May 22, 2006
Does timing of publishing and pinging affect my subscription base?
I don't know about you, but I tend to write at night. It's when I'm most feeling the muse and when I can actually stop and think. Jot down some poignant thoughts. And really just write. It's probably a hold-over from staying up all night writing my term papers for class.Not that I did that, Mrs. Barry. I mean, don't be silly. I had all of your papers written weeks in advance. I was in bed, asleep, by 8:00 PM the night before they were due. They had already been edited three times by that point. I swear. Scout's honor.
Now where was I?
Ah yes, night writer. (Not to be confused with Knight Rider.)
It seems difficult for me to find the time to write during the day. Maybe because other people are paying me to write during the day. Maybe because I just don't get all riled up and whiny until the wee small hours.
But I get to wondering: is my subscriber base being affected by the fact that I publish and ping late at night on the (U.S.) West Coast? Would it be better if I published and pinged in the morning, my time? Would more people be lauding my insight, clinging desperately to my every word, rushing to their computers first thing in the morning to ingest my next oh-so-delicately spun yarn of insight? Skipping lunch on the (U.S.) East Coast to eagerly await my thoughtfully crafted missives?
And then I get to thinking: or would it just be better if I learned how to write and covered an interesting topic every once in a while? Would that have a positive affect on my subscriber base?
And then I get to thinking: hogwash, it's got to be the timing.
And then I get to thinking: if timing of publishing and pinging has anything to do with my subscriber base, then I should be huge in Japan and maybe, just maybe, even Kuala Lumpur.
What do you think? Have you noticed any particular ebb and flow with your subscriber base, given the times you publish and ping? Are there certain times that are better than others? Are there certain days that are better than others?
I'd be interested to hear your thoughts. Then I'd be interested in pretending that they're my own, taking complete credit for them, composing a blog post about the matter, and publishing and pinging at exactly the right time, ensuring that my post will be read by millions of soon-to-be-loyal readers.
No worries, gentle reader. I'll still be kind to the little people when my high-horse has attained such great heights.
I promise. Scout's honor.
Does timing of publishing and pinging affect my subscription base?
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