Creating and maintaining a successful blog requires time, commitment, and energy. To achieve this, it's essential to have processes and tools that help stay organized and efficient. The author of "Things I Made Today" blog shares their experience of developing a blogging workflow that enabled them to automate tedious tasks, such as idea generation, research, content creation, scheduling, and sharing. They use Trello to centralize ideas, Todoist to manage tasks, and Zapier to integrate various tools and automate workflows. By implementing these processes and tools, the author was able to grow their blog audience by 10x over three years and maintain a sustainable blogging routine.