Do you understand how important Facebook is to your business? Do you understand that content is the key determining factor in whether your feed is placed in the most important “Top News” feed? Do you realize that the time and day that you place your content can be the determining factor in placement in the “Top News” feed? Are you spending money on customized Facebook pages without understanding that your customized page will not positively effect how many people see your page? If you don’t understand what drives traffic to your Facebook page then the following statistics could be a basis for changing your current Facebook marketing strategy.
Vitrue: Days and Times Facebook Users Are Most Active
According to a fantastic article in SocialMediaToday.com the following findings describe Facebook user’s content consumption habits:
Mashable yesterday featured research conducted by Vitrue into the days and times that Facebook users are most active. As they summarize:
- The three biggest usage spikes tend to occur on weekdays at 11:00 a.m., 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. ET.
- The biggest spike occurs at 3:00 p.m. ET on weekdays.
- Weekday usage is pretty steady, however Wednesday at 3:00 pm ET is consistently the busiest period.
- Fans are less active on Sunday compared to all other days of the week.