GradBlogger: Recent Episodes
Dr. Chris Cloney
Tips, tricks and strategies on how to build an online business using blogging, podcasting and video as an academic entrepreneur
In this episode of the GradBlogger podcast, we go over a nine-step framework for successful application calls and strategy sessions.
In this episode, we revisit ‘Planning Your Road on the Self-Tenure Track,’ which originally ran inside the Self-Tenure Community.
In this episode, we replay the first training session inside the Self-Tenure Community, ‘Planning Your Road on the Self-Tenure Track.’
Dr. Barbi Honeycutt from the Lecture Breakers podcast shares tips for successfully running an online conference for academics.
Dr. Chris Cloney from GradBlogger reveals how Ikigai can help you find your reason for being and direction in life.
Steph Compton returns to the GradBlogger podcast to offer some tools, tips, and strategies for success on Instagram.
Steph Compton shares tips for building an email newsletter directly from your Instagram content and followers.
Dr. Isabeau Iqbal returns to the GradBlogger Podcast to talk about how to run effective in-person and online workshops.
Prasha Dustra shares how she started and manages her business of career coaching for women in science, technology, engineering and math.
Dr. Anna Clemens talks about how she helps academics prepare their writing for publication in high-impact journals.
Courtney Danyel from Academia to Affluence and from CourtneyDanyel.com shares some tips for becoming a freelance writer as an academic.
Dr. Norman Eng from Education By Design shares some winning strategies for self-publishing a profitable book.
Dr. Ai Addyson-Zhang shares tips that other academics can use to achieve their dreams of entrepreneurship.
Dr. Isabeau Iqbal shares her experience starting a coaching business as an academic and her tips to begin for yourself.
In this episode, we present six selling frameworks that academics can use for their online sales pages and sales calls as they grow their business.
Dr. Stephanie Schuttler of Fancy Scientist shares her experience and suggestions for those applying to speak at a TEDx event.
Jennifer van Alstyne of the Academic Designer shares tips on how to sell your services without coming across as too ‘salesy’ in conversations with clients.
Niba from NotesByNiba goes over brand deals and the other diverse ways that you can obtain funding for your SciComm platform.
Niba from NotesByNiba talks about rebranding your SciComm website in a way that reflects your unique personality and perspective.
In this episode of the GradBlogger podcast, Jennifer van Alstyne shares her experiences building an online business directly out of graduate school.
Dr Echo Rivera provides actionable tips to help speakers share effective, engaging slides and presentations with their audiences.
Martin Reid discusses how handling sleep disruptions with cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia can positively benefit your work-life harmony.
Do you publish research or recruit via an online platform? Heather shares how her website supports her efforts in education, recruitment, and transparency.
Are you living to work or working to live? Dr. Katie Linder walks us through integrating entrepreneurship into an alt-ac path to create a business you love.
One of our listeners asked “What is the best way to hire help for your online business?” So we’re sharing our five-step process to hiring a new team member.
In this episode of the podcast, we review how to create an online survey to receive post-event feedback from your audience.
You made the sales. You have everyone in the door, and you want to deliver a great online conference. We've got the tips, tools and tactics you need.
More than just for your business strategies, this framework of six questions can be used to evaluate things in your life that you want to change as well.
In this episode, we're carrying on with the marketing your online conference series with part four - marketing channel analytics.
In this episode of the GradBlogger podcast, we go over newsletter marketing analytics from the recent Digital Dust Safety Conference.
In this episode of the podcast, Dr. Heidi Giusto from Career Path Writing Solutions returns to talk about marketing yourself and your business on LinkedIn.
In this episode of GradBlogger, Dr. Caitlin Faas shares her insights and recommendations for building a successful business on the tenured track.
In this episode, we have Dr. Sara Langworthy back on to discuss her new course, Video Your Way, and how you can use video to boost your business.
Disclosure: Some of the links in the podcast show notes and transcripts are affiliate links (indicated with [Affiliate] in front). If you choose to make a purchase through these links GradBlogger will earn a commission from that purchase at no extra cost to you. Download the Transcript In today’s episode, we continue our insightful discussion […]
In this episode of GradBlogger, we interview Cheryl Lau about aligning your research, business, and life. This is part one of a two-part series.
In this episode of GradBlogger, we interview Dr. Heidi Giusto about how academics and businesses can communicate their value.
In this episode of the GradBlogger podcast, Dr. Eva Amsen joins us for part two of our discussion about science communication and her newest workbook.
In this episode of the GradBlogger podcast, Dr. Eva Amsen joins Dr. Chris Cloney to talk about building a career in science communication.
In today's episode, we interview Dr. Dave Eng of jobhakr.com about setting up and running a job board as part of your online business.
In this episode of GradBlogger, we interview Melissa Anders about starting a writing and life coaching business for academics.
In the fourth episode of the Content Machine series on the GradBlogger podcast, we talk about creating an interview series to generate content for your blog.
In this episode of GradBlogger, we talk about the power of the weekly 5% focus habit and how it can make you more effective in your business and your life.
In part two of a two-part series on marketing your online conference, we show you how to boost attendance by marketing to your newsletter.
In part one of a two-part series on marketing your online conference, we show you how to increase attendance by getting your sales sequence right.
In this episode, we present a series of steps and tips that can help you create an effective webinar or live presentation.
In this episode, we answer a question from a GradBlogger listener who has expressed fear over sharing her work with the rest of the world.
In this episode, we present our travel checklist, to eliminate the stress and hassle of being on the road to make travelling a more positive experience.
In this episode, we review three standard operating procedures that can make a big difference in your business and your life.
In this episode of the GradBlogger podcast, we review this mistake and recommend solutions that can set you for business success.
In this last episode for 2019, we're reviewing the top 5 books we read in 2019. Moreover, we're sharing our tips on HOW to read to facilitate learning.
Disclosure: Some of the links in the podcast show notes and transcripts are affiliate links (indicated with [Affiliate] in front). If you choose to make a purchase through these links GradBlogger will earn a commission from that purchase at no extra cost to you. Download the Transcript In today’s episode, we have another listener question […]
Selling permeates everything we do, from talking with potential clients and selling your products and services to teaching people and framing your content.
Identify the important questions in both your personal and business life to harness the power of a daily ten-item brainstorm.
This episode of GradBlogger focuses on direct email campaigns, why direct email is such an important tool and what a direct email campaign might look like.
In this episode, we answer listener questions about hiring on Upwork, finding clients, and dealing with constant unsubscribing from your newsletter.
In this episode of GradBlogger, we talk about the importance of taking a team-based approach to your online business and it's impact on your finances.
In this episode of GradBlogger, we interview Dr. Chris Humphrey from Jobs on Toast about the lessons he has learned over 10 years of blogging.
In this episode of the GradBlogger podcast, we talk about five customer insight generation machines for your blogging business.
In this episode of the GradBlogger podcast, we're talking about a simple segmentation framework that you can use for your blog.
In this episode of the GradBlogger podcast, we answer listener questions that have been submitted by email, social media, and direct message.
In this episode, we talk about the main traffic source for dustsafetyscience.com and go over how this information is being used to plan our future strategy.
In this episode, Leslie Samuel shares how he became a profitable science blogger. We discuss narrowing in on the right niche topic and monetizing your blog.
In this episode of GradBlogger, we interview Dr. Toyin Alli about the steps involved in publishing a book on Amazon. We also discuss why you should consider publishing through Amazon, how a traditional book can present different advantages than an ebook, and how to prepare a manuscript for publication on the Amazon platform. Download the […]
In this episode of GradBlogger, we have a live interview with Dr. Dave Eng at FlynnCon 1 as we review the conference and the takeaways for academics.
In this episode of GradBlogger, we talk about content curation and repurposing complete with four direct examples of content curation and repurposing.
In this episode of GradBlogger, we talk about tasks, clusters, and projectsto become better organized, accomplish more, and enjoy greater productivity.
In this episode of GradBlogger, we talk to Dr. Katy Peplin about how to run a successful online community for graduate students.
In this episode of the pocast, we discuss value ladders, take a look at practical examples and reveal the most common mistakes academic bloggers make.
In this episode of the podcast, we talk to Pat Flynn about what a superfan is, why they are so important, and how you find, create, and grow them.
In this episode, we interview Dr. Melanie Bruce about your brand and the big questions around rebranding - when and how to rebrand your business.
In this episode of GradBlogger, we interview Dr. Emily Roberts about the top five financial tips for PhDs running an online business. We discuss how to write appealing captions that engage your audience. We also discuss hashtags and other tools that will boost your profile and your business. Download the Transcript Disclosure: Some of the […]
In this episode, we interview Dr. Melanie Bruce about using Instagram for your academic business. We discuss captions, hashtags, content, and more...
In this episode of the podcast, we interview Ross Simmonds about side hustles. We discuss why you should have one and how you can make time for it.
On this episode of the GradBlogger podcast, Dr. Gaius Augustus and Dr. Chris Cloney discuss how to grow a brand and generate freelance income.
This week on the podcast, learn what you can do to organize all of your ideas and tasks, including my productivity system: Capture, Sort, Do.
In this episode of the GradBlogger podcast, we interview Dr. Matt Hotze about the power of mastermind groups to achieve your goals.
In this episode of GradBlogger, we talk about using three-minute papers to drive traffic to your website. We discuss what makes them so valuable from both an informational and SEO perspective. We also discuss how to create these types of posts and ‘grade’ them for effectiveness. This episode is the second in the Content Machine […]
In this episode, freelance science writer Maya Gosztyla shares her journey, her reasons for starting a science blog and the transition to science writer.
In this episode of GradBlogger, we talk about recent additions to my philosophy of life affirmations after a recent vacation with my family.
In this episode of the GradBlogger podcast, we start the series on content machines. Learn what a content creation machine is and how it helps.
In this episode of the GradBlogger podcast, we talk with Dr. Sara Langworthy about how recording video drives her business.
In this episode, we look at the benefits of podcasting and how to get started with Dr. Lindsay Padilla from the Academics Mean Business podcast.
In this episode of the GradBlogger podcast, we talk with Dr. Jennifer Polk about the role blogging played in starting her early coaching business.
In this episode of GradBlogger, we talk about how to name your blog, podcast or youtube channel. We discuss why this is an important topic and a six-step process you can use to name these platforms or anything else in your business.
In this episode of the GradBlogger podcast we talk about causing a ruckus and creating the change you want in the world through your blogging business. We discuss the anatomy of a movement and why you need to dream big with the change you want in the world. We also cover tips you can use to increase the change you are creating and why the world does not need more “starving artists” putting material into the world for free.
In this episode of the GradBlogger podcast we talk about important steps to build a community around your blog. We discuss why building a community is important including some stories, give three steps you can use to build your community including creating an expert roundup post, give some advanced tips and exercises and talk about how all this fits in with building a personal branding in general.
In this episode of the GradBlogger podcast we talk about content creation strategies for your research blog. We discuss why creating content is important, the four pillars to what I can your content creation machine, how to find topics, how often you should be posting and four advanced tips to avoid burnout through the content creation process.