How Can I Avoid Blogger Burnout? 5 Tips To Fight Burnout

When I first dipped my toes into the blogging space, I struggled to get into a good routine of publishing new blog posts. Some weeks I published one or two posts, while others I published up to four posts at a time. If that’s you, how can I avoid blogger burnout?

The best way to avoid burnout is by doing fewer things. In other words, stick to doing only one approach. 

If that’s writing three blog posts every week and committing to that for the next 12 months, that’s a great starting point.

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Be committed to doing ONLY one thing

If you stick to that one commitment for an entire year, you may see incredible results by focusing on one activity.

If you strictly write every week, you’ll feel less overwhelmed than if you end up doing more things than you should.

In this article, I will go over five tips on turning burnout into inspiration. These tips come from someone whose part of an awesome platform called Wealthy Affiliate.

It’s by far one of the best places to get into the blogging/make money online space. If you’re interested in learning more, please read on for more information.

1. Turning Burnout Into Inspiration
2. Remember Why You Started Your Journey
3. Go Back To Your First Day Starting At Wealthy Affiliate
4. Go Back To When You Signed Up For Premium Membership At Wealthy Affiliate
5. Look Back At What You Accomplished
6. Look Back At What You Learned

Turning burnout into inspiration

Jay Neill, a WA member and the official live training instructor for premium classes, did a webinar on his top ten tips for success. 

This class was from several years back, but it’s still relevant and timely today.

Along with providing these top ten tips, he also gave out some great tips for avoiding burnout in online business. I think they’re great, especially if you’re starting out and leveraging the WA platform.

Jay’s 10 Success Tips From Jay’s 10 Years At WA

# 1 Remember why you started your journey

If you’ve been doing it for a while now, go back to your “why” for going into blogging, or online business in general.

Ask yourself the following questions:

• Do I want to build an extra source of income besides my primary job?
• Do I want to earn enough money so that I can quit my 9-5 job?
• Do I want to have more time during my day?
• Do I want to be able to travel more often, but still be able to work on my business online?
• Do I want more flexibility to spend time with my family or loved ones?

I can tell you the primary reason I started my own journey into an online business.

That is, so I can be financially independent and buy more of my time back. I believe time is something I value a lot more these days than money.

# 2 Go back to your first day starting at Wealthy Affiliate

You may have recently signed up at WA. If so, recall the very first day you signed up on this platform.

Ask yourself the following questions:

• What were your initial feelings? Were you excited, hopeful, or nervous?
• What did you originally think about WA back then?

When I think about my first day signing up back in August 2019, I was hopeful thinking I made a wise choice. That is, making the decision to improve myself and invest in learning new skills that will make me more valuable.

# 3 Go back to when you signed up for a premium membership at Wealthy Affiliate

Ask yourself the following questions:

• What did it feel like upgrading to a premium account at WA?
• Were you determined to succeed with the right resources and tools?
• Do you believe it’s a great investment in yourself?

I’ll say it like it is: When I made the leap to upgrading, it was a complete no-brainer. Within my first week after initially signing up, I knew this platform would be my new home for a very long time.

# 4 Look back at what you accomplished

Ask yourself the following questions:

• What are some milestones you made?
• When did you write and publish your first blog post? 
• When did you record and publish your first YouTube video?
• If applicable, when did you earn your very first commission?

I know I’ve had my fair share of milestones. From writing multiple blog posts to my first commission in under two months, and much more, it’s been a worthwhile journey.

# 5 Look back at what you learned

Ask yourself the following questions:

• What are some new skills you learned along the way?
• How have these helped grow your business? 

Reflecting back on the last few years, I’ve gotten better at writing high-quality content, along with mastering search engine optimization.

Currently, I’m making videos for my YouTube channel. It’s a little bit of a learning curve, but I’m learning how to do it properly while getting better at it.

Here’s a great word of advice: Success is cumulative; in other words, what you learn today can pay off not only now, but later on (and sometimes, even forever)!

Final Words

Suffering from blogger burnout is not uncommon. Too many bloggers can go down that route, but they don’t have to be.

By not doing so many things, you’ll be less overwhelmed. Also, you’re likely going to take action on what matters the most.

So my point is this: Focus on committing to doing only one thing and stick to it for some time (i.e. one year).

If you want to watch this class and learn more about these best tips, I encourage you to do so. You’ll get a lot of wonderful insights from someone who’s been in this space for more than 16 years now.

Jay’s 10 Success Tips From Jay’s 10 Years At WA

Your Turn: Do you suffer from burnout while blogging?

I would like to get your thoughts on this topic. Do you blog in your spare time and find it a worthwhile adventure?

If so, were there times you felt overwhelmed? Did you feel that you were doing too much, or needed a break?

Have you been able to overcome those challenges? In what ways have you improved your own situation?

Will you follow this piece of advice to stick to only one thing? Is that writing a certain amount of posts each week?

Feel free to share your thoughts by leaving a comment below. I look forward to reading your responses, and I’ll gladly respond promptly.

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Eric is the owner and chief editor of notimekillers.com. 

He takes great pride in helping people manage their time and grow their businesses. 

Eric is a firm believer in financial and time freedom, as he believes in financial independence and taking ownership of your time. 

“Time is your most important asset. It can be your best friend or worst enemy. How you use your time can shape the future you desire to have.” 

In his leisure time, Eric loves to write and read whenever possible. He enjoys going for long walks outdoors while doing in-home workout videos every week. 

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