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Hey all-

I just wrote a post about what-I-call "blogger burnout." I spend 99% of my day thinking about money/finance and it's taking it's toll on me. Do you all have any good tips to get you through the challenges of writer's block/burnout/thinking too much about your blog and money?

Thanks,

I sometimes feel like I'm not coming up with good enough ideas and what BB says does help.  Get out from in front of the monitor.  Talk to people.  Dont badger them about their checkbook, but money is just as much about what people say in casual conversation as what they spend.

take tips form that.

I always remind myself that blogging is not a job but a hobby with some side cash (hopefully). Don't get swept away by the full time bloggers if that's not your goal. And remember, any goal worth having takes quite a bit of time to master!

I keep a strict rule that forces me to divert my attention. I only allow myself to check comments once a day (at the end of the day), check stats once a week, and write posts for a total of 3-7 hours on Monday and Thursday night.

You could do blog related activities twenty four hours a day if you wanted to, there is so much to do. Myself, I just have to close the computer and call it a day. I used to pressure myself to post every day, but not anymore. I am going back to the roots of why I started writing and write because I want to.

A break does wonders, as mentioned above. Oh another thing, I used to obsess more when my alexa ranking was moving daily and I could see how my effort had a direct effect on results. Now I dont even know what my ranking is and I dont pressure myself so much.

Changing things up helped me reinvent myself.  I also try to stay a couple weeks ahead with my articles, just in case I do not feel like writing for a few days.  I think circumstances are affecting you more than burnout.  I know I would have trouble writing afte a 12 hour day too. Good Luck.

My thoughts as someone who has been blogging for two years:

• Find your rhythm.  I post 3-4x/wk with one weekly personal finance link post (Friday Follies-anyone can email me a post URL if you want to be included) and a bi-weekly nurse blog link post.
• Keep a journal handy-write down thoughts.  I open a Word press post window and copy/paste idea urls from other blogs, or the financial world so I don't forget.
• Variety-sometimes write about your dog, cat or whatever strikes your fancy-your readers will appreciate the break too.
• Try trading posts with another PF blogger-  for variety.
• Conference-Fincon11 gave me great new energy.
• Remember you have new readers all the time, go back to early posts and repackage or discuss what has changed since your wrote that article last year.

Good luck.  (and all the time off suggestions are great too!)

I regularly feel burn-out. Like Andrea @SOOD the posts written when I can't stand to produce anothe PF article are by far the most popular. She Is The Man Now, & Velo Frugal Or Velo Cheap blew my stat counter, fun to write and hopefully read, but they won't help anyone budget more successfully. I'm trying to learn from these anomalies.

Create a partnership, the added accountability will enthuse and keep you rolling.

Barb Friedberg said:

I always remind myself that blogging is not a job but a hobby with some side cash (hopefully). Don't get swept away by the full time bloggers if that's not your goal. And remember, any goal worth having takes quite a bit of time to master!

Agreed. I too faced blogging burn out and had to make some changes. I was almost on that road again but I have stopped myself and said, I will do what I can when I can. Everyone here will give you the benefit of the doubt, so don't feel any pressure from here to fit a certain mold.