The term "blog fatigue" came from an article in the British newspaper The Scotsman (via The Blog Herald) about that very phenomenon.
The The Scotsman article states:
"...there’s also a small group of people who actively dislike the way the weblog phenomenon has become so widespread and all-encompassing."
"Some webloggers have abandoned their web sites, which might seem odd given all the hype about blogging. What reasons can someone have for giving up on something that is so fashionable?"
Yes, there is no doubt that many bloggers abandon blogging. Like everything else, some people give the idea a try, and find it's not for them.
Writing posts and maintaining a blog isn't for everyone. I maintain three blogs. Fortunately, I am always able to keep interested in them. I find topics every day to provide some posts. In effect, I write three posts per day.
Not everyone wants to do that, for even one blog.
Some of the internet's best bloggers have expressed times of near blog burnout, or what I'll call "blog-out" for short. I think I am the first to use the term blog-out. [insert plea for widespread acceptance here]
All bloggers have times when they simply don't feel like posting. Finding suitable material for topic fodder is a universal challenge for many.
As a person's audience grows, and if you have been following my suggestions your readership will have grown, a sense of obligation may manifest itself. You feel you must post as your readers are depending on you.
While that may be the case for many bloggers, it is not true for most blog writers. Don't worry about a lack of topics. I've said it before. The ideas will come to you. All you have to do is let them.
A good way to alleviate blog-out, while still reading blogs, is to surf to previously unknown (to you) blogs. Read the, and not your usual daily blogrolled selections.
As you drift around the blogosphere, new ideas and perceptions will come to you. You will find some bloggers who are still excited about their blogs and their potential. Their enthusiasm is infectious.
A fresh set of blog readings will help to blast away those feelings of blog-out.
Many of your new blog discoveries will find their way onto your permanent blog link directory too, no doubt.
What better way to cure blog-out than some fresh new discoveries!
