Comments on: On ‘When to Post’ to your Blog http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/09/on-when-to-post-to-you-blog/ Make Money Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:03:36 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Wayne Hurlbert http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/09/on-when-to-post-to-you-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-1666 Wayne Hurlbert Thu, 10 Mar 2005 09:38:14 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/09/on-when-to-post-to-you-blog/#comment-1666 I post seven days a week, with the major post done late at night to catch the business audience during the entire following business day. As a business blog, my weekend traffic falls off quite a bit, but I still post once a day. I believe that RSS readers (who are a major portion of my audience) read posts at different times than direct blog visitors. It doesn't pay, in my opinion, to tailor the posting times to the topic either, as some of my posts that I considered less interesting personally, were the most popular with my readership; and vice versa. The best policy is to develop a regular posting habit and stick with it. Your regular readership will soon follow your posting practices. I post seven days a week, with the major post done late at night to catch the business audience during the entire following business day.

As a business blog, my weekend traffic falls off quite a bit, but I still post once a day. I believe that RSS readers (who are a major portion of my audience) read posts at different times than direct blog visitors. It doesn’t pay, in my opinion, to tailor the posting times to the topic either, as some of my posts that I considered less interesting personally, were the most popular with my readership; and vice versa.

The best policy is to develop a regular posting habit and stick with it. Your regular readership will soon follow your posting practices.

]]> By: Timothy Lee http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/09/on-when-to-post-to-you-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-1649 Timothy Lee Wed, 09 Mar 2005 18:15:00 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/09/on-when-to-post-to-you-blog/#comment-1649 Interesting you should post on this. As a recent blogger, I've been following my statistics faily close in order to learn more about blog reader behavior. The answer on when to post lies mostly in the concept of dayparts. Nielsen has segregated the week into five distinct dayparts. Each daypart is comprised of a majority of one consumer type. Each daypart is also associated with a particular type of content. As I blog on small business, the daypart I am most concerned with is the M-F working hours. Based on two months of analysis, I know that most of my readers come during the work day and work week. I also know that the two biggest blocks of readers are located in the Central and Eastern U.S. time zones. I further know by looking at statitics for each day that peak reading occurs at 8:00 and at Noon. I therefore publish each morning, M-F, by 7:00 a.m. Central to ensure that new content is online for Eastern readers at 8:00. I publish little on weekends. A sports related blog may find the weekend daypart better for posting as Nielsen has identified that daypart as being best for sports. Likewise, political blogs may find better readership in the evening daypart. It comes down to basic marketing -- know your product; know your market. Link to my public statistics is below. Interesting you should post on this. As a recent blogger, I’ve been following my statistics faily close in order to learn more about blog reader behavior.

The answer on when to post lies mostly in the concept of dayparts. Nielsen has segregated the week into five distinct dayparts. Each daypart is comprised of a majority of one consumer type. Each daypart is also associated with a particular type of content.

As I blog on small business, the daypart I am most concerned with is the M-F working hours. Based on two months of analysis, I know that most of my readers come during the work day and work week. I also know that the two biggest blocks of readers are located in the Central and Eastern U.S. time zones. I further know by looking at statitics for each day that peak reading occurs at 8:00 and at Noon.

I therefore publish each morning, M-F, by 7:00 a.m. Central to ensure that new content is online for Eastern readers at 8:00. I publish little on weekends.

A sports related blog may find the weekend daypart better for posting as Nielsen has identified that daypart as being best for sports. Likewise, political blogs may find better readership in the evening daypart.

It comes down to basic marketing — know your product; know your market.

Link to my public statistics is below.

]]> By: Mark Boudreau http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/09/on-when-to-post-to-you-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-1648 Mark Boudreau Wed, 09 Mar 2005 17:53:47 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/09/on-when-to-post-to-you-blog/#comment-1648 For my blog I seem to notice that Saturdays is pretty dead but every other day is pretty consistent. For personal reasons (like my sanity!) I do not post on the weekends but instead I write every weekday and schedule my posts to run at various times the next day. Of course my site is a music site so I don't really get scoops and the like. For my blog I seem to notice that Saturdays is pretty dead but every other day is pretty consistent. For personal reasons (like my sanity!) I do not post on the weekends but instead I write every weekday and schedule my posts to run at various times the next day. Of course my site is a music site so I don’t really get scoops and the like.

]]> By: Mazoo http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/09/on-when-to-post-to-you-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-1645 Mazoo Wed, 09 Mar 2005 15:09:53 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/09/on-when-to-post-to-you-blog/#comment-1645 I have noticed (in addition to weekend fluctuation) the substantial increase in traffic during the first week of every month. I can't explain the nature of this phenomenon, but this is a fact :-) I have noticed (in addition to weekend fluctuation) the substantial increase in traffic during the first week of every month. I can’t explain the nature of this phenomenon, but this is a fact :-)

]]> By: Tim http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/09/on-when-to-post-to-you-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-1641 Tim Wed, 09 Mar 2005 09:38:40 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/09/on-when-to-post-to-you-blog/#comment-1641 Nice tips Darren... thanks. Nice tips Darren… thanks.

]]> By: kel http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/09/on-when-to-post-to-you-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-1640 kel Wed, 09 Mar 2005 09:16:19 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/09/on-when-to-post-to-you-blog/#comment-1640 I'm not what you would consider a problogger, but I learned an interesting point in an email marketing seminar last year. Surveys show midweek emails are more likely to be read in full. Early in the week people often return to full inboxes and each email gets less time, if it doesn't get deleted first! I know blogs are slightly different, but some of the psychology probably still applies. When I was editor of a youth mag and sent fortnightly emails out, we consistently got more hits and replies when we communicated Wed or Thurs. My 2c worth. I’m not what you would consider a problogger, but I learned an interesting point in an email marketing seminar last year. Surveys show midweek emails are more likely to be read in full. Early in the week people often return to full inboxes and each email gets less time, if it doesn’t get deleted first!
I know blogs are slightly different, but some of the psychology probably still applies. When I was editor of a youth mag and sent fortnightly emails out, we consistently got more hits and replies when we communicated Wed or Thurs.
My 2c worth.

]]> By: Chris Vincent http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/09/on-when-to-post-to-you-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-1639 Chris Vincent Wed, 09 Mar 2005 02:38:23 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/09/on-when-to-post-to-you-blog/#comment-1639 Thanks everyone, the advice is very helpful. Thanks everyone, the advice is very helpful.

]]> By: BobbyMasteria http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/09/on-when-to-post-to-you-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-1638 BobbyMasteria Wed, 09 Mar 2005 01:15:32 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/09/on-when-to-post-to-you-blog/#comment-1638 On Saturdays and Sundays I noticed that there are both less news and readers. Anyway, the best time to post is always before your competitors. But if you post more than your feed can deliver, that is to say if you post 20 entries per day while your feed only deliver the last 10 entries, people not refreshing their aggregator at least once a day will miss several of your entries (50% in this example). On Saturdays and Sundays I noticed that there are both less news and readers.
Anyway, the best time to post is always before your competitors.
But if you post more than your feed can deliver, that is to say if you post 20 entries per day while your feed only deliver the last 10 entries, people not refreshing their aggregator at least once a day will miss several of your entries (50% in this example).

]]> By: Darren http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/09/on-when-to-post-to-you-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-1637 Darren Tue, 08 Mar 2005 23:34:49 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/09/on-when-to-post-to-you-blog/#comment-1637 Lol - thanks Bob - I'll change the Christ back to Chris - I'm sure he would feel more comfortable that way. Lol – thanks Bob – I’ll change the Christ back to Chris – I’m sure he would feel more comfortable that way.

]]> By: Alex http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/09/on-when-to-post-to-you-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-1636 Alex Tue, 08 Mar 2005 23:23:36 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/09/on-when-to-post-to-you-blog/#comment-1636 Yes it does, I call it the Blog Cycle, I did it on my own blog a while ago. I found that Monday is sort of the intro, with a majority of readers, reading on Wed and Thur, Sat no one reads Blogs. I also used Andrew Sullivans site stats as refrence. http://gayguy.blogs.com/bloging_new_york_one_bad_/2005/02/the_blogcycle.html Yes it does, I call it the Blog Cycle, I did it on my own blog a while ago. I found that Monday is sort of the intro, with a majority of readers, reading on Wed and Thur, Sat no one reads Blogs. I also used Andrew Sullivans site stats as refrence.

http://gayguy.blogs.com/bloging_new_york_one_bad_/2005/02/the_blogcycle.html

]]> By: SmartMoney http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/09/on-when-to-post-to-you-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-1635 SmartMoney Tue, 08 Mar 2005 23:21:29 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/09/on-when-to-post-to-you-blog/#comment-1635 What's a weekend? That concept is so 20th century...it don't matter at all IMHO. What’s a weekend? That concept is so 20th century…it don’t matter at all IMHO.

]]> By: Mike Silver http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/09/on-when-to-post-to-you-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-1634 Mike Silver Tue, 08 Mar 2005 22:52:24 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/09/on-when-to-post-to-you-blog/#comment-1634 From the limited experience I have got of this I've noticed that I do get more hits on each post the earlier in the week I post it, but at the same time I am getting hits from posts I blog at the weekend perhaps a week or so later, so it doesn't make too much difference for me. Perhaps I will notice more when I get more readers! From the limited experience I have got of this I’ve noticed that I do get more hits on each post the earlier in the week I post it, but at the same time I am getting hits from posts I blog at the weekend perhaps a week or so later, so it doesn’t make too much difference for me.

Perhaps I will notice more when I get more readers!

]]> By: Bob http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/09/on-when-to-post-to-you-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-1633 Bob Tue, 08 Mar 2005 22:07:10 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/09/on-when-to-post-to-you-blog/#comment-1633 I Wish I got emails from Jesus! I Wish I got emails from Jesus!

]]> By: Chris Vincent http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/09/on-when-to-post-to-you-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-1631 Chris Vincent Tue, 08 Mar 2005 21:25:32 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/09/on-when-to-post-to-you-blog/#comment-1631 Thanks for posting on this, Darren. :) Thanks for posting on this, Darren. :)

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