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# Public Platform

All-in-one Platform for Scholars, Writers and Public Intellectuals.

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## Posts

- [Syllabus Last Step: Planning Out the Year](https://publicplatform.net/syllabus-last-step-planning-out-the-year/) - In order for your public scholarship platform to be both impactful and sustainable, you need a detailed plan, or a syllabus, that guides the kind of content that you create and curate. In the last few blog posts, we have been discussing each of the steps we take at Public Platform with our clients. Let's
- [Syllabus Step 4: Where Does Your Audience Gather?](https://publicplatform.net/syllabus-step-4-where-does-your-audience-gather/) - The fourth step in a Public Platform syllabus is to create a list of places that your audience already frequents. What conferences or events do they attend? What publications do they read—magazines, newspapers, journals, blogs, etc.? What YouTube channels or podcasts do they enjoy? What organizations are they are part of, and what organizations do they follow?
- [Syllabus Step 3: How Will You Empower Your Audience?](https://publicplatform.net/syllabus-step-3-how-will-you-empower-your-audience/) - This element is extremely important to think about and communicate to your target audience. Donald Miller's StoryBrand Framework wraps up with the hero doing two things: avoiding failure and achieving success. By having a clear idea of what your work helps your audience avoid or achieve and how, you can cultivate a loyal and passionate audience that benefits from your expertise.
- [Syllabus Step 2: What Are Your Audience's Challenges?](https://publicplatform.net/syllabus-step-2-what-are-your-audiences-challenges/) - As a guide, you can't support your hero without knowing the obstacles they face as they pursue their goals, and your hero can't trust you if they don't see that you understand the issues that they face. Donald Miller's StoryBrand Framework asserts that, for a brand's story to make people pay attention, whether they be customers or audience members, you need to make it clear what problem you can help them solve. He breaks down the imagined hero's problems into three categories, external, internal, and philosophical.
- [Syllabus Step 1: Who is Your Audience?](https://publicplatform.net/syllabus-step-1-who-is-your-audience/) - In order to figure out who your target audience is, you should try to think of who would resonate with, benefit from, and form community around the content that you intend to share. Remember, your brand is going to be telling a story in which your audience members are the heroes and you are the guide.
- [Creating Your Public Platform Syllabus](https://publicplatform.net/creating-your-public-platform-syllabus/) - At Public Platform, we help academics, writers, organizations, and academic institutions and centers solve their distribution problem, present their work to a public audience, and become thought leaders by guiding their platform and distribution strategies. But the process doesn't start with setting up your platform. It starts with creating a focused syllabus that structures the
- [The Academic Distribution Problem](https://publicplatform.net/the-academic-distribution-problem/) - A lack of widespread recognition does not indicate low-quality work, or a lack of expertise or qualifications. If you are excelling in your field, it is because you have the passion, knowledge, and skills to do so. You have something of value to contribute. The unique ways in which you meld your personal experiences and academic expertise demands the respect and care of being shared with people who could benefit from it. For you to work hard producing and vetting knowledge and amassing a body of work, only to restrict the movement of that knowledge to within the bounds of academia, is to be a poor steward of your work. Your input is valuable and important, and should reach more people than just your students, colleagues, supervisors, and journal editors.
- [Solving the Distribution Problem: Behave Like a Church](https://publicplatform.net/solving-the-distribution-problem-behave-like-a-church/) - In our last blog post, we looked at how behaving like a media company can help academics and academic institutions solve their distribution problem, the problem of obscurity and lack of distribution channels. The media company model offers solutions to the issue of delivering content to an audience. But to take your platform to the
- [Solving the Distribution Problem: Behave Like a Media Company](https://publicplatform.net/solving-the-distribution-problem-behave-like-a-media-company/) - Academics have a distribution problem. But how can academics (and academic institutions) go about solving this problem? One helpful framework to draw on is the business model of media companies, whose existence depends on their ability to cut through the noise and keep their audiences reading, watching, listening, and buying. Media companies develop scalable mechanisms
- [The Field of Dreams Fallacy](https://publicplatform.net/the-field-of-dreams-fallacy/) - As an academic, you probably have a quality body of work in your files. Maybe you have or plan to have a website where that work can live, so that people can find your research. If you just put it out there, the quality of the work will speak for itself and the right people
- [The New Gutenberg Press](https://publicplatform.net/the-new-gutenberg-press/) - Print media has been the primary distribution channel for scholarly work since print's pivotal role in spreading the ideas that sparked the Protestant Reformation. However, it has been more than 500 years since the Gutenberg press was first used, and new distribution channels are available for anyone who has an internet connection. Academics wanting to
- [Luther, Huss, and Public Scholarship](https://publicplatform.net/luther-huss-and-public-scholarship/) - What can 21st-century academics learn from Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation? Our answer: learn to harness technology to solve your distribution problem, and you can start a movement that impacts people far beyond your academic or ecclesiastical circles. Martin Luther and John Huss When Martin Luther published the Ninety-Five Theses in 1517, he triggered
- [How to Solve Christian Scholarship’s Distribution Problem](https://publicplatform.net/how-to-solve-christian-scholarships-distribution-problem/) - This article originally appeared on the Anxious Bench blog where Kristin Kobes Du Mez interviewed John Hwang on how to solve Christian scholarship's distribution problem. On the Anxious Bench we’ve been discussing the continuing need for Christian scholarship, and the distribution challenges Christian scholars face. Today’s guest is John Hwang, founder and CEO of Lanio, a company whose mission it is

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- [Homepage - 2022-11-16](https://publicplatform.net/) - Build a tribe.Connect with your audience. We help academics and writers become public intellectuals. Learn More Built for academics & writers. Our mission is to help authors, academics, and public intellectuals build an audience and increase their reach. Public Platform was designed and built to help thought leaders build and grow their platform and their
- [Public Scholarship Manifesto](https://publicplatform.net/public-scholarship-manifesto/) - The Public Scholarship Manifesto This treatise contains 10 proclamations for higher educational institutions that desire to unleash the creative potential of thought leadership and expand their cultural influence. Continue Reading Introduction This manifesto was created by our founder, John Hwang, in 2019. This manifesto presents a set of principles that challenge higher ed. leaders and
- [Public Platform for Academics and Writers](https://publicplatform.net/academics-and-writers/) - Public Platform forAcademics and Writers Produce public-facing work, cultivate an engaged audience, and expand your influence.Become a public intellectual. Get Started Today We turn academics and writers into public intellectuals. You are an expert in your field. But does your voice make it beyond your classroom and your guild? Our mission is to help authors,
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- [Magazine](https://publicplatform.net/magazine/) - Resources for writers, academics, and public intellectuals. Subscribe Subscribe to our newsletter to be receive resources on how to build public platforms and personal brands. Subscribe to our newsletter The Public Platform Podcast In the Public Platform Podcast, we interview successful public intellectuals and deconstruct how they built their public platform and audience. We interview
- [Apply](https://publicplatform.net/apply/) - Getting Started is Easy Ready to Build Your Public Plaform?We are looking for academics, writers, and public intellectuals who want to unleash public scholarship.Apply for your public platform and a member of our team will reach out to schedule a discovery meeting if we’re a good fit.Space is limited so apply today to reserve your
- [Kristin Du Mez](https://publicplatform.net/customers/kristin-dumez/) - Professor & Historian, Dr. Kristin Kobes Du Mez, uses Public Platform for Public Scholarship. Visit kristindumez.com Historian and Professor, Dr Kristin Kobes Du Mez uses Public Platform as a hub for her online presence. As a expert in Christian feminism and American religion & politics, Dr. Kristin Kobes Du Mez is able to showcase her
- [Steven McMullen](https://publicplatform.net/customers/steven-mcmullen/) - Professor and Economist, Dr Steven McMullen, uses Public Platform for Public Scholarship. Visit stevenmcmullen.com Professor and Economist, Dr Steven McMullen, uses Public Platform as a hub for his online presence. Dr. Steven McMullen is able to showcase his scholarship and translate his expertise for a wider public audience.Visit stevenmcmullen.com Kristin Du Mez Historian Kevin Timpe
- [David Smith](https://publicplatform.net/customers/david-smith/) - Professor and Education Expert, Dr David I. Smith, uses Public Platform for Public Scholarship. Visit onchristianteaching.com Professor and Education Expert, Dr David I. Smith, uses Public Platform as a hub for his online presence. As a world renowned education expert and speaker focused on Christian Teaching, Dr. David I. Smith is able to showcase his
- [Kevin Timpe](https://publicplatform.net/customers/kevin-timpe/) - Philosopher & Disability/Inclusion Advocate, Dr Kevin Timpe, uses Public Platform for Public Scholarship. Visit kevintimpe.com Philosopher & disability/inclusion advocate, Dr. Kevin Timpe uses Public Platform as a hub for his online presence. Dr. Kevin Timpe is able to showcase his scholarship and translate his expertise for a wider public audience.Visit kevintimpe.com Kristin Du Mez Historian
- [Homepage - 2019-01-24](https://publicplatform.net/homepage-2019-01-24/) - Build a tribe. Connect with your audience.Public Platform is the all-in-one platform for academics, writers, and public intellectuals.Get Started Today Built for public intellectuals, academics & writers Our mission is to help authors, academics, thought leaders and public intellectuals build an audience and increase their reach. Public Platform was designed & built to help thought
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- [Pricing](https://publicplatform.net/pricing/) - One simple pricing. All inclusive.Built for public intellectuals, academics & writers Pricing$50per monthOne-time Setup Fee: $500Design & Migration: Starts at $2500 Canonical Repository Taxonomy of Topics Book Page Online CV Book Reviews Speaking Engagements Video/Audio Support Newsletters Podcasts Custom Domain Premium Themes SEO-Ready Apply Today Custom Options & Services Faculty & Staff Offer every faculty
- [Website](https://publicplatform.net/website/) - Website for Your Scholarship. Public Platform is an all-in-one public platform for creating an online website or publication, designed for Academics, Writers and Public Intellectuals. Get Started Today Built for public intellectuals, academics & writers Our mission is help authors, academics, thought leaders and public intellectuals increase their reach and audience. Public Platform was designed
- [Let's Have a Conversation](https://publicplatform.net/conversation/) - Tell us a little about yourselfLet's Have a ConversationThanks so much for taking the time to request a project proposal from Public Platform. Please be as thorough as possible with the information you provide so we can ensure the best fit.(Toward the end of this form there’s a place where you can upload a document
- [Services](https://publicplatform.net/services/) - Customized Services To Unleash Public ScholarshipConsulting / Speaking / TrainingLet’s have a conversation Consulting Services We partners with institutions and organizations to build public platforms. Strategy We work with strategic visionaries to identify, ideate and implement a plan to unleash public scholarship. Learn more Speaking We believe in public scholarship. We love sharing the vision

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