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I have changed to a new posting (Tuesday/Thursday) schedule this  coming week for a variety of reasons.  I think posting on lower volume days may boost readership.  If it works, I plan to add Saturday or Sunday. 

I actually never thought about it like that, but what you're saying makes sense. I post three days a week now – Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays and it's going good. :)

I also follow the idea of posting when I have something to say.  There are so many people out there who write so often that it almost seems that they have to reach on a few articles just so they can say that they stuck to their "schedule". I value my reputation [if I have any] and any impact behind my words/advice/opinions too much to dilute it with garbage. Plus, since I tend to write some pretty long posts, I also like to give it time to sink in and not rush something else so quickly to take away from the message of the current one.

Regardless of what some of the social research states, I have a really hard time believing that the majority of people are just sitting around reading blogs on weekends. I know for me, I happen to be at a point between work and wanting to take a break from the social scene for a bit, where I'm home but not going around reading stuff like that.  It's mostly working on a couple of projects and doing some things with my own blog to clean it up on the backend. 

does the time and day you post really make that big of a difference?  or is my post as much as i can as fast as i possibly can the wrong approach?

I honestly don't spend much or any time reading blogs or even doing that much with my blog on the weekend.  It's pretty much family time.  I guess without really thinking about it, I generally post along the same timeline when I read other blogs and when I have the time available to engage in comments, etc.  So no weekend posting for me.

I used to post everyday, so naturally that included the weekends. I've also posted on "off" days on other blogs. Basically what I found was that the majority of people weren't reading my posts until Monday anyway, so I reduced my schedule. I do personally like to see posts on the weekend, but suspect I'm in the minority.

I love reading on the weekends, but I rarely comment — that Nexus 7 isn't great for commenting. Since I measure successful posts by number of comments, I leave my weekend posting somewhat alone.

I agree with both Money Beagle and See Debt Run – we spend our family time together on the weekends. Besides that, our weekend traffic doesn't change regardless of whether we post or not. So, we take a break and recover for the next week.

Post edited 11:57 am – October 15, 2012 by Lena Gott

I think the weekend vs. weekday debate depends on your audience.  If you are going for sustainable evergreen (even seasonal) search engine traffic, the day of the week doesn't matter at all.  You could still promote the heck out of an article you write on the weekend throughout the week, so I don't see that a post would really get lost unless you let it.  If you are going for subscriber interaction, then I could see a weekly schedule being more beneficial, but then it also depends on your subscriber preferences.  For instance, I subscribe to Couple Money in one weekly digest that I receive on Friday, I believe. It wouldn't matter if Elle posted during the week, in my case.

I like to write on the weekends because my husband is at home and I can steal away for a little while to write without kids asking for something every 2 seconds.    Also, that frees up my limited weekday time to quickly promote when the opportunity arises.  I can spend a few minutes here and there linking up to carnivals or commenting on blogs.  Plus, most people seem to use Twitter during the week, so I can better socialize then instead of worrying about posting.  

I have the most time on the weekends to simply read.  I ALWAYS read Len Penzo's Black Coffee on Sunday morning. It stands out not only because it's excellent and funny, but because it's the only mailing list item I receive consistently on Sunday mornings.  If you post regularly on the weekends, it could be a selling point. Just an idea.