Comments on: Timing your blog posts and diggs http://www.jeffkee.com/web-development-design/blog-consulting-and-advice/timing-your-blog-posts-and-diggs/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:25:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Jon http://www.jeffkee.com/web-development-design/blog-consulting-and-advice/timing-your-blog-posts-and-diggs/#comment-887 Jon Fri, 02 Mar 2007 21:22:01 +0000 http://blog.jeffkee.com/2007/02/20/timing-your-blog-posts-and-diggs/#comment-887 Yeah, that was my comment. There are 24 time zones, and plenty of people in NY whose 3pm lull is your 12pm high. So I'm not sure you can get too specific about blog timing. Certainly Digg has a pretty broad audience across a lot of timezones. I confess I do sometimes get up early in the morning to make sure I include East Coast traffic in my posts. Particularly on a Monday or Tuesday morning. Do you use google analytics to figure out what time zones your readers are in? It's odd how obsessive we bloggers become! Yeah, that was my comment. There are 24 time zones, and plenty of people in NY whose 3pm lull is your 12pm high. So I’m not sure you can get too specific about blog timing. Certainly Digg has a pretty broad audience across a lot of timezones.

I confess I do sometimes get up early in the morning to make sure I include East Coast traffic in my posts. Particularly on a Monday or Tuesday morning. Do you use google analytics to figure out what time zones your readers are in? It’s odd how obsessive we bloggers become!

]]> By: Jeff Kee http://www.jeffkee.com/web-development-design/blog-consulting-and-advice/timing-your-blog-posts-and-diggs/#comment-667 Jeff Kee Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:07:10 +0000 http://blog.jeffkee.com/2007/02/20/timing-your-blog-posts-and-diggs/#comment-667 This is PST - Pacific Standard Time. Vancouver, Seattle, LA and San Fran are major cities under this time zone. This is PST - Pacific Standard Time.

Vancouver, Seattle, LA and San Fran are major cities under this time zone.

]]> By: Jacob Share http://www.jeffkee.com/web-development-design/blog-consulting-and-advice/timing-your-blog-posts-and-diggs/#comment-654 Jacob Share Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:57:18 +0000 http://blog.jeffkee.com/2007/02/20/timing-your-blog-posts-and-diggs/#comment-654 In which time zone are your stats applicable above? I'm not surprised that lunch is so high. Whether at home or at work, it's a good time to read and surf. In the evening, you lose all the people who only access the Net at work In which time zone are your stats applicable above?

I’m not surprised that lunch is so high. Whether at home or at work, it’s a good time to read and surf. In the evening, you lose all the people who only access the Net at work

]]> By: Jeff Kee http://www.jeffkee.com/web-development-design/blog-consulting-and-advice/timing-your-blog-posts-and-diggs/#comment-499 Jeff Kee Wed, 21 Feb 2007 20:26:34 +0000 http://blog.jeffkee.com/2007/02/20/timing-your-blog-posts-and-diggs/#comment-499 The early bird crowd is a good crowd too.. Sometimes I'll put my stuff up at 3, 4 in the morning (No, I don't wake up that early but I stay up that late haha). The early bird crowd is a good crowd too.. Sometimes I’ll put my stuff up at 3, 4 in the morning (No, I don’t wake up that early but I stay up that late haha).

]]> By: Timing Your Blog Posts Is Everything When Improving Traffic…Or Is It? » derrich.com http://www.jeffkee.com/web-development-design/blog-consulting-and-advice/timing-your-blog-posts-and-diggs/#comment-494 Timing Your Blog Posts Is Everything When Improving Traffic…Or Is It? » derrich.com Wed, 21 Feb 2007 17:35:40 +0000 http://blog.jeffkee.com/2007/02/20/timing-your-blog-posts-and-diggs/#comment-494 [...] when you get a chance, read Jeff’s post Timing Your Blog Posts and Diggs when you get a chance. It definitely made me think about whether or not timing is everything to [...] [...] when you get a chance, read Jeff’s post Timing Your Blog Posts and Diggs when you get a chance. It definitely made me think about whether or not timing is everything to [...]

]]> By: derrich http://www.jeffkee.com/web-development-design/blog-consulting-and-advice/timing-your-blog-posts-and-diggs/#comment-493 derrich Wed, 21 Feb 2007 16:48:20 +0000 http://blog.jeffkee.com/2007/02/20/timing-your-blog-posts-and-diggs/#comment-493 I generally try to post my "worthwhile" stuff at 5:30am CST. If I post one of those the night before, I'll usually set the timestamp to that hour. Then, I resubmit my sitemap so I get listed first. That has occasionally resulted in noticeable traffic from Google. Search results will pick up my blog as a Top 10 result in the early morning hours, but I get overrun by the big boys after about that 8:00-9:00 timeframe. My traffic also begins spiking at that interval like yours. So, I haven't figured out how to remain atop the search results, but I'm working on it. At least I get the early birds. *shrug* I generally try to post my “worthwhile” stuff at 5:30am CST. If I post one of those the night before, I’ll usually set the timestamp to that hour. Then, I resubmit my sitemap so I get listed first. That has occasionally resulted in noticeable traffic from Google. Search results will pick up my blog as a Top 10 result in the early morning hours, but I get overrun by the big boys after about that 8:00-9:00 timeframe. My traffic also begins spiking at that interval like yours. So, I haven’t figured out how to remain atop the search results, but I’m working on it. At least I get the early birds. *shrug*

]]> By: News From The Top Commentators « John Chow dot Com http://www.jeffkee.com/web-development-design/blog-consulting-and-advice/timing-your-blog-posts-and-diggs/#comment-471 News From The Top Commentators « John Chow dot Com Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:49:18 +0000 http://blog.jeffkee.com/2007/02/20/timing-your-blog-posts-and-diggs/#comment-471 [...] Timing your blog posts and diggs - Jeff Kee [...] [...] Timing your blog posts and diggs - Jeff Kee [...]

]]> By: Jane http://www.jeffkee.com/web-development-design/blog-consulting-and-advice/timing-your-blog-posts-and-diggs/#comment-465 Jane Tue, 20 Feb 2007 19:43:44 +0000 http://blog.jeffkee.com/2007/02/20/timing-your-blog-posts-and-diggs/#comment-465 I've been playing with the timing thing also, and have come up with some interesting stuff. If I submit at 8 or 9am PST i miss the East Coast am traffic. I've noticed with certain bookmarking sites like Netscape, you have a better chance of making it to Homepage if you have the entire morning for viewing. So I submit the good posts to these sites around 11pm or 12am PST so it registers as the following day on the bookmarking sites. I’ve been playing with the timing thing also, and have come up with some interesting stuff. If I submit at 8 or 9am PST i miss the East Coast am traffic. I’ve noticed with certain bookmarking sites like Netscape, you have a better chance of making it to Homepage if you have the entire morning for viewing. So I submit the good posts to these sites around 11pm or 12am PST so it registers as the following day on the bookmarking sites.

]]> By: Jeff Kee http://www.jeffkee.com/web-development-design/blog-consulting-and-advice/timing-your-blog-posts-and-diggs/#comment-462 Jeff Kee Tue, 20 Feb 2007 09:42:57 +0000 http://blog.jeffkee.com/2007/02/20/timing-your-blog-posts-and-diggs/#comment-462 Who knows, I might be giving too much away sometimes and creating more competition for myself! But overall, the type of sites and services that offer things generously have been the more successful ones, and I figure I may as well share my knowledge, since I get it from other parts of the web anyhow. You have a VERY good point about the tough competition.. I will give that some thought. And I will also post the results of this experiment in a few days. Who knows, I might be giving too much away sometimes and creating more competition for myself!

But overall, the type of sites and services that offer things generously have been the more successful ones, and I figure I may as well share my knowledge, since I get it from other parts of the web anyhow.

You have a VERY good point about the tough competition.. I will give that some thought. And I will also post the results of this experiment in a few days.

]]> By: J.R. http://www.jeffkee.com/web-development-design/blog-consulting-and-advice/timing-your-blog-posts-and-diggs/#comment-461 J.R. Tue, 20 Feb 2007 08:55:20 +0000 http://blog.jeffkee.com/2007/02/20/timing-your-blog-posts-and-diggs/#comment-461 One of the best things I like about Jeff Kee's blog is his attention to detail. Truth be known, I also track these things and wonder if I should post them, reveal this level of dedication I have to growing my blog. Rather, I just study the success you have with your posts about these kinds of details. I'm glad somebodies doing it. I see your strategy but am not convinced. The reason is because you are now in a headlines war. So, to capitalize on this strategy, it's in my opinion that your posts should have the most powerful, seductive headlines known to blog. It's hard to match headlines that can lure clicks and that are SEO'd. One strategy that I'm going to get back on track with, is leaving a "curious lure" on every post. I want everyone to come back instead of cycle thru. It did get pretty good results but needed to test other methods, so I dropped them. Anyways, again I'll say that I really like this level of detail, and your efforts are not in vain. If it wasn't for you doing the study, I guess I would have to, just to know the results. ;) One of the best things I like about Jeff Kee’s blog is his attention to detail. Truth be known, I also track these things and wonder if I should post them, reveal this level of dedication I have to growing my blog. Rather, I just study the success you have with your posts about these kinds of details. I’m glad somebodies doing it.

I see your strategy but am not convinced. The reason is because you are now in a headlines war. So, to capitalize on this strategy, it’s in my opinion that your posts should have the most powerful, seductive headlines known to blog. It’s hard to match headlines that can lure clicks and that are SEO’d.

One strategy that I’m going to get back on track with, is leaving a “curious lure” on every post. I want everyone to come back instead of cycle thru. It did get pretty good results but needed to test other methods, so I dropped them.

Anyways, again I’ll say that I really like this level of detail, and your efforts are not in vain. If it wasn’t for you doing the study, I guess I would have to, just to know the results. ;)

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