Consistency is both the most important part of being successful in blogging and the most difficult. The journey often starts with passion but then it needs to become a habit.
At first, you have a fountain of never ending topics that you can tackle. You jump in with both feet and probably start writing once a day, or at least several times a week. But it doesn’t take long to begin feeling burnt out, which is where the hard part begins.
How are you supposed to continue blogging on a regular basis, and still keep your posts interesting, relevant, and high quality? There are only so many times you can rehash the same information before it becomes stale, and your chosen niche might not change often or drastically enough to provide you with fresh content outside of the standard.
Here are a few useful tips to make sure you get past blogging block and remain awesome while still blogging a lot.
1. Write every time you have a good idea
I write my best content when I feel inspired. I feel inspired when an idea just came to my mind and also when I have had enough coffee!
Don’t just write on certain days. If you have a good idea, you should expand on it as soon as possible. Then that post can go into draft and await a day when you either think it would be best to release it, or for one of the many times you don’t feel like you have the juice to write more.
Having a handful of posts prepared in advance and always at the ready is important. Whether you get sick, are burned out, or out on vacation, it ensures there is something that just needs to be scheduled to publish without any work on your part. By writing these posts every time an idea enters your head, you will make sure you have fresh content at the ready, and on an interesting topic you won’t forget about if you put it off.
Tool for this tip:
I use Google Docs to write my articles down for a few reasons.
I really like their iPad app which allows me to write articles while on the go while being sure they are all stored in one place
I love the variety of free addons that allow me to easily add collaborators (editors) to my doc. For that, I love the free addon called Workflows which makes it easy to manage editing statuses.
Experiencing Blogging Block? Then You Need These 6 Tips and Tools
