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The 6 AM Instagram post that doubled my Patreon signups
I was stuck at 80 patrons for like 4 months. Tried posting at noon, 6 PM, random times. Nothing moved. Then I read a comment from a fan in Australia saying they missed my live sessions because of time zones. So I started posting one behind-the-scenes clip at 6 AM my time, which hits their evening. Within 3 weeks I hit 160 patrons. The clip was just me sketching a character design, no fancy editing. Has anyone else found a weird time slot that works better than the usual advice?
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drew_west18d ago
I mean, that's cool that it worked, but I'd be careful before calling it a magic time slot. You went from 80 to 160 in three weeks, but was it really the 6 AM thing? Could've been the sketch itself, or just random momentum. I've seen people post at weird times and get one spike, then it dies right back down. Maybe it's just me, but I'd track it for another month before I start rearranging my whole schedule. Like, if you're only posting one clip and it doubles your numbers, that's a pretty small sample size to blame the clock for.
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