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My new blog post workflow

Dan Vega on April 26, 2019

Well, I have been blogging for a few months now on my new website and I thought I would share how I write all of my blog posts. I am really happy w...
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Peter Witham

Could not ask for a better explanation of how you use Notion. Thanks!!!

I have played with Notion before and much like yourself, I just didn't get it. But now I do :)

You have inspired me to take another look at using Notion for my blog post planning at least. Normally I use Ulysses or SublimeText, but now I'm thinking in a new direction.

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Dan Vega

That's awesome! It is definitely one of those tools that you need to spend a little time working with but once you get it setup to do the things you want it to do it's pretty awesome! Thanks for the comment and let me know if you have any issues.

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Peter Witham

I am going to use your post as a starting point for creating my flow, so I'll be sure to reach out if my World falls apart, thanks :)

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Juneau Lim

If you don't mind, could you post a better resolution of the mind map, please? I found your original blog post for it and printed it out, but couldn't read the texts. I want to post it on my physical wall so I could mark it while learning.

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Dan Vega

Here is a link to the Java Development Mind Map I created

coggle.it/diagram/WqgTTNMJtPiHph_q...

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Juneau Lim

Wow thank you so much! It's super helpful!!

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Ben Holmes

Really great post! I started a blog myself back in January, but it's been pretty hard to get into a good rhythm for regular posts while in college (I'm managing about 1 every 2-3 weeks).

You pointed out some awesome tools for planning / writing that I've regretted not looking more into; never knew Notion could export to markdown!

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MagedSaeed

Hi, I really liked this tool. However, In the post template, they provide many blog specific functionalities that can be used, such as commenting, sharing and mentioning. I am just wondering if there is a way to get likes or upvotes on the posts? Am I the only one missing it? It seems to be the only one missing pat, Is not it?