Sometimes I get asked how I manage my blogs and what my workflow looks like.

To give some insight information first the workflow when using internet resources:

1. Google Reader - Read updated feeds [I just scan the feeds to get a general idea what the post is about]
2. Google Reader - Star interesting feeds [first part of filtering process]
3. Google Reader - Read starred items [now I read the feed items elaborately]
4. Google Reader / Firefox- Open interesting starred items in new tabs [second part of the filtering process]
5. Firefox - Read full articles + comments [final decision making whether or not to use a post of interest]
6. Firefox / Performancing for Firefox - Start draft post for specific blog [I hit F8 and start writing my draft while the selected referring post is in the same window, then I post the draft to a specific blog]
7. Firefox / WordPress - I tweak the post to its final version in WordPress [With the preview pane I know for sure that the final version will look okay in my blog's theme, and I can fiddle with text, ad and picture alignment etc.]
8. WordPress - Publish

When writing from an idea or simply said, from scratch:

1. Moleskine notebook + fountain pen - Idea notes
2. ECTO - Write and edit draft
3. ECTO - Post draft to a specific blog
4. Firefox / WordPress - I tweak the post to its final version in WordPress [With the preview pane I know for sure that the final version will look okay in my blog's theme, and I can fiddle with text, ad and picture alignment etc.]
5. WordPress - Publish

That’s it!

What does your workflow look like?

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