A few months ago, we hosted a Heavy Chef session with Dave Duarte who spoke about building online communities. One of the most intriguing points that came up was the best time of the day to tweet content. For brands, this is very important when trying to engage with your communities and create consistency.Heavy Chef looked into the best time to tweet, and found some interesting information. According to new research by Bitly, the best times to tweet content is between 12pm and 4pm. On weekends, people are most likely to see your tweet at 7pm in the evening.

According to Dave Duarte, South African time is slightly later. This is due to high bandwidth costs and limited access to social networks at many workplaces. The South African reach is best at 6pm to 9pm.

So next time you want to ensure community engagement with your brand, or need an answer to a question, you know when to ask!

Watch the Heavy Chef session with Dave Duarte here.

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Wendy is the Editor in Chief at Heavy Chef. After 3 years cooking up a storm at UNISA studying English and Communications, Wendy decided to mesh her passion for writing with her love of digital. She firmly believes the world is moving into the online sphere and can be found writing, tracking down great names for interviews, or singing her heart out at the World Wide Creative studio.

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