Posted on November 02, 2009 by Brett

This seems like a strange topic to cover but it is believed that there actually is better times to your twitter posts than others if you want to get maximum exposure.  The reasoning sounds simple enough and I am going to tell you why I believe that this is correct.

It is believed that one of the best times are in the morning around 9a.m. to 10a.m.  The reason why is because people are getting to work and usually screw around for a couple minutes and will check out what is happening there on twitter.  Then after this time they tend to jump into their daily tasks and go to work, letting twitter go to the side.

The second time that is good for posting in twitter is around 4-6p.m.  The reason is pretty much the same.  People are slacking off and tend to look at this before they go home for the day.

The third best time is after dinner.  People are usually sitting with a laptop on their…laps.  Watching tv and in between commercials they are looking at what is happening online.  This is another great time to spark conversations between you and people online.

The best day for posting on Twitter is Sunday night.  The reason is that people tend to get ready for the week and are online and messing around.  You can usually get a couple followers at this time.

Now this is been kind of proven but I would say post as much as you like.  A good suggestions is to not have it linked to your facebook account.  The reason behind this is because facebook doesn’t like you updating as much as you do on twitter.  Plus in facebook you might have friends that don’t care about what you post on twitter.  Like your Mom’s friends or friends that could care less about your industry.

Keep these updates separate. Another reason why this is not a good idea is because unless you are on Facebook all the time, you will not see what people are saying about what you posted.  They could be sparking conversation with you and if you don’t reply they might think that you have these posts coming automatically.  And nothing looks crappier than an automatic posting bot.  So don’t get categorized as one of those people.

Hope this helps.  If you have anything to say about this please leave a comment and I will get back with you at my earliest convenience.  See you on the interwebs.