There’s no perfect time to post that works for everyone. For me the best time is the late afternoon/early evening, but for another person it could be the morning. It depends on your audience - where they are from (time zones) and when they are most active. It’s good to see your statistics and check on what time of the day your audience is most active.

Test it out yourself to see. Your IG business account has stat on the best days and time you get the most reach. Play around with it, start uploading around the suggested time, and then see when the most amount of likes come in, if that's 4 hours after you post, then you know on that day you need to post 4 hours later then you did.... rince and repeat

Hello! I always get the most engagement on a Sunday night! When people are just chilling at home with all their duties over and done with they are just scrolling ✨

During the day works best for me! Nights and weekends are terrible

Most platforms have insight tools that you can look at that breaks down what days and what hours your followers are online which can help with figuring out when to post. It makes sense to post when they're online than when they're not, and each company has varying days and times that would yield the highest engagements!

It varies depending on your audience—I don’t think any kind of general advice will be helpful here. I’m not sure what platform you use but you should take a look at your follower insights to see what your most active posting times are (Instagram does this, not sure about other platforms)

You can post the blog on each day and check on which day there is more engagement.

Unpopular opinion, posting in a specific time of the day doesn’t matter. Luck matters more and if your content is amazing it’ll do well regardless the time you post.

If you have a business account you can check your insights to see the days and times your followers are most active.

You are already asking the wrong question. The proper question is:

"What is the best time to post an X kind of SM post on platform Y in order to reach my target audience of Z."

Until you can state the kind of--for lack of better phrase--kind of engagement you are offering, on which specific platform, and which particular market demographic(s), there is no valid way to answer your question.

And, if you want to do it right, you will use different hooks to reel in different market segments in different SM areas.

I mean, you wouldn't use fly fishing gear and lures to catch tuna off of Alaska, would you?

Pretty much the same thing.

There is no "magictime" to post in my opinion. And also from my experience. I mean not the same for every business, industry, audience, location etc. It really depends on many factors. For me, the best way to find out when it's the most optimal to post to get highest engagement is to make analysis. Regular analysis is important, but long-term analysis is helpful as well, as you can have a wider view and may be you will see some seasonal trends etc. And also analysis for your competitors or brands/businesses that communicate with your target audience. This is just a great source of data.

One company I work for is targeting parents so usually early morning, after dinner or about 9.30pm is our best time. No kids and time to mindlessly scroll

Another is a b2b so early morning and lunch time and after work are best. I’m thinking commuting time might account for that

It depends on audience really

weekday mornings between 9 and 11.

I think it depends on your audience and what you are about. It's not a one thing fits all answer.

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I have been posting at 8.30am and I found the best results. That’s when my niche wakes up and is at the office. I post on linkedin and have created a scheduler app I’m using. The tool is called schedpilot .com

It depends on your ICP (ideal customer profile). If they are from USA, post when they have morning from 8-10 AM and 6-9 PM every single day. Do it every single day, share real value, be valuable and helpful.

People cannot read posts or emails when their eyes are closed! So, with that said, you know when not to post or email.

But here's the inconvenient truth. You're trying to relate everything to times to post, when you should be focusing on the right ideal client. Emails, if done well, will sit in the inbox, and when the recipient opens their inbox, they spot it and determine if they're going to open it or not, so timing is not that critical.

For posts, understanding how the algorithm shares your content. They share content by placing the post in a person's feed, and then when that person opens their feed, they may or may not spot it, depending on the content/post. So there you go.

Just don't post while people are sleeping.

Hope that makes sense

The best answer is to use a social analytics tool that tracks performance. Based on the best results at the best time, you start posting. Some tools suggest the best time to post and give you reports of the "best time." This is the only solution instead of doing guesswork.

I’ll explain what I was able to analyze on my side: when you post, the visibility starts at 0. Each like or comment pushes it forward a bit more. My best results came from posting in the morning, with activity on the publication lasting until the evening, so the algorithm puts it ahead of the people who post later in the day then it explode around 7pm

Testing different times really does make a difference, but combining that with consistent engagement can push results further. Some creators also rely on support from places such as crescitalyypanell to keep their posts performing well regardless of the posting hour.

I’m new to Instagram marketing (experienced with Facebook ads) and started two accounts to attract clients. Since I’m camera-shy, I’m focusing on carousels, inspired by a friend who gained clients this way. However, after posting four carousels on each account, I’m getting very few impressions (usually under 10). I engage daily and warm up the accounts properly. Any advice on improving impressions would be greatly appreciated!

Early posting stacks momentum but I’ve seen late night drops crush too since competition is lower.

10am works worst for me

It depends on who you're trying to reach and when they're most active. Knowing your audience's habits can help you decide the optimal posting time.

The best time to post on Instagram varies depending on your audience and their location. However, these timings worked for me so I am sharing it here:

• Peak hours: 12 pm - 3 pm EST (lunch break) and 5 pm - 7 pm EST (post-work hours)
• High engagement: 8 am - 10 am EST (morning routine) and 10 pm - 12 am EST (wind-down time)
• Avoid: 3 am - 6 am EST (middle of the night, as you mentioned)

If you go into your account insights it will tell you what time frame each day your audience is the most active - that's generally a good timeframe to post.

(I bet it's 3-6PM)

Does it even matter anymore? I think IG changed the way it serves content into feeds but that could just be me

SAME, I just thought my art got worse or something but that's not it! I started paying attention in like 2018ish. I used to get such good engagement. I was great at using good hashtags too. I used to get like 100 likes consistently and interactions with other artists. For the past year or so, the highest I got was 30. It's so disappointing

For optimal engagement, posting during peak hours when your audience is most active is usually recommended. Perhaps consider mid-morning or early evening to maximize visibility and interaction.

You can check optimal posting times for their audience by looking in the FB suite analytics

Whenever your followers/target audience are most active

Unique to your audience. Look at you in app analytics and pick the start of your peak hours.

If they’re all the same go earlier in the day.

Consistency is the thing you’re looking for more than anything else.

Pick a schedule, and frequency and then stick to it for 90 days.

This totally depends upon your company, target audience, and when they are most active... Between 6 pm and 11 pm works best for me because that's the time my audience is most active. Also, to get more likes, and follows use services like Marketing Heaven to speed up the process of exposure of the company you working for. However, in general the best time to post on Instagram is between 8 pm and 10 pm on weekdays and 12 pm and 3 pm on Saturdays or Sundays. But still, it may take some time to find the ideal posting times, so be patient.

You want to post at times when people are most likely to be looking at their phones. These tend to be breaks, lunchs, and when they're home in the evening. Here's the schedule I usually recommend as it will gives enough wiggle room to capture multiple time zones around your own.

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It should also be noted that most social media algorithms don't like repeat posts, so you should find multiple ways to share your article and always share it with an image. The most effective way is to post the link in the comments as links take away your reach. This isn't always ideal if you're a small page though.

Depends on the social media and where your followers are mostly from . Posting at lunch time may work if your followers are also on lunch at the same time as you. But let's say you have a Tumblr or Instagram and your followers are mostly Asian . You would have to post at their lunch break time to get that interaction from them instead of at your lunch time. Social media tends to be best to post during the time when most people will be on , so lunch break, when school day ends , and around 5-6 pm when most people are getting off work . You have to think when most people are most likely to be online and then find out where the majority of your followers are from and post during their peak times .I also think this isn't as important depending where you are because of the pandemic many people now spend all day online .

I feel that most of my engagement is in the afternoon, Sunday-Thursday. Friday and Saturday afternoon posts don’t seem to be as popular.

I'm no expert but I believe that most engagement would happen in the afternoon Eastern Time.

It does for me anyway.

I found that I get less engagement when I post after 3 pm but haven't found the exact right time to post yet. I know that wattpad advises to post on Friday and Saturday. Don't know if that's the best day for other social media too.

Time zones can play a huge part in interacting with your audience . If you already have followers it's great to know where the majority of them are from . :)

It depends on your audience. You can check your insights.

And if you are asking about best times to post I think that you are looking to grow your account. What helped me was hiring a instagram growth service from freelancer on popular marketplace. I'm really happy with my results, I have got 600 new followers in my first month. And they are all real and engaged. I will definitely be using this again.

There's no one-size-fits-all answer. You might need to test different times and see what's optimal for your specific followers.

I experimented for a few weeks and found out that posting right around lunchtime (12-1 pm) gave me the best results. Hope that helps!

It varies for everyone, but typically weekdays during working hours, especially midday, have been solid for me.

Some say evenings and weekends work the best. But honestly, you might want to check your Instagram Insights to see when your followers are most active.