Is Timing Of the Essence In Regards To Blog Posts?
This photo is one of many I took in another series of falling drops on my my Photos2Blog blog.
I have found that in many situations in life, just like capturing this particular in time of the falling drop, that timing is of the essence. If you get the timing right you can usually expect great things, but if you get it wrong there can be a catastrophe waiting to happen. Take the current share market as an example, those who waited too long have either lost a bundle or are forced to sit on their stocks waiting for an increase in the market, whilst those who got out in the nick of time are rubbing their hands with glee as they search the stocks waiting to pick up all the best bargains.
One wonders if this can also be true in blogging. Although the results of mistiming may not be as dramatic in blogging I can’t help but wonder if the timing of your posts can have any relation to the immediate exposure it gets? Should I be delaying my posts so that they appear when it’s morning in another time zone when people are waking up, or evening when they come home from work.
I noticed last night, thanks to my Stumbled shortcut, that two of my blogs were stumbled just before 11pm Australia time, resulting in over 500 views in just over an hour. I’ve have been stumbled before but only once before did it result in so many views. Unfortunately I did not take note of the time on that occasion. So the question remains, is the timing of publishing your posts important in regards to getting the ultimate outcome?
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I notice that if I post early in the day during the week, I get a lot better response than late at night or on the weekend. But what I have started doing is to post at those times anyway, and just promote them the following weekday. That seems to balance it out.
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Interesting premise, Sire. I tend to write a lot at night, and of course I share many of my posts on Twitter. It seems that when I share the post late at night here, since I have more American subscribers to my Twitter feed than elsewhere, that my visits don’t go up that much, but if I post it during the day that I’ll get more visitors.
Still, I’m also of the opinion that, depending on the subject, time might be more of the essence that at other times. If it’s big news, I think time is critical, but if it’s something that’s already out there, just with a different perspective, then time may not matter as much.
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That’s so true Mitch, especially if you were to blog about some ground breaking news.
In regards to commentluv, it says that you are not yet a member. Did you complete the entire process?
Yes, I’m registered, and I know I am because now I can select which post I want to showcase. How weird about the avatar, right?
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That is weird and I am afraid that I do not have a solution for you Mitch. Have you asked Andy about it yet?
No, but what’s even weirder is that one one of your other posts I was able to select the article I wanted.
I reckon it would make an interesting exercise that could lead to some very interesting results.
Great, I finally register for CommentLuv and my Gravatar has disappeared. :-(
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I would say that timing is of the essence, as far as blog posts, because much of the material present in these writings relates to events or activities that have occurred recently. The events quickly become history, and so all that is left is the value/meaning behind what occurred.
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That is true of current news and such Armen, but what about actually posting it when it will have maximum exposure because there is more people surfing at any given time?
Hi Sire – I’ve read that the best time to publish is at 11 a.m. EST. I’ve never tried it as I try to cater to my readers who are in different time zones. I’m on PST and I believe I’m about 12 hours behind you. I try to publish so my readers from across the world will have my most current post early in the day.
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Thanks Barbara, that sounds very reasonable. I reckon though that I will just hit the publish key, like I always do, when the post is done as I always want it out there as soon as it’s finished.
I have been wondering the same things due to recent spikes in traffic. I have been trying to look at when they were posted vs. traffic spikes in analytics.
It seems there is a small connection but as with anything you need a large sample size to do any sort of beneficial analysis.
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Yep, unfortunately evan, that is more effort than I am willing to put into it. Still, I just figure there would be something in it and that it would make an interesting post.
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