Best Time to Post to Social Media Networks

Question: What is the Best Time to Post on Social Networks?

Answer: It depends on when your customers are frequenting the social networks. (this requires some research and learning)

Anecdotal Rule of Thumb: Mornings before 10 am. Afternoons between 1 to 3 pm. And Evening times depend on what network.

However, your customers may be the late night audience, and are only logging in after 9 pm. In that case, you better have your posts pre-scheduled to show up after 9 pm... Or stay up and post them yourself.

Here is further evidence that could dispute what I just said earlier:

Facebook: Traffic is highest between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. ET.

Best time: Between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. ET

Worst time: 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. ET

Pinterest: Saturday morning is the best time to post.

Best time: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET or 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. ET

Worst time: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. ET

LinkedIn: Post before or after business hours.

Best time: 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. ET or 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET

Worst time: 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. ET

Twitter: Post all the time (really... every hour if you really want to grab attention)

Best time: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET

Worst time: 8 p.m. to 9 a.m. ET

Google+: Traffic is highest between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET.

Best time: 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. ET

Worst time: 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. ET

oGoing: Traffic is highest between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. PT.

Best time: 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. PT

Worst time: After 8 p.m. PT 

Sources and Cool infographic here: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/226973#ixzz2afn2Hp26

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