Do you schedule your blog for peak times?

[StephenT]

When I first started blogging, I was posting 7 days a week. I really wanted a day off and so I started thinking about letting one day slide. Then I noticed that my stats for the weekend were about half what they were M-F. I started posting on Saturday stuff that really wasn't trying to market anything or really even being that good of content. I figured, when try on days when nobody is reading.

Then the holidays came and I thought I wouldn't post on those days either, for the same reason.

I have noticed that lots of those who are farther advanced in this biz than I, read Lynn and the like, did post o weekends and holidays.

What do you think? Am I being foolish for not posting on weekends and holidays? Should I be thinking more in terms of what the search engines are doing during those days than people? I will do what is best, I just am not sure about this.

[GinaParris]

Great question, Steve! If you enjoy the weekends off, but you still enjoy twitter or Facebook, it might be a good time to tweet "highlights from this week," or something to that effect, to get more mileage from what you've already done. I'll be interested to see what the others say as I still feel brand new to this world of blogging on purpose!
Gina

[AlexNewell]

"I really wanted a day off "

Yeah and you deserve a day off Steve! And if you really want to publish daily then queue some posts up to auto publish.

If you push yourself too hard you'll lose enthusiasm and it will show in the blog...

Why not have 2 day off - one for reading and researching and planning and one for...goofing off?

My 2 cents!

Alex

[KarenMcG]

"I really wanted a day off "

Yeah and you deserve a day off Steve! And if you really want to publish daily then queue some posts up to auto publish.

If you push yourself too hard you'll lose enthusiasm and it will show in the blog...

Why not have 2 day off - one for reading and researching and planning and one for...goofing off?

My 2 cents!

Alex

Steve,

I agree with Alex; you (any of us, for that matter) deserve a day (maybe 2) off.

And all you need to do is set up several blogs at a time and then have them publish on the days you choose. They can be daily, every-other-day, etc.

I also like CoachGina's suggestion to do a trade, so to speak, and Twitter or Facebook instead.

We're really lucky; there's so much variety available to us.

Mainly, just be consistent with what you choose.

[mommyenterprises]

I keep a log of each of my blogs and try to publish as often as I can. I never thought about peak time though. When I create blog posts that are scheduled, I usually schedule them for the early am so the early birds get access to my posts as early as possible.

[NicoleDean]

Hmm... posting 7 days/week. When are you marketing this blog?

OH YEAH! You knew that was coming! lol!

[StephenT]

thanks everyone for all the responses.

Nicole, I am not quite sure I understand the question. Could you elaborate? Remember you are talking to a newbie. What I think you are asking is part of what I want to understand.

[NicoleDean]

Oh, I was just teasing. I mean, if you're blogging 7 days/week, when are you finding time to market it to get traffic?

[StephenT]

Nicole, that's sort of part of my problem. Between writing the posts, trying for backlink and writing articles, I get a little lost in the Doing until I can no longer see the what the heck!

I know you and others have several sites and I don't know for the life of me how you do it. I have three and can't keep up. Maybe once I can afford to outsource!

anyway, just wondering if it is worth posting on days when the stats are so down. Should I take that time and as Gina said, work on marketing on FB and Twitter.

[NicoleDean]

It's supposed to be fun.

If you're feeling bogged by your 7 day/week commitment, I'd reduce it until you're having fun - and get some guest bloggers to fill in to help you out, post some YouTube videos that others have created, or grab a mic and record some audios that you can whip up there.

I certainly don't post 7 days/week, but then again, I don't earn as much from my blogging as Lynn does, I'm quite sure.