Some fascinating research done by a “social media scientist” has showcased some of the answers to these very often-asked questions:
- When is the best time to publish a blog post?
- What day of the week is the best time?
- What day of the week is best for Facebook sharing?
- And more…
You’ll want to read up on what Dan Zarrella has shared here on his guest post on ProBlogger.
I’d add one thing for you to consider as well as you read it: The type of content, community, and context can largely change all of his findings per the properties you manage. Also, you can craft the “culture” of viewing as you wish which could totally buck this trend.
Jon Greenhill says
I guess I’ll stop posting at 10 am now. I have been playing around with when to post Facebook stuff. Our youth ministry has a FB group and I’ve learned that the best time to post is about 15 minutes after school gets out. That way when they get home our post is one of the “most Recent” items. It’s interesting stuff.
Vince Marotte says
The fascinating thing has been watching this data change as both Facebook and Twitter have moved from early adopter tech to mainstream pipelines.
This is also one of the biggest factors in Internet Campus experience times for us