Written on August 3rd, 2006 at 11:08 am by Darren Rowse
Managing Blog Workflow with Wridea
Max Limpag shares part of his blogging workflow and how he uses Wridea to help him take blog posts from an idea stage to a ‘publish’ stage.
His style is to work on a post over time and so finds Wridea useful to keep track of where he’s up to.
“Wridea is a free web service that helps you organize your ideas. It’s a great system to use as a container for notes of pending blog posts you are working on. I’ve been using it since early this week and I find that it really helps me organize my thoughts on blog posts I’m working on.”
I work in a similar way to Max but keep a lot of my half baked ‘ideas’ as drafts in WordPress or just in text files on my desk top but Wridea certainly does seem like a useful service.
16 Responses to “Managing Blog Workflow with Wridea”
Michael Martine
August 3rd, 2006 1:11 pm
I have been wishing for something like this forever.
Brad
August 3rd, 2006 1:27 pm
I’m very excited to try Wridea out! I often see ads for computer programs that do the same thing (or at least the same concept) and they usually cost hundreds of dollars. So, as a budget-minded writer, I’m happy to see something like Wridea come along.
Jan
August 3rd, 2006 2:37 pm
Still, with good ideas, I have something against storing them on somebody else’s server…
Simply does not feel right.
Halfdeck
August 3rd, 2006 3:08 pm
I hate to say it, but Google Notebook baby! Similar to Wridea but with the added ability to note what another blogger said without having to cut and paste. Hard to keep notes organized, and there are other little technical problems (cutting and pasting notes from Notebook to Wordpress is a nightmare), but in the end I won’t leave home without it.
MollysBrother
August 3rd, 2006 6:54 pm
I juggle all my drafts with wordpress. I am still new enough at this blog to keep my thoughts clear and future posts available. But at the rate my mind is churning, I may find Wridea to be helpful.
jhay
August 3rd, 2006 8:00 pm
Sounds helpful enough. Maybe I’ll give it try, my desktop is starting to get cluttered with draft posts still in text file formats.
Joseph Williams
August 3rd, 2006 8:55 pm
I’ll give this a try.
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August 3rd, 2006 9:33 pm
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jdanylko
August 3rd, 2006 9:39 pm
I primarily use Google Notebook for jotting down ideas and draft copies.
I think I’ll look at the benefits of wridea and compare the two.
jdanylko
August 3rd, 2006 9:40 pm
I primarily use Google Notebook for jotting down ideas and draft copies.
I think I’ll look at the benefits of wridea and compare the two.
Good post, Darren. Thanks.
Rete
August 3rd, 2006 11:37 pm
Great idea! Thanks. This sounds like an excellent way to keep your thoughts in order, especially if you’re doing a series of articles or a themed month. I’ll definitely have to try this.
Leon
August 4th, 2006 9:14 am
Seems like a useful tool, but for me, nothing beats good ol’ pen and paper.
Whitney
August 5th, 2006 4:16 am
I still prefer my Moleskin journals over anything, but there are a couple of very inexpensive shareware tools that I’ve come to rely on to manage ideas, notes, and drafts.
Action Outline by Green Parrots Software (www.actionoutline.com)
TexNotes by GemX (www.gemx.com)
They don’t consume a lot of space on your hard drive (or demand a lot of RAM), and can be used without reading the online help (though both programs provide documentation).
Searching under “diary software” or “journal software” will shake loose a long list of choices ranging from bare-bones-functionality freeware diary programs to inexpensive and more feature-rich shareware journal programs.
For a slightly more expensive option (but with many more features), check out Microsoft OneNote 2003.
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Whitney
August 19th, 2006 10:23 pm
Another Web-based service, recently recommended to me as a place for storing all manner of “stuff” that you need to be able to access from anywhere (or maybe just want to back up somewhere off your computer), is Backpack at http://backpackit.com.
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