it should not take more then 20 minutes to write an effective article.  You should be able to drastically shorten the time it takes you; you’re working too hard on it.

1. First of all how long are these articles? 300-500 words is fine.
2. You don’t need to cover tons of ideas in an article; you’re focusing on one key concept. 

Let’s say housebreaking a dog.

1. First paragraph - 

• emphasize with their pain - if you have a dog that isn’t housebroken you’re probably suffering with ruined carpets and floors and horrible smells, and it’s embarrassing to invite people over to your house, etc.

      2. Second paragraph -

• Give them hope - However, you don’t have to live with this forever - here are some simple steps that you can take to start housebreaking your pet right now.

      3. Third & fourth paragraph -

• offer solutions - use bullet points if you want - 

      4. Fifth paragraph -

• sum it up and have a resource box which sort of continues the conversation, saying “(Your name here) is an expert on dog training and offers many more tips and solutions at (your URL here). 

Much more than that is overkill. This shouldn’t take you more than half an hour, including research.