Academic reputation is the key to academic success and it is never too soon to start building a reputation for scholarship.
· Publish quality papers and do not buy into the theory of publish or perish!
· Know your audience and find out where they hang out at conferences or on the web
· Work out how much time can you give to promotion and dissemination
· Take every opportunity to promote your work to senior academics.
· Be a presence at conferences
· Write summaries of your work in plain English
· Attach links to your latest publications in your email signature
Then follow the five steps on the right.