In this tutorial, you will learn how to create your own
TpT {TeachersPayTeachers} banner using PowerPoint. Banners are great for promoting special, new, or seasonal products on TpT and they can help your store look more professional. Right now in my
TpT store, my banner is promoting my
Back to School packet and I will probably change it in the middle of September to promote a Halloween product I am working on. Click on the image below to check out my back to school banner in my
TpT store.
{Out of respect for my digital artwork, please don't copy this exact design!}
It may not show up quite yet... I'm still waiting for it to be approved by TpT, because I made a few changes to it.
To make your own banner, open Powerpoint, click on Design, and then Page Setup.
This next part is SUPER important!!!
*TpT Banners can only be 706px by 90px, which is
9.81 inches by 1.25 inches.* On the Page Setup screen, change
the slide to the following dimensions.
After you change the dimensions, this is what it will look like in PowerPoint.
Have fun and add shapes, color, images, and text boxes to make your banner look appealing. Click {
here} to check out some great clipart and font resources. Try to make your banner original and unique to your store... don't be tempted to copy someone else's design.
When you have finished your banner, save it as a JPEG File Interchange Format {a.k.a. picture}.
I always save stuff like this to my desktop so I can find it easily.
Next, make sure you are logged in to your
TpT account. If you aren't a TpT seller and would like to become one, click {
here} and sign up for the Seller Upgrade {don't worry, it's free}.
Then click on My Sales: Dashboard.
Towards the bottom of the page {kind of in the middle-ish area} you will see Marketing & Promotion. Click on "dress up your store..."
In the Profile Page Leaderboard {a.k.a. banner} section, you will see the Choose File button. Click on it and find your banner JPEG. Then, enter the link you want your banner to take customers to and click on Save Changes. BTW: It can take up to a few hours for your banner to appear on the site, because it has to be approved by TpT.
Even though this tutorial was for PowerPoint, you can really make your banner in any design program, as long as you can resize your artboard to:
706px X 90px
or
9.81in X 1.25in
or
24.91 cm X 3.17cm
I am excited to see how your TpT banners turn out!
Leave a link to your TpT store in the comments section below and I'll be sure to check them out!
