Many of our articles for sellers mention Teachers Pay Teachers, usually shortened to TPT. That is unavoidable. A large share of teacher-authors sell there, and any honest discussion of payouts in this field has to include it. But comparing ourselves with another company carries responsibilities, and we would rather state ours openly than leave readers guessing.
This is the policy we follow across the TeachLessons for Sellers blog and the seller pages on our site. It is a statement of how we work, not legal advice to anyone else.
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Names and trademarks
"TPT" and "Teachers Pay Teachers" are trademarks of their owner. We use the names only to refer to the platform factually, so that readers know which program a figure applies to. We do not use TPT's logo, colors or design, and we do not suggest any connection between the two companies.
TeachLessons is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Teachers Pay Teachers. We say so on every page and in every article that discusses TPT at length, including this one. TeachLessons is an independent store for English-language teaching resources, operated by Luca Steffan.
Only published figures, always attributed
Every TPT number we use comes from what TPT itself has published, and we attribute it with words like "according to TPT" or "as TPT has announced". Where we can, we link to TPT's own seller fees help page or its Become a seller page so you can check the source yourself.
We do not guess at figures TPT has not published. A good example is the word "eligible" in TPT's Exclusive Seller commitment. TPT defines which resources are eligible, so we tell readers to check TPT's own terms instead of offering our own definition. Our article on the questions to check in TPT's terms follows the same rule.
Some of the comparisons involve our own arithmetic on top of TPT's published rates, for example multiplying a per-sale difference by a number of sales. When we do that, we say so, we check the calculation, and we keep the inputs to figures TPT has published. On a $10 sale, the move from 80% to 77.5% is $0.25, and anything we build from that starts there.
We show our arithmetic, including where TPT pays more
When we compare payouts, we show how each figure is calculated so you can redo it. For TeachLessons the formula is price × 0.97 × 0.70, which is 67.9% of the price. For a $50 resource that is $33.95. Using TPT's published rates, the same $50 sale pays $27.20 to a Basic Seller and $38.75 to an Exclusive Seller from 2027.
Those numbers do not all favor us, and we publish them anyway. On single-resource orders above about $1.56, TPT Exclusive pays more per sale than TeachLessons. Today's Premium tier, at 80%, pays $8.00 on a $10 sale compared with our $6.79. Our case rests on other things: no exclusivity, no fees, free SEO and a second channel next to TPT Basic or your own shop. You can see the full table on the payout calculator and in our payout comparison from $1 to $50.
Fair language and no pressure to break agreements
We describe TPT's program changes as facts and arithmetic. We do not call any platform's decisions unfair or suggest bad motives. Sellers can read the same published information we do and reach their own view.
We also never encourage anyone to break an agreement. If you opt into TPT's Exclusive Seller tier, you commit to selling TPT-eligible resources only on TPT, according to TPT, and we ask you to honour that. TeachLessons is for sellers who choose Basic, who already sell elsewhere, or who are still deciding before the December 31, 2026 opt-in deadline. We will not accept resources that a seller has committed to sell exclusively somewhere else.
The same honesty applies to us. We do not publish invented statistics, seller counts, traffic figures or testimonials. We do not claim to have more buyers than TPT, and we do not promise sales volumes.
Keeping things current and correcting mistakes
Platform rules change. Every TPT detail on our site carries the date it was checked, currently October 2026, and we update our pages and articles when TPT publishes changes. TPT has announced a seller Town Hall for October 8, 2026, and if anything said there changes the published terms, we will revise what we have written. Our Town Hall questions article lists the points we are watching.
If you spot an error, an outdated figure or wording you think is unfair, please tell us through the contact page on our store or by replying to any email from our team. We check every report against the published source and correct the page if we got it wrong.
You can read how our own program works on the Seller Program page and its key terms. Please read TPT's terms yourself before making any decision. None of our content is legal, tax or financial advice.
Key takeaway: We name TPT only to compare published facts, attribute every figure, show our math even where TPT pays more, never ask sellers to break agreements, and correct mistakes when they are reported.
Keep 70% of net revenue. No fees, no exclusivity.
We take out the 3% payment cost, then you keep 70%. That is $6.79 on a $10 sale. We also handle SEO for every accepted resource and feature it on our pages.
Questions sellers ask
Is TeachLessons connected to TPT in any way?
No. TeachLessons is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Teachers Pay Teachers. We refer to TPT only to compare published facts.
Where do your TPT numbers come from?
From TPT's own announcements and help pages. We attribute every figure to TPT and note the date it was checked, currently October 2026.
What should I do if I find a mistake?
Tell us through the contact page on our store or by replying to an email from our team. We check the source and correct the page if needed.
More for teacher-sellers
TeachLessons is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Teachers Pay Teachers (TPT). "TPT" and "Teachers Pay Teachers" are trademarks of their owner and are used here only to refer to that platform. TPT figures are as TPT published them in October 2026; check TPT's seller fee page for current terms. General information, not legal, tax or financial advice.
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