When is the best time to blog? Or does it really matter at all? | Bloggers Lair | Yakezie Forums

Hello guys,

I feel like I'm posting way too many questions here, but I hope that is okay.  So many questions arise about blogging I don't know where to turn to besides here at Yakezie.

I have a full-time job, so I usually create a post during my lunch in the hours between 11:30 – 1:00 PM and I'm not sure if it's best for me to publish my post right then and there or schedule to post next morning. 

I came across a infographic at http://dashburst.com/report/be…..e-to-blog/ and it shows that best time to publish is in the morning.  But I'm thinking if I publish 1:00 in the afternoon, won't my reader find it in the morning anyway… does that make sense? 

What are you guys' thoughts on this?

I don't think it makes a huge difference when you post. I've toyed with different posting times and haven't noticed any changes in the amount of traffic my new posts get (FWIW, I settled on 8:30am EST). The best posts are the ones that will bring you traffic from Google and other places 6 mos down the road, not the ones that get the most views in the first few hours of publishing. And for that purpose, the time it was published doesn't matter one bit. 

I usually publish just after midnight too.  I notice there are always (3-5) comments, when I check in the morning (6:45 AM Pacific time).

I usually go with early in the morning, before 5am local time (Central).  The reason is that some people start their day early, and visit blogs during these hours. Perhaps before work, or other professional/household responsibilities.

I publish my posts at 2:30 am or so. Just because I find more people read in the morning, but it doesn't usually make a huge difference in traffic. 

I have just recently made the conscious decision to totally disregard selecting the best times and days to post articles to my blog. The reason is that it was significantly slowing down my productivity. Once I was happy with a post I was thinking I will wait until later in the day to post as I'm in the UK and want to catch the US awake. Often I would end up being busy and not posting that day, so it would get delayed a day, sometimes 2. Also if I finished an article at the weekend I was waiting until Monday to post it. Sometimes I was busy and left it until Tuesday or Wednesday. That's wasting days.

Now, once I am happy with an article I will just post it straight away, regardless of time or day. That way I can forget about it and get on with writing my next one. It seems to make little difference when my articles are posted, so this has been a good change for me. I think in a way I was subconsciously using it as a form of procrastination. I have no excuses any more! 

I'm going to go with what John said – when I worry about when I post it hurts my productivity…even though I can schedule my post to publish at anytime. Mental block?

Do what works best for you. If you can schedule your posts to publish while you're sleeping, then try that for a couple of weeks and see if it helps traffic. Otherwise, do whatever makes you most productive.