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The truth is, there is no right answer. But you can use some research to make assumptions about the best times to post based on your audience. In the next section, we’ll go over the based time to post on the platform based on your industry or business goals.
Thinking about your audience’s behavior is key. It’s best to conduct some market research to learn more about how your audience uses the internet, or refer to your buyer persona if you’ve collected that information. If your ideal customer is someone who is a working professional, it’s safe to assume that during business hours, they won’t have time to check their social media feeds.
However, there are pockets throughout their day where professionals tend to check social media, like lunch hours and while heading to and from work. From there, based on your time zone, you can estimate when you’re expected to reach the most customers.
Also, think about the majority of LinkedIn’s audience: working professionals, higher education students, and college graduates. Typically, their web behavior would reflect being busy during regular business hours.
During the time periods above, people are usually getting ready for work, just starting their day, or taking an afternoon break.
But let’s say you want to post according to your industry. We’ll talk about how to come to the decision to post based on your business type, next.
Even though it isn’t one-size-fits-all, marketers have found success on LinkedIn by posting Tuesday through Thursday, typically between the hours of 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. depending on your time zone. The worst time to post is on weekends or outside of business hours, which are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Maybe you’re a higher education student thinking about the best time to reach out to thought leaders, or a marketer for a B2B company.
There isn’t a set answer here either, but fortunately, doing some research about the type of audience you’re trying to capture based on your industry can lead you to make an informed decision.
For B2C businesses, between 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. B2Bs and software companies should aim for outside of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Healthcare and higher education companies should post from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., while media companies should post between 8 to 10 a.m.
You can infer when your posts will earn the most engagement based on the behavior of competitors in your industry, as well as audience members.
If you post content to LinkedIn when the majority of your audience isn’t online, you most likely won’t receive the amount of views and engagement you were hoping for.
So remember, if you want to build a brand on LinkedIn, it’s crucial to find out when your specific audience prefers to surf the site. You’ll have a better idea of how to nail the timing of your posts almost every single time you want to update your followers on the platform.
Originally published May 1, 2020 7:18:00 AM, updated May 05 2020
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