Get Paid for Your Academic Expertise: 3 Steps to Launch Your First Online Workshop

Feeling stuck in academia, but unsure how to take the first step toward starting your own business?In this episode, I reveal the most accessible, low-risk, high-reward way to monetize your academic skills: offering paid workshops.Workshops have helped me and many other coaches and course creators test their offers, gain confidence, and even land long-term coaching or editing clients—without the overwhelm of building a course or running a full-time business.👉 I’ll walk you through exactly why workshops are effective, two simple workshop formats you can try, and a 3-step plan to launch your first event.Whether you want to earn extra income or transition fully out of academia, this episode gives you the roadmap to start now—before burnout wins.👇 FREE RESOURCE: Map Your Academic Businesshttps://acadiaediting.com/map🌟 Kit (affiliate link): https://partners.kit.com/koj113xbly45🐦‍🔥 Join the BAE Program (Becoming an Academic Editor):https://acadiaediting.com/becomeaneditor🔥 Don't forget to like, subscribe, and leave a review if you found this helpful!00:00 - Celebrating one year of Leaving Academia podcast.01:04 - Expanding topics to include business ownership.02:25 - Workshops as fast and easy way to earn money.03:08 - Familiarity of workshops builds on teaching skills.03:45 - Workshops boost confidence and perceived value.04:15 - Effective client attraction method through workshops.19:58 - Participants should leave with tangible results.24:07 - Keep structure simple and include accountability.31:21 - Don’t undersell; value perceived is important.35:51 - Repeat workshops to build audience and revenue. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.