Building an Online Presence in Grad School is HARD. Here's What I'd Do To Get Started Anyway (Website Design Guide)

22/07/2025 16 min
Building an Online Presence in Grad School is HARD. Here's What I'd Do To Get Started Anyway (Website Design Guide)

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In this episode, I reflect on some lessons I've learned from being a website designer for grad students and early career researchers to experiencing the same challenges after becoming a graduate student myself. I share some tips on what I'd focus on to get started on building my online presence. Enter the Best Personal Academic Websites Contest: https://theacademicdesigner.com/2025/best-personal-academic-websites-contest-2025/  (Entries are open through August 15, 2025 at 11:59pm Pacific Time.) Build your personal academic website with Owlstown: https://www.owlstown.com/ Read the Website Design Guide: https://brittanytrinh.com/website-design-guide/  Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittanytrinh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brttnytrnh Website: https://brittanytrinh.com Listen to Brittany's Music Box: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/76wGgr7qaDP9ssGRVqdAK5?si=1653e13131e14030  Intro/Outro Background Music Credit: Op. 10 No. 1, composed by Frederic Chopin, performed by Chiara Bertoglio, piano (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0)  

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