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Why you should blog during your PhD:
I’m an advocate for blogging, obviously, but should you blog during your PhD? Will you have time? Will it be a distraction? I find it hard to answer those questions, but a growing number of people are doing it.
If you are passionate about science communication and outreach, you have to start blogging now!
Here are a few of the reasons they feel writing and blogging in particular is a great opportunity for PhD students!
You get to explain what you love to the public
You got into your field because you love it and it’s only natural to want to understand why you do. A blog is a fantastic opportunity to explain to the general public how your area works and how your project is trying to make a difference. Explaining very complex concepts in a simple and accessible way can be much harder than to write them up for a bunch of academics.
You get to practice your writing
No matter what stage of your PhD you are at, writing your thesis is always looming in the background! Writing is not something most PhD students will have practiced extensively before getting to the write-up stage (at least in the sciences!), which means most of us could probably use the practice! Brush up on your syntax and your grammar (can you remember the difference?), as well as your style and not least your typing skills! Come thesis time, you will be glad you’ve kept your writing muscles nice and toned. Plus, the writing practice you’ll get with blogging will pay off once you get a “real job” and have to deal with writing all day.
You are free to express yourself
If you are a PhD student, it’s most likely that you’re very passionate and opinionated about your field. Sadly, it is also true that not many people might be agog to hear your two cents about it! A blog is a fantastic platform to express yourself and really get into the nitty-gritty of what bothers you or excites you about the hottest new development in your field. Plus, the Internet is a big place and it’s more than likely you’ll find other people (PhD students, other researchers or just enthusiasts) who agree with your opinions. Intellectual debate is always stimulating and fun (although the Internet is also full of not-so-nice people so be prepared for some not-so-nice comments if you post anything controversial!).
So how can you start in this article we will help understand how to start, you have first to choose a template for your blog, is you are writing blogposts or you have an e-book you can opt for one of these templates on this link Bookstore WordPress Themes. Here you can find a full range of templates very easy to manage. In fact, WordPress templates are much more easy to manage.
After that you have to choose a domain and a hosting for your blog. And here we go now you can start writing your first blog post.
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