# How do YOU use ghost?

**URL:** <https://forum.ghost.org/t/how-do-you-use-ghost/37564>\
**Category:** Using Ghost\
**Created:** [April 4, 2023, 9:59am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/how-do-you-use-ghost/37564 "2023-04-04T09:59:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![NikonUser](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/nikonuser/32/10542_2.png) [@NikonUser](https://forum.ghost.org/u/NikonUser)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2023, 9:59am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/how-do-you-use-ghost/37564/1 "2023-04-04T09:59:36Z")

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Hey there,

Pretty new to ghost and certainly not an experienced publisher by any stretch of the imagination.

I’m just wondering what sort of workflow people use when writing posts?

I usually have a couple of posts on the go at a time. I’ve been using Ulysses on Mac to write and publish posts. I like being able to organise in folders and search etc - as well as being able to easily work on my iPad and iPhone (in a pinch).

But I kinda miss the ‘cards’ in the ghost online editor.

Just wondering how others do it, and why they do what they do?

Looking forward to any responses.

Paul

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**Author:** ![AnnaMariaEriksson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/annamariaeriksson/32/24001_2.png) [@AnnaMariaEriksson](https://forum.ghost.org/u/AnnaMariaEriksson)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2023, 1:14pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/how-do-you-use-ghost/37564/2 "2023-05-20T13:14:07Z")

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I only use my computer so far to write blog posts in Ghost. It kind of sucks there is no official iOS/android app for managing a ghost blog.

I Recently moved from WP and I just keep sticking to how I wrote posts over there. I usually start with a great headline, summing up the post, then a short intro, followed with a headline. I also have “promised” myself and my readers that I should always have at least one image and one link in each post. The image is preferably inside the content, but if I can’t find a good image, the featured image will do.

I also have merged my blogs I used to run over with WP, and it’s absolutely amazing to have all of them finally at the same place. Now whenever I write a post, no matter language or subject - all of my posts will be crawled and therefore easier to find for other readers. I do this thanks to collections and internal tags. I also self-host, currently on Digital Ocean with the cheapest droplet so I can edit my themes. The collections feel like seperate blogs, thanks to the amazing opportunity of changing out the `@site.title` and `@site.description` for `meta_title` and `meta_description`. I love it!

The only thing I miss is analytics for page views, since none of my readers have signed up for newsletters yet or paid stuff. Otherwise, Ghost is absolutely amazingsauce.