In the extremely unscientific chats I’ve had with friends, they’ve all described the same approach to reading the blog: every couple of days they catch up on those couple of days’ posts. That’s good. I often push a post out at 10 or 11, especially collection posts, which is a very unprofessional posting time.
Posting the same time every day, every week, boosts engagement. I remember I used to look up a subreddit analyzer to give my posts the best chance of being seen, before deciding Reddit is a place I don’t really want anything to do with. That’s sort of a sad behavior in hindsight. Not that you aren’t within your rights to maximize digital potential, but I sought to maximize my online likability and short-term gratification, not build a meaningful platform.
I can post whenever I want on the blog. It’s my online house, and posting at 11:59 p.m. is sort of like castle doctrine.
But when I’m taking advantage of another platform, it only feels polite to keep some kind of bank hours. I like the idea that somone could look forward to a post at an hour on a day.
But I hate the idea of needing something every single week. Would love that! Except that I have a full time job.
But isn’t variable reinforcement more effective anyway?
But should I apply behaviorism to my art? Is that not just the Reddit thing again?
When the going gets ugh, I do what’s best for me. Feeling a post every other Saturday, but I reserve the right to post an essay whenever it’s done.