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11:05 am June 15, 2013
| frugaling
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Obviously a number of variables can influence the popularity of articles, but I'm wondering if any of you have noticed popularity trends at certain times of the day, week, month, etc.
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3:47 pm June 15, 2013
| The College Investor
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For days, M-T-W are probably the best bet.
For time, I would say earlier is better. I try to have my posts scheduled at 12:15am Pacific time, so they go live at 3:15am Eastern. I usually start getting traffic to articles as early as 3am Pacific, usually from Wall Streeters heading to work.
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12:01 pm June 16, 2013
| frugaling
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Thanks Robert!
I'll keep those times in mind next time I post.
-Sam
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3:40 pm June 16, 2013
| Melissa (Mom's Plans)
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My posts that get the most views are always on Monday, and then the views decrease until the end of the week. Good idea, Robert, to post so early. I usually go for 5 a.m. EST. Maybe I need to make it a bit earlier.
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8:07 am July 1, 2013
| PK @ DQYDJ
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Robert,
What sort of numbers do you see on the Friday posts? Do you try to skew certain topics earlier in the week? I see my best traffic MTW, and somewhat Th… declining F/S, then a slight recovery Su.
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6:48 pm July 1, 2013
| The College Investor
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Saturday-Sunday are my slowest day, followed by Friday. I get about 1,000 visitors on a Friday, but then it drops off on the weekends.
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10:41 pm July 2, 2013
| Anton Ivanov
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I also have significantly less traffic on Friday-Sunday. I think most people find more entertaining weekend pastimes than reading about finance.
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8:21 am July 3, 2013
| PK @ DQYDJ
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Anton Ivanov said:
I also have significantly less traffic on Friday-Sunday. I think most people find more entertaining weekend pastimes than reading about finance.
Haha – another reminder that we're a strange breed. You can also see the traffic change during the week – I get way less reads on my stock articles on Fri-Sun.
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9:33 am July 3, 2013
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I've always found that Monday's or Tuesdays's are the best day. Everyone seems to post on Monday, so there may be a bit of an advantage to new content on a Tuesday, but on the other hand if everyone is out reading on Monday, perhaps it's best to join them.
And I agree with the earlier the better.
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