Find your real posting time (not the blog's)

Find your real posting time (not the blog's)

"Post at 7pm EST for max reach." Correlation isn't causation — those charts average millions of accounts that share nothing with yours. Build your own:

— Open Analytics, Followers tab, note the 'most active' hour blocks.
— Post at three different times across a week, hold content type constant.
— Tag each post's first-hour view count in a sheet.
— Repeat for two weeks. The algo's initial test pool comes from people online now, so your peak is where your fans actually are.

The 'best time' is a property of your audience, not the platform. Generic charts optimize for an average creator who isn't you.