A Different Take On When To Post To A Blog

An author well versed with all things blogging shared that when adding an entry to my blog, I would need to do it two- to three-times a week in order to build a solid readership.

Well, knowing how present time constraints would keep me from penning something three times a week – and the two times a week deadline would be a challenge all its own – then twice a week could be the only logical route for me to take at this point.

What science did I use? What marketing guru shared demographics and pie charts informing me that certain days were the primo times to share some ramblings? Actually… none of the above. I did what any creative person would do and that would be to turn the days of the week into human characters and cram them all into a single room. Think about it? How best to choose which days would be chosen than to study each characteristics and social behaviors?

So… Monday. Well needless to say, this guy just DOESN’T want to do ANYTHING. If you’re lucky, you MIGHT get some attention from him by late afternoon – and even then he would rather be someplace else! And as for getting along with others? Forget about that! NOBODY wants to be associated with him and the entire world seems to hate seeing him come around – unless he’s matched up with a holiday.

Tuesday, poor ol’ Tuesday. Pretty much just stays to himself and takes care of business. In fact it seems that that’s all he ever does is business! He’s got a bit of an insecurity issue since coming before Wednesday – but hesitantly smiles to himself when acknowledging that he’s much better accepted than Monday.

Then there’s Wednesday! OMG! Other than Friday, this one gets into everyone’s face and says, ‘Guess what day I am? Hump Day! Yeah, that’s ME! Hump Day! Hump Day! Hump Day!’ He’s very overbearing with a month-sized ego to boot. All the other days just shake their heads and shy away from any contact – knowing that in reality, Wednesday is just another middle-of-the-week day.

Thursday? Now Thursday is pretty much the laid back one of the bunch that everyone seems to accept like a good friend. Gets a little attention for being in line ahead of Friday, but a little attention is fine with him.

Friday on the other hand? Well, it’s ALL about him! He struts around, knowing that it’s him who everyone outside the room looks forward to seeing during the workweek. His mind is never on doing any real work, and the other days are tired of seeing the silly T.G.I.F shirt he always wears. Full of himself? Uh, yeah. And the group doesn’t see it ever changing in the future.

As for Saturday? Well, Saturday is bi-polar with a mixture of laziness and ADHD. Sometimes he as energetic as a hurricane, other times he’s like a knot on a log – not interested in doing anything. Everyone in the room loves Saturday, however, mainly because he always invites them over for a cookout.

And finally we have Sunday. Sunday is quiet and reserved; one of those morning personalities, but all day long. He tries not to judge the other days actions or behaviors but accepts them – and loves them - for who they are.

So, there I stood with winning envelopes in hand, in this room occupied by the seven days of the week. Immediately, Sunday looked at me and gestured for me to pass him up – giving the honors to a couple of the others. Monday was playing on his smart phone while Tuesday quietly waited to be turned down. Wednesday and Friday were battling each other for my attention, and Thursday just stood watching all the activity going on. And finally there was Saturday – who could have cared less what the outcome was.

 Finally, the announcement was made, and the day’s chosen were Monday and Thursday!

So, why were they picked? Well, Monday, because I felt bad for his lack of attention from the others and felt he needed a positive boost. And Thursday? Because he was a good guy.

And YOU thought that the decision of when to post to a blog was a piece of cake, didn’t you?  Well, surprise! :)