In 2020, I outlined my content creation flow and even got a chance to do a talk about it. But things have changed since then and I no longer use some services so I thought I’d update my blogging flow for 2025.
Tools of the trade
The things I use are now:
There are quite a few differences. I stopped using Feedly a few years ago and replaced it with Inoreader. It works pretty much the same way but the Pro account is cheaper if I want it. Instapaper replaces Pocket (RIP) and that arguably works better. I stopped using Buffer too as it was a waste of money considering I also stopped using Twitter and honestly didn’t want to pay $10 a month for Bluesky scheduling. And I also took the Python script out as it didn’t add any benefits in the end.
The process
The tools have changed but the process is relatively the same:
- I find interesting content on the Web, either on social media, YouTube, or Inoreader
- If it piques my interest, I save it on Instapaper for later or I check it out there and then
- If I want to write about it, I add it to a corresponding Raindrop folder based on my blog categories
- If I don’t want to write about it but I want to keep it for reference, I add it as a bookmark in Pinboard
- When I’m ready to blog, I go from oldest to newest unless the idea is time-sensitive
- I use Wordpress as the CMS for my main blogs and Astro for this site
- I publish and post it on socials manually
Conclusion
This flow continues to work for me years later. I’m also doing a lot better with clearing backlogs on all platforms that I save ideas.