When blogging – there are many unknown tricks & tips available to aide in increasing traffic, subscribers & the ability to go viral. One of which I’ll be sharing today, which is releasing blog posts at the peak of your daily blog traffic.
The steps in order to accomplish this task follow.
The Simple Steps
1. Identify Peak Traffic - The first step in this process is figuring out what time of the day your blog receives the most traffic. This is where your blog analytics program will come in handy. Use this tool to identify the hour at which you get the most amount of visitors.
For my own blogs, the hour of peak traffic is generally 12pm PST. With this information in hand – I’m able to plan the release of my blog posts at the perfect time.
2. Post At The Perfect Time - The next step is the release of your blog post. After you’ve discovered your peak hour of traffic – I’d recommend posting your blog articles thirty minutes before that specific hour. This will allow for some leeway “padding” time in case of problems and/or troubles.
3. Promote & Connect - After your blog post has been published to your blog, use the time shortly after to promote that post like a crazed mad man/women. Tweet your new post, send it to Facebook, and whatever else you may be able to do in way of social media and connections. This is where the compounding effect of posting during your peak time will have a beneficial effect on your blog traffic.
Brick and mortar retail stores employ the same tactic. Before peak store traffic, they bring out the best displays, and increase customer service employees – in order to reap the largest rewards from their increased patrons.
Conclusion
As you begin to employ this simple tactic – study your traffic logs and perfect your publishing schedule. Over time you’ll develop a further refined blog, and harness the power of posting at the perfect time.
Photo by Chor Ip
Related Posts:
- Saving Blog Posts for Rainy Days
- Beautifying Blog Posts with Flickr’s Creative Commons
- 3 Ways to Attract Guest Posts for Your Blog
- Liven Your Blog Posts By Using a Thesaurus
- Plastic Surgery for Blogs – How to Rejuvenate & Revive Old Posts
Loading ...
"You’re such a smart boy!" were his first accolades heard. So, it’s no wonder that this phrase became the title of his business, Smart Boy Designs.
Read more about Christian 
{ 9 comments… read them below or add one }
I am not sure this makes much difference. If your readers have signed up for your email list they will probably go there off the email or your rss feed.
Max
Twitter: smartboydesigns
May 16, 2009 at 8:38 am
One of the reasons it can make a difference is through “compounding” as I had mentioned previously. If a majority of your specified audience is online at a certain time of the day – and you’re gaining more of your traffic at that time – post at that time.
The reason for this is that when you post, you can promote the article on your social media sites. If more of your audience is online at that time, you have a stronger chance of getting Dugg, Tweeted, Stumbled, etc…
Thank you for the thoughts. I enjoy discussing.
Great article, I haven’t thought about this. I think this is a great idea.
Short and sweet post, I like it. I hadn’t thought about ideal posting time yet.
It’s a concept / theory heavily debated in e-mail marketing, when is it best to send out your emails? Depends on a variety of factors. Just like sending out your blog posts.
Good stuff, look to be reading your site more often.
Regards,
Omar
Cool blog, like what I read. Will be back to read more. Adding to RSS feeder. Bob
Posting times makes a BIG difference… You can also see it on social bookmarking sites such as Digg and such. However, finding the best time to post can be a bit hard sometimes: you have to make sure your post/digg/mail isn’t lost in the clutter.
In Marketing there are 100′s of studies as to when you should do your emailmarketing. And it depends on your audience too. Never try to email your audience on saturdaynight if they are students. No businessmen on mondaymorning or fridayafternoon.
Great article again. Ever since I read the first article in your blog I have been looking forward to reading more and more of your articles.
Thanks for the tip smartboy! Keep blogging and God bless you more!
Hi, interest post. I’ll write you later about few questions!