Generally speaking, writing articles can be really boring, even if you have an emotionally engaging subject. That’s because you’re talking to computers with the article structure, so you’re mixing human engaging content with dull algorithmic clickbait. If you’ve been reading or writing articles for hundreds of hours, you mind is going to start glazing over and recognizing the fingerprints of the search engine computers all over everything. “How to Weed a Garden with Roundup vs. a Weed puller” vs. “How to use a weed puller (and when to switch to Roundup).” Ugh! The goal is to compete for traffic, not necessarily to stand out or be fun. When this recognition dawns on you, here are some tips.
1. Take a Break. Sometimes you just need to step away from your writing and go do something else. Loosen up your posting schedule or maybe hire someone else to write a couple articles for a week.
2. Recognize that article writing is not meant to be exciting, and lower your expectations accordingly. This is the boring legwork part of website running, probably the least glamorous.
3. Do something else for your site that is more fun. Hosting events, opening forums, even making infographics for social media can be a welcome change. Human beings enjoy and feed of novelty, and we dislike boring routines. So if article writing has become a boring routine, reward yourself for going through it by pursuing new ideas and new intellectual frontiers.
4. Get out of the house. Traveling and getting new ideas and perspectives on your site, ideas, and research is probably a good idea. Get some interviews and read some books about your chosen niche. This will help expand your intellectual horizon, which is your real goal. Learn stuff. An interview blog post, especially if the interviewee is considerably famous, boosts your credibility and breaks up the monotony. Same goes for book reviews.