Seasoned travel bloggers, Shelley Marmor, Jessie Festa, and Millie Austin, candidly shared their experiences battling blogging burnout and, more importantly, how they overcame it. Here are 3 non-trivial tips on how to prevent and overcome blogxiety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tip 1: Look For Growth Points During Dark Times<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.travelpayouts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image_123650291-1-1024x1024.png\")
<\/figure>\nMillie Austin, the creator of StayWildTravels.com<\/a>, helps travel content creators scale and grow their business to earn a full-time income.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nRunning a travel blog that you\u2019ve built from the ground up after years of learning, making mistakes, and growth, while watching the passive income roll in each day, is one of the most rewarding feelings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, as every website owner knows, when one technical aspect slips out of place, it can all come crumbling down in seconds, and it\u2019s gut wrenching to watch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That\u2019s exactly what happened to me when my website got hacked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yep, it got hacked\u2014every website owner’s worst nightmare\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After many sleepless nights and hours on end trying to figure out how it happened and what I needed to do to bring my site back to life, I almost threw in the towel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When something you\u2019ve spent years building gets taken away from you so fast and you have no idea how to fix it, it can be difficult to see the forest for the trees, and you quickly become overwhelmed and disheartened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But, in a way, I am glad it happened. This experience taught me to lean into my strengths and away from my weaknesses. I knew the technical aspects of building a travel blog would never be my area of expertise and would only ever suck my time away from tasks I was good at\u2014and most importantly\u2014enjoyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I quickly hired a technical expert to fix the issue, and within a few hours, the stress and anxiety that had been flooding my mind had completely disappeared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, the message here is, when something isn\u2019t easy, you shouldn\u2019t quit.<\/p>\n\n\n
\n\nYou can\u2019t be the best at everything, and it\u2019s okay to lean on others for support, as this will ultimately help you grow. Always remember that time is money and, most of the time, small investments lead to much bigger returns.
\u2014 Millie Austin<\/strong>, StayWildTravels.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\nTip 2: Organize Your Blogging Work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\nJessie Festa, the solo female travel and offbeat adventure specialist behind the popular Jessie on a Journey<\/a> blog.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.travelpayouts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/jessie_original_using.png\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n\nExperiencing burnout is almost inevitable as a blogger. You\u2019re essentially running several different departments of a publication on your own!
\u2014 Jessie Festa, Jessie on a Journey<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\nLuckily, over the years of experiencing my own burnout struggles, I\u2019ve come up with a few key strategies to help combat these overwhelming feelings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Create a repeatable schedule.<\/strong> Look at all of your daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly tasks, and see which ones you can cut or combine to save time. From there, create a repeatable and sustainable schedule for yourself.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
If you find you don\u2019t have enough time to get everything done, prioritize what is most important (as in, what will actually lead to traffic and income) or outsource if possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Keep a piece of paper near you as you work. <\/strong>This way, when shiny object syndrome creeps in or you get a new idea that you don\u2019t have time to work on, but don\u2019t want to forget, you can jot it down.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
Then, at the end of the day, you can schedule the idea into your planner or save it to a \u201cfuture ideas\u201d list. Personally, I keep one of these in Asana, where I can always refer to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Remember that you are your own boss.<\/strong> This means you have the power to rework your schedule as you see fit. While consistency is important, I also find value in knowing that, even if I skip a day of posting on Instagram or need to move a task to the following week, everything will be okay.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
Tip 3: Know Your Why<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.travelpayouts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/shelley_original-1-1024x1024.png\")
<\/figure>\nShelley Marmor, a six-figure travel blogger known for her insightful and accessible Travel Mexico Solo<\/a> blog.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nThere is a common saying in the positive mindset community: \u201cKnow Your Why.\u201d Knowing your \u201cWhy\u201d (with a capital W) is basically synonymous with knowing your purpose, or attaching your goal to a larger purpose. In this case, I’m talking about the \u201cWhy you started your blog\u201d purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n
<\/figure>Millie Austin, the creator of StayWildTravels.com<\/a>, helps travel content creators scale and grow their business to earn a full-time income.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Running a travel blog that you\u2019ve built from the ground up after years of learning, making mistakes, and growth, while watching the passive income roll in each day, is one of the most rewarding feelings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, as every website owner knows, when one technical aspect slips out of place, it can all come crumbling down in seconds, and it\u2019s gut wrenching to watch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s exactly what happened to me when my website got hacked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yep, it got hacked\u2014every website owner’s worst nightmare\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n After many sleepless nights and hours on end trying to figure out how it happened and what I needed to do to bring my site back to life, I almost threw in the towel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When something you\u2019ve spent years building gets taken away from you so fast and you have no idea how to fix it, it can be difficult to see the forest for the trees, and you quickly become overwhelmed and disheartened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But, in a way, I am glad it happened. This experience taught me to lean into my strengths and away from my weaknesses. I knew the technical aspects of building a travel blog would never be my area of expertise and would only ever suck my time away from tasks I was good at\u2014and most importantly\u2014enjoyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I quickly hired a technical expert to fix the issue, and within a few hours, the stress and anxiety that had been flooding my mind had completely disappeared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, the message here is, when something isn\u2019t easy, you shouldn\u2019t quit.<\/p>\n\n\n You can\u2019t be the best at everything, and it\u2019s okay to lean on others for support, as this will ultimately help you grow. Always remember that time is money and, most of the time, small investments lead to much bigger returns. Jessie Festa, the solo female travel and offbeat adventure specialist behind the popular Jessie on a Journey<\/a> blog.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div> Experiencing burnout is almost inevitable as a blogger. You\u2019re essentially running several different departments of a publication on your own! Luckily, over the years of experiencing my own burnout struggles, I\u2019ve come up with a few key strategies to help combat these overwhelming feelings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you find you don\u2019t have enough time to get everything done, prioritize what is most important (as in, what will actually lead to traffic and income) or outsource if possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then, at the end of the day, you can schedule the idea into your planner or save it to a \u201cfuture ideas\u201d list. Personally, I keep one of these in Asana, where I can always refer to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shelley Marmor, a six-figure travel blogger known for her insightful and accessible Travel Mexico Solo<\/a> blog.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n There is a common saying in the positive mindset community: \u201cKnow Your Why.\u201d Knowing your \u201cWhy\u201d (with a capital W) is basically synonymous with knowing your purpose, or attaching your goal to a larger purpose. In this case, I’m talking about the \u201cWhy you started your blog\u201d purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Millie Austin<\/strong>, StayWildTravels.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\nTip 2: Organize Your Blogging Work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Jessie Festa, Jessie on a Journey<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Tip 3: Know Your Why<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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