Many bloggers get burnt out quickly. They feel the pressure to always have new content, funny stories, great advice, perfect DIY’s, and the best recipes on the block. They put too much pressure on themselves to perform and crank out great content all the time. Yes, this sounds a bit much but the hindrance is not their big dreams, it is their unrealistic expectations! They sit down to the computer and just expect ideas and posts to flow out of their body. Sometimes this happens (we all love a good blog session) but when it doesn’t and instead one finds themselves staring in the abyss of computer land, it is easy to give over to discouragement. And with that comes the blogger burn out and the fight against writers block.
I want to encourage you! This does not need to be your story! There are some things that you can fall back on and habits you can form to continue your joy of blogging and avoid the burn out that comes with stressing to create great content – you can fight writer’s block!
WRITE DOWN IDEAS
CREATE A LIST OF “WHEN I NEED THEM” POSTS
DON’T PRESSURE YOURSELF TO POST
PLAN AHEAD
LET YOURSELF STAY INSPIRED
Awe shucks!
Wahoo! Proud of you for finding your groove!
Totally. Let yourself take a break!
Thank you for sharing these Beth, I needed this so much! The blogging host I use finally updated to include scheduled posts and I'm super excited to put those to use. Now I just need to sit down and write for a while and perhaps I can get the ball rolling on some ideas I've had for a while now.
Such great tips–definitely pinning for the future!
If I could "waaaa" in a comment, I would. Me. Me right here, all the way. I want to get back into blogging, but I've just gotten so discouraged with it- hence, the unrealistic expectations. BUT, this is a very good post!
Blogger's block comes way too often for me, usually its triggered by stress from all angles. Great list, helpful tips! Planning ahead always inspires me. If I'm looking forward to something, it definitely spurs me on to write a post soon after.
These are really really great tips. I've been feeling stressed lately with work, which overflows into my blogging life. I had to take a tiny bit of a step back last week and it felt so good to not worry about preparing a post for one day. I second your thought on making sure to link back to where the inspiration came from!!
Very good advice! Thank you!
What an amazing blog post you wrote! Thank you so much for the tips!!!!! They're really helpful!
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