The Founding 50
Official rules
The first 50 teacher-sellers and SLPs to publish a free Homeroom page, link their store, and share it become founding sellers: a permanent badge, a private line to the builders, and a shot at five $50 prizes and the front page.
- Publish your page with at least one card linking to where you sell.
- Share it somewhere real using the “Copy link for Instagram / TikTok / Facebook” buttons on your dashboard.
- Email the link to hello@homeroom.page with the subject “Founding seller”.
Sponsor
Homeroom, Austin, Texas. Contact: hello@homeroom.page.
Eligibility
Open to legal residents of the United States who are 18 years of age or older at the time of entry. Employees, judges, and contractors of the Sponsor, and their immediate family and household members, are not eligible. Void where prohibited.
Entry period
Begins Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at 12:00 pm Central Time and ends Tuesday, November 3, 2026 at 11:59 pm Central Time.
How to enter
Create a free Homeroom page at homeroom.page; publish it with at least one card linking to a store or marketplace where you sell your resources; share the page publicly; and email the page link to hello@homeroom.page with the subject line “Founding seller” during the entry period. Entrants may include a screenshot of their page’s Sources list. One entry per person and per page. No purchase necessary. Homeroom is free, and nothing in this contest requires any payment.
Judging
Entries are scored by a panel of three judges against the five published criteria. Winners are selected on the basis of skill according to those criteria; the number of eligible entries affects each entrant’s chance of winning. Judges’ decisions are final. A judge with a personal relationship to an entrant abstains on that entry.
Prizes
Five (5) winners each receive one (1) $50 Amazon.com gift card (approximate retail value $50 each; total approximate retail value $250). The highest-scoring winner will also have their page featured on the homeroom.page landing page for approximately thirty (30) days (no cash value). Prizes are not transferable or substitutable by winners; Sponsor may substitute a prize of equal or greater value.
Winner notification
Winners are notified by email within three (3) days after the entry period ends and must respond within five (5) days, or the prize passes to the next-highest score. Winners may be asked to confirm eligibility.
Publicity
By entering, you grant Sponsor permission to display your Homeroom page, handle, and first name on homeroom.page and on Sponsor's social accounts in connection with this contest, without further compensation, except where prohibited by law.
Platform disclaimer
This contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, or Meta Platforms, Inc. Entrants release those platforms from any and all liability related to this contest.
Disqualification
Sponsor may disqualify any entry that uses duplicate accounts, purchased or artificial engagement, or content that violates Homeroom’s terms of use.
Taxes
Winners are responsible for any taxes on prizes.
Privacy
Information submitted with an entry is used only to administer this contest and as described in Homeroom’s privacy policy. It is not sold or shared.
Winners list
Available by emailing hello@homeroom.page within sixty (60) days after the entry period ends.
Governing law
These rules are governed by the laws of the State of Texas.
Judging criteria
Five criteria, each scored 0–2 by each judge, 10 points maximum. Tiebreak: real subscribers earned during the period, from the entrant’s own screenshot. Judges score only what is public plus what the entrant submits; nobody looks inside an entrant’s dashboard.
| Criterion | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clear to a buyer | Can't tell what they sell or for whom | One of the two is clear | A stranger knows what and for whom in five seconds |
| Real store, real cards | One card, placeholder image | Several cards, some real images | Three or more real resources, own images, prices, grade or subject chips |
| List building | No subscribe form, or default copy | Subscribe form with their own copy | Freebie behind the form, named, thank-you link live |
| Shared, not just published | One tagged view | In a bio, a handful of views | In a bio and posted; traffic from more than one source |
| Looks like them | Default theme, placeholder avatar | Theme chosen, avatar set | Theme, accent, and copy feel like one brand |