As a blogger I am always analysing stats to see when the best time to share blog and social media posts and although it isn’t an exact science, that facebook is a fickle creature, I have a fair idea when best to post.
The problem is, it is not when I am most productive. My best time to write posts for me is the first thing in the morning, before breakfast and the mad panic before school sets in. Any time after that I tend to get distracted by housework, social media or playing with the children.
I should really schedule posts for when my reach is at its best but once written I tend to forget and just hit publish, after all to keep both your followers and the FB magic algorithms happy you need to be consistent, and I consistently post first thing in the morning. I think I need a mix of scheduling and live posts to make it work really well for me.
Hubby feels the same way too. When he is on an early for work he gets far more done than when he is working a late night. Whether that is because there are fewer customers to deal with I don’t know.
I used to be most productive either first thing in a morning or straight after lunch, now I am most productive when I can get a good 2-3 hrs on my own. Hubby will often take the kids out for an afternoon at a weekend and its surprising how much work I can get done in that time. I need to get better at planning my time though.
I’m probably most productive after the morning school run. Piglet tends to nap then so I frantically try to get my blog bits done then.
I’m most productive in the morning after the school run. I’m more a morning person than a evening person in general anyway! xx
I am definitely a morning person too. I have my power hour from 5.30am before the children get up and then when I get back from the school run. That said since I cleaned up my eating I do find I’m more productive than I used to be in the afternoons! x
Yes, absolutely. I’m definitely most productive in the mornings, I buzz round getting loads done, then by evening, I just want the sofa!
I would say that in the morning I am definitely more productive, once I have actually woken up – but that edge gets dulled as I have a mad toddler – so it’s whenever she is sleeping!
I’m definetley more productive very early in the morning. Normally before the kids are awake. Or its the opposite and I am most productive late at night after they’ve gone to bed x
I get so much done in the early hours, I reckon I could do about half a days work between 5 and 8am. Of course, getting up is a different matter!
I agree, early hours in the morning I am most productive but then again I do have an odd evening here and there when I feel most productive and do my blogging then.
This was fascinating, I think I am most productive mid-morning, that is when I have settled into my working routine x
Yes, it makes total sense, most people are in work or looking after their children during those hours and it is bound to be the most productive time of the day, indeed.xx
I’m so much better at getting things done in the morning as I tend to really flag as the day goes on!
This is a really interesting post. I don’t do any work in the mornings as of yet. This is probably because I have a two year old the only slots of time I get are in the evenings when my children are asleep. X
I get so much done in the mornings compared to my afternoons off. Definitely agree with the stats quoted.