Ask HN: Is there a best time of day to post on HN?

#1

Post by Strategist » Fri, Sep 27, 2013, 6:11 PM UTC

Out of curiosity, has anyone found a sweet spot in the time of day to make a post? Like where the site hits it's peak traffic during the day/night.

Re: Ask HN: Is there a best time of day to post on HN?

#2

Post by Strategist » Fri, Sep 27, 2013, 6:14 PM UTC

I'm on the east coast here. Most active part of the day for me is around 10am, where most people are awake here, and the west coast is just waking up.

I'm guessing that most people check HN first thing in the morning.

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#3

Post by [deleted] » Fri, Sep 27, 2013, 6:19 PM UTC

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#4

Post by Parse » Fri, Sep 27, 2013, 6:20 PM UTC

Strategist wrote: post #2

I'm on the east coast here. Most active part of the day for me is around 10am, where most people are awake here, and the west coast is just waking up. I'm guessing that most people check HN first thing in the morning.

Not I, but I haven't really thought about there being a sweet spot ever before.

This is something I'd like to know too though.

Re: Ask HN: Is there a best time of day to post on HN?

#5

Post by miaowmix » Fri, Sep 27, 2013, 6:21 PM UTC

From what I have observed, the best time would be at 11pm EST.

Re: Ask HN: Is there a best time of day to post on HN?

#6

Post by RKoutnik » Fri, Sep 27, 2013, 6:29 PM UTC

There's a definitive answer here (hooray, data!): http://nathanael.hevenet.com/the-best-time-to-post-on-hacker...

Re: Ask HN: Is there a best time of day to post on HN?

#7

Post by a3n » Fri, Sep 27, 2013, 6:30 PM UTC

https://www.hnsearch.com/search#request/all&q=post+%22time+o...

Re: Ask HN: Is there a best time of day to post on HN?

#8

Post by brudgers » Fri, Sep 27, 2013, 6:50 PM UTC

While there are statistically better and worse times, stories which suck still suck and even the best stories require luck to gain traction.

For me, I make submissions when I find something interesting rather than trending. Whatever moderate traction those stories receive tends to come from submitting at off peak times - weekends and late night US time.

But the first criteria are always the relevance of the article and quality.

Re: Ask HN: Is there a best time of day to post on HN?

#9

Post by leoplct » Fri, Sep 27, 2013, 6:55 PM UTC

9 to 10 AM EST

Re: Ask HN: Is there a best time of day to post on HN?

#10

Post by Strategist » Fri, Sep 27, 2013, 7:05 PM UTC

RKoutnik wrote: post #6

There's a definitive answer here (hooray, data!): http://nathanael.hevenet.com/the-best-time-to-post-on-hacker...

Nice post mate, good information!