As I have got into blogging one question has crossed my mind on a number of occasions: does the time that you do a post have any impact on how many people read it?  Jake Luciani took a particular interest in this very question  has undertaken an analsyis to determine the answer.  According to Luciani’s analysis Tues - Friday between 10am - 2pm (Pacific Standard Time) are the “hot times” for popular blog posts.   This means that to maximise the readership of my posts I need to post between 3am and 7am Wednesday to Saturday (thanks to www.timeconverter.com for your assistance with this calculation).  I’m not totally convinced that the added readership justifies staying up all night for, but it is yet another thing to consider when operating in the global commnity that is web 2.0. You can read the full analysis on Luciani’s site, 3rd rail.

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One Response to “Ponderings Twelve: Its all in the timing.”

  1. avatar  John Says:

    Mal

    There is a feature in edublogs (and WordPress) that allows you to postpone the posting time.
    It is in the lower right corner of the posting screen.

    So it seems you could still post at mid day PST without moving or staying up late

    John

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