How to Pick a TpT Course to Take (Without Regret)
Have you ever looked at a course and thought, “I wonder if it’s worth it?”
In Facebook groups, on podcasts, in blog articles, we are always hearing about courses, but they can be expensive. However, they can grow and change our businesses in ways we never imagined.
How can we look at a sales page and decide if we really need this course, or if it is something cool that won’t really move our TpT business forward?
Prioritize Your Needs
Do you know what you need? Have you made time to prioritize your goals this quarter? Let’s say you are lost, but know you could do well on TpT. You just need-
What?
Do you need motivation? Do you need someone to organize you? Do you not want to waste time and do things right the first time? Do you need proof and a road map of how to do things? Do you need help growing your audience? Does Pinterest scare you?
Take time and answer some of those questions. Rank what you are working on this quarter. Pick 3 things and do those 3 things first. If a course will make one of those priorities faster, buy it.
Learn the Author’s Teaching Style
Before you buy a course everyone recommends, do some research. First, check out the author and make sure you love the way they teach. Then, ask if you agree with their philosophies. Next, ask if course fits the specific aspect of what you are looking for. Last, does the author sell similar products to you? Sometimes, I have a hard time relating to elementary school sellers because our product lines are drastically different.
Doing this research will help you buy a course you will get a lot out of and not disappoint.
Shelley Rees does a great job motivating others in a very passionate way. If I ever bought a TpT "How to Course", I'd pick hers.
Schedule out Time
Don’t buy a course unless you have time to take the course and have time to implement the course. The second part of that last sentence is the hard part! It’s like listening to YouTube videos or podcasts and learning all that knowledge, but then doing nothing about it.
Do you have 2 hours a week to listen to videos and then implement the actions? It's a tough question. Many times we underestimate how much time it will take us to complete tasks.
Imagine Life After the Course
Consider the end of the year after the course is over. After you’ve spent time watching videos, filling out worksheets, and not implementing the action items.
How will your business be moved forward? Will you have more traffic? Will you have a larger email list? Will you have a larger monthly income?
As long as you are better off than where you started, consider the course a worthy investment.