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Twitter Tuesday: When and how often should I tweet?
Okay, I must confess something: This week's Twitter Tuesday has a tad misleading headline. There's really no one straight answer to the question. No, not really.
But there's some data others have collected. And this data may help you to decide when and how often you'll want to tweet. Yes, in the end it's up to you, no matter what the so called gurus will tell you.
Some say it's best to tweet on around 10 to 12 times a day. This way you'll be noticed, but won't be too noisy. Please notice that in my opinion the @replies aren't usually counted in this.
There's even at least one a study about timing your Tweets. It shows that tweeting 1 to 4 times per hour will result to more people to notice your Tweets. Or at least click on the links in your Tweets.
However a lot may be too much. A friend once told me they rarely follow anyone who tweets more than four times a day.
That's a low threshold, yes, but I know some of Twitter users don't want their feeds choke on Tweets and ReTweets by one or two people. I know I don't.
Many "experts" will tell you the best time to get your Tweets out is around 5 to 6 PM. That's when people are getting or starting to get off from work, but aren't quite yet turned to their "home phase".
Of course now you must remember that when it's 5 PM in where ever you are from, it could be 9 AM in another part of a world. And not everyone works 9 to 5 PM.
Common sense says though that tweeting in the morning can obviously be futile. People are tired, on a bad mood and busy at the beginning of the day. They have work, kids to take to school and so forth.
I myself don't really follow all these rules. I'm rebellious in that way. But if they make sense to you, why not?
So what's my advice? Well, I recommend to give it a try, test it. See what times and how often is best for you and for what you want from Twitter.
Sources:
[Infographic] How to Get More Clicks on Twitter
The Science of Social Timing Part 1: Social Networks (Infographic)
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