Answer: they are time-poor. This explains why there\u2019s such a great opportunity to sell teacher created resources online.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a teacher you have to constantly create new lesson plans. What you always want are imaginative resources that engage students and help reinforce key learning points. Some teachers have a particular talent for doing this. And if you\u2019re one of them, why not share the benefits of your creativity and earn money in the process?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You have loads of great ideas for teacher created resources\u00a0 &#8211; now all you need is an easy way to share them and earn an income. In the age of the internet and online selling, that\u2019s easier than you might imagine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s also a ready market of teachers looking for tried and tested templates to enrich their lessons.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Teacher_Created_Resources_Can_You_Sell\"><\/span><b>What Teacher Created Resources Can You Sell?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anything that can be made into a digital file and downloaded from the internet is a resource you can sell. Lesson plans, worksheets, presentations, reading lists, flash cards, notes to accompany plays or films, quizzes, activities &#8211; there\u2019s a huge list. You could also produce audio files or videos for people to download.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In most cases you won\u2019t need special equipment or fancy software. Whatever works for you when you create your own resources will be just fine for everyone else.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the few things you will need to be more aware of is copyright. It\u2019s one thing to create resources for your own use that borrow images and other content &#8211; it\u2019s quite another if you then want to sell those resources online. Always check the usage rights!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Want to learn more about creating and selling digital products online? <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/payhip.com\/blog\/sell-digital-products-online-your-five-steps-to-success\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ve got you covered here.<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"addContainer acBlue\">\n<div class=\"text\">SELL DIGITAL PRODUCTS ONLINEJoin over <b>130,000<\/b> sellers who have launched their online businesses with Payhip<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"action\"><a href=\"https:\/\/payhip.com\/auth\/register\">GET STARTED FOR FREE<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Pandemic_and_Online_Learning\"><\/span><b>The Pandemic and Online Learning<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Online and remote learning became commonplace during the pandemic. And having proved that it\u2019s possible for teaching and learning to carry on without students all being in the same classroom it\u2019s likely that hybrid learning will continue &#8211; even without further lockdowns and school closures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This means that there\u2019s an ongoing opportunity to sell teacher created resources that are tailored to online learning.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Promotion\"><\/span><b>Promotion<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creating resources probably won\u2019t be your biggest challenge. You know how to do this and have been doing it for years. Selling your teacher created resources might be less familiar territory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To sell online you need to master social media including Instagram, Pinterest and Twitter. These tools aren\u2019t that hard to use but you need persistence to build an audience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018Personal branding\u2019 is a thing that online marketers talk about a lot. Think of it as building a reputation and profile as an education professional with something interesting to say. If you build a following you are also building a potential customer base.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other promotional ideas include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creating a blog where you discuss educational issues and teaching practice (and how your resources fit in).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Previewing resources and offering free samples.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organising podcasts or webinars with other teaching professionals.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Being active in online forums and chat groups.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_to_Sell_Teacher_Created_Resources\"><\/span><b>Where to Sell Teacher Created Resources<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ideally you want to spend as much time as possible creating and promoting your resources &#8211; and as little time as you can on the mechanics of selling and collecting money. In other words, you want an online selling platform that makes life easy for you and your customers and which doesn\u2019t cost a fortune to use.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Payhip is all about simplicity. It\u2019s easy to set up your online store and upload new products. Linking social media accounts is a cinch and you get paid instantly and automatically every time somebody makes a purchase.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also sell products without a monthly or annual fee for as long as it suits you with our forever free option.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So if you have teaching materials to sell, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/payhip.com\/features\/sell-digital-downloads\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">try Payhip for free<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and start earning an extra income!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apart from having a vocation and dedication to their students, what do all teachers seem to have in common? Answer: they are time-poor. This explains why there\u2019s such a great opportunity to sell teacher created resources online. As a teacher you have to constantly create new lesson plans. 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