The Blogging While Brown conference, now in its 7th year, is a great place for bloggers of color to convene, learn, and have fun. I attended for the second time, and while it was fun to return home to the New York area, I wanted to leave with some action items to implement. I'm going to make the list public so that I can be held accountable - feel free to call me out!
- Develop a writing schedule
- Currently aim for weekly content, but I'd to do something more concrete. I'm going to start writing 30 min on Mon, Wed, and Fri - even if that means only one blog post goes out a week. The end goal is to have 2-3 posts a week.
- Investigate STEM freelancing opportunities
- Begin pitching article ideas to publications that I'm already reading. Even if I'm rejected several times, I'll still gain valuable pitch writing skills.
- Provide STEM services for local businesses
- Starting with the local Chamber of Commerce, I'm going to create a list of small businesses that may benefit from someone with a STEM background. Eventually I'm going to increase the range from Milwaukee to Chicago
- Increase Science / Math tutoring opportunities
- Get list of existing tutoring opportunities in libraries, churches, community centers, etc that fit the hours of 6-8 on weekdays or anytime on the weekends.
- Consider starting my own tutoring service
- Speak at a conference
- Create a speaker link on the site, which will borrow content from the Press section. The section will include a list of topics I can speak on, and video / photography of me speaking.
- After the section is created, I can refer to it when apply to science related conferences for speaking.
