What Day of the Week is Your Best Day?
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I was going over my stats the other day trying to figure out what the best day of the week was for posting about various subjects to reach certain types of readers.
- Monday I get a lot of traffic from the search engines. The most common search terms are “work at (from) home” and “internet work”. No big suprise there. But, what type of posts should I concentrate on writing for that day? I thought that the Work at Home Tips series was the perfect thing for Monday’s. So, with the exception of today, I will try to continue in that direction.
- Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday and Sunday are pretty hap-hazzard in who stops by. I get a bit of a mix from SE’s, Return Visitors and Referrals from other sites. I’m not sure how to really handle that type of variation in visitors. These are the day’s I usually post whatever happens to come up. It could be about something I read about, thought about or just about anything else that has to do with writing, stats and of course, working at home.
- Wednesday is almost always the best day of the week, especially with visits from Return Readers. These are the one’s that are more likely to click through from RSS and comment on a post and are Bloggers themselves. That is why I usually present more of the Plugins and fixes and other information pertinent to blogging and people who use the medium for Home Business. This is also the day I am more likely to ask for opinions on things that pertain to this Blog or my Business. I trust my friends and value what they have to say.
- Friday is all about the Working at Home Blog Carnival. Most of the traffic I get is from people who like carnivals, work at home, run a business etc. It’s been around for so long, I think people just naturally stop by to see what’s on the menu each week. Most are referrals from the Blog Carnival Home page or people participating in the carnival. That and a lot of regulars stop by to see if there is anything interesting happening. The Carnival is a Keeper.
I haven’t had a poll in quite a while, so maybe it’s time I had another one. I would like to know if you have ever really talken an indepth look at who visits your blog and what day of the week ends up being your most heavily trafficed day.
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I’ve never looked at who stops by Shards on what day, but Wednesday is the busiest day, with Monday second.
Input by Rick Cockrum | August 27, 2007 @ 2:55 pm
Hey Rick,
I would think that you would be one who would play to the audience (owning a Theatre and all).
It actually helps me plan what to write and when to post it. That way I think I’m reaching the right people with the right subject, even though the posts are all related to the overall theme of the blog.
Input by Joe | August 27, 2007 @ 4:41 pm
This article made me think and check. I never really looked at the report based on the day of the week. I voted for Wednesday because that is my consistently high day for visits. The obvious reason for that is that Wednesday is my day for tele-seminars. Thursdays came in with a close second probably for the same reason as Wednesdays. (http://www.createacashflowshow.com/teleseminar/) The all time high visitation day ever was on a Sunday and the second highest day ever was a Monday. Very interesting!
Input by Deb Bixler | August 28, 2007 @ 6:07 pm
Hey Deb,
For some reason Wednesdays seem to be the most consistant day for a lot of people I’ve talked to, hence the poll.
I have had higher days too, but I attribute that more to a particular post rather than the norm.
Input by Joe | August 28, 2007 @ 6:48 pm