
Hey, I'm Marlow!
I help Educators excel in & out of the Classroom
After teaching high school ELA for five years, I decided to leave the classroom in 2019 and start my own online business (Education is Lit) selling my lesson plans and resources on Teachers Pay Teachers. Since then, I have been able to create a successful business generating passive income.
It is my mission to now teach other educators how to succeed in selling resources they’ve already created! Thus, Education is Lit is dedicated to providing resources for teachers to help them excel even more in the classroom and start, grow and expand their own online business!
Stepping out on faith
Learn About My TpT Journey
2018-2019 School Year
Conducted Extensive Research
Selling products = real business = real responsibilities.
So I did research to prepare myself.
- Joined TpT related Facebook groups.
- Read blogs geared towards helping new TpT sellers
- Searched YouTube for tutorials on how to set-up a successful store
- Researched courses devoted to helping prospective/new TpT Sellers
- Conducted research to learn about the responsibilities that come with owning a business.
March 2019
Education is Lit is Born
- Registered my business with the state.
- Created social media profiles.
- Continued researching.
June 2019
Saying Goodbye
Left my position as a high school ELA teacher.
July 2019
Started my TpT Store
I took what I had learned from the research I did and uploaded my first product!
August 2019
Back to School
Sold my very first product!
Remainder of 2019
Constantly Learning
- Added 60 products
- Earned $806
- Created this website! 🙂
- Continued researching best practices for TpT to learn more and make my products, marketing and business better.
2020 & 2021
Building the Brand
Added 42 products and earned:
- 2020: $4328.11
- 2021: 6553.81
Focused on ways to increase traffic and sales:
- Increasing # of products in store
- Conducted keyword research to make products more likely to show when buyers are searching
- Created detailed keyword rich product descriptions
- Created opportunities for more sales by marketing other products within my resources
- Utilized my blog and Pinterest to generate traffic
- Re-did all of my covers, thumbnails and previews to have a cohesive and consistent foundational design
- Updated the prices of my products to truly reflect their worth
2022
Today
Since starting my store:
- $23,330.21 in sales
- $18,475.72 in earnings
- Over 100 products
Now that I have created a successful online business that earns me passive income, I want to teach other educators (for FREE) the exact steps I followed!
Figures are as of 11/25/22!
FREE Course for TpT Sellers
The TpT Toolkit for Beginners
Course Info
Start. Grow. Expand.
Imagine being able to help your fellow teachers while also earning extra money to help support yourself and your family even more…. with resources you’ve already created!
The TpT Toolkit for Beginners was designed to make the process of starting on TpT less overwhelming by providing the most essential and comprehensive tips, tricks, advise and information
Units 1-5
The first 5 units focus on building a strong and solid foundation so that you can learn how to start selling the right way from the very beginning!
- Business Set-Up
- Establishing Your Brand
- Getting Started on TpT
- Setting up Your Store
- Creating Products
Learn how to build your brand from scratch, TpT membership options, setting up your store from scratch, how to choose what to sell, the anatomy of a quality TpT Product and more!
Units 6-10
These units focus on trips, tricks, advice and techniques on building your actual store to prepare you to launch and make sales!
- Covers, Thumbnails, & Previews
- The Upload Process
- Marketing
- Customer Service & FAQs
- TpT Data
Learn how to create quality product listings, securing your files, the best tools and software to use, keyword research, price products, marketing and more!
Need to get in Touch?
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