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Self-Promotion in Graduate School Part 4: You’ve Got A Mailing List!
Old technology but it works
Electronic Mailing lists are by no means a new technology. Simply, an electronic email list works like a traditional email list where many people share address and emails are mass emailed in a public way. Almost every subject has list that you can join. Also if you are worried about getting […]
2 April 2007 | Mark Bell, self-promotion | Comments Off
Good Deeds Challenge
One of my core beliefs is in helping other people. I believe when you help others that it comes back to you ten fold. My rule is that you give and give and never expect anything back. I love seeing people I have helped succeed so I have a challenge to you. So much of […]
19 February 2007 | Mark Bell, Good deeds | 1 Comment
Zero to Success in 3 Minutes
I am a big fan of the blog Presentation Zen created by Garr Reynolds. Today’s entry was on three minute presentations. The first presentation was by Richard St. John who answers the question “Why do people succeed?” in three minutes at the TED conference.
The presentation is based on St. john’s book, Stupid, Ugly, Unlucky and […]
15 February 2007 | Mark Bell, success | Comments Off
Self-Promotion in Graduate School Part 3: I blog, therefore I am
It is almost to the point of being passé now for people to have blogs. In the halls of academic digeratti it is almost de regugre. The real question is what does a self-promoting graduate student need or want with a log. With classes, readings, GA’s and homework no one has any real time to […]
5 February 2007 | Mark Bell, self-promotion, blogs | 1 Comment
Notes From The Digital Frontier: Self-Promoting Grad Students Getting It Done
A few friends of mine at Ball State (Betsy, Rafael, Jason) are taking part in a new BSU/Media Post newsletter/blog. They are all writing excellent stuff and promoting BSU in an excellent light. I am truly lucky to know these folks. This is how they describe themselves:
Welcome to Notes From The Digital Frontier, a […]
31 January 2007 | Mark Bell, self-promotion, blogs | Comments Off
Self-Promotion in Graduate School Part 2: Have a take, don’t suck, or you’re gonna get run
Jim Rome is a sports jock. Whether you think his abrasive radio persona is entertaining or not he does have a very important lesson to teach us.
Have a take.
To me, a “take” is a stance on a certain topic. This is not a piece of dogma but just a unique perspective on an issue.
Why should […]
31 January 2007 | Mark Bell, self-promotion, blogs | Comments Off
Excellent Ways to Find New Blog Readers
To have a digital-ethos, you need to have a good blog. Darren “Problogger” Rowse has an excellent list of 23 Ideas for Finding New Readers for Your Blog on his blog today. Some of my favorites include:
3. Write Effective Post Titles - Aziz writes - “Simple and to the point. The title should create an […]
31 January 2007 | Mark Bell, self-promotion, blogs | Comments Off
Self-Promotion in Graduate School Part 1: I Love it When a Plan Comes Together
I stated earlier that to promote yourself in the academic arena you needed to have a plan. Before you think I am going to launch into 300 page book on how to plan things in detail this is a much simpler plan.
Get a goal
List the […]
15 January 2007 | Mark Bell, academia, Planning | 1 Comment
Self-Promotion in Graduate School or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Started a Blog
The idea of self-promotion in academia may sound foreign, but it this day and age it is essential. This is the hard reality. In grad school, your job is to find a job where you can do what you like to do. This can be in or out of academia but either end-point requires some […]
12 January 2007 | Mark Bell, academia, self-promotion | 2 Comments
