Welcome to GradBlogger
Let’s Explore What GradBlogging Is All About
What is GradBlogging?
GradBlogging is sharing academic content online to change the world with your expertise and experience.
What Do You Share?
Your expert knowledge & experience from your academic learning
How Do You Share It?
Online, through blog posts, podcasts, and video.
What’s The Purpose?
To create a profitable business to affect change in the world.
Three Reasons To Blog
- Grow your research network around the world
- Establish a personal brand in your field
- Build a profitable online business based on your experience, background, and expert knowledge
How To Get Started
Step One
The first step to creating your blog is to define the audience and topic. Will you be creating material for other researchers? Grad students? industry?
Step Two
The second step is to pick your blog name and setup your domain, hosting, content management system, start creating content, and grow a community (don’t know all these terms? Don’t worry – the free mini-course below can help!).
Step Three
The final step is to generate revenue from your blog so that you can multiply the effect your work has in the world. This sounds scary, but is actually not too difficult if you do the first steps right – that’s why I’m here to guide the process!
Content & Technology
Learn how to get started with our free 10-day email mini-course! With over 2.5 hours of video content, the Getting Started Mini-Course (GSMC) is a comprehensive guide to getting your grad blog up-and-running!
The Getting Started Mini Course (GSMC) Course Overview
Day 1 – Choosing your blog name
Day 2 – Buying your domain and hosting
Day 3 – Installing WordPress and exploring the backend
Day 4 – Theme selection and website design
Day 5 – Blog content strategies part one
Day 6 – Blog content strategies part two
Day 7 – Setting up your email list and newsletter
Day 8 – Creating lead magnets for your email list
Day 9 – Exploring blog monetization methods
Day 10 – Dream BIG and don’t hold back
Not Sure What Tools To Use?
Don’t worry! We have a comprehensive list of resources to help. Since your just starting out, I’ve highlighted a couple of tools below that will help you get your blog up and running.
You can also join the GradBlogger newsletter to get access to exclusive, free, content and find out what tools we use!
Thank You
I know how stressful grad school can be on its own, let alone while trying to build an online presence or start a business – and I am here to help!
Please feel free to email me at chris@gradblogger.com just to say ‘Hi’, or with any comments, questions, experiences, objections, fears, or complaints. I want to hear your stories and know what else I can do to help, so don’t hesitate to reach out!
-Chris