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"When exactly are your best times to tweet? With over 200 million tweets posted each day, this is a very important question to tackle. When you better time your tweets, you\u2019re better able to reach your followers. Furthermore, knowing when they\u2019re actually online is incredibly important.\nLet\u2019s examine different tools that help determine Twitter metrics. Each tool takes a look at your own personal following to calculate best tweeting times. Below you\u2019ll find the top five tools and how they can optimize your tweeting schedule.\n1. WhenToTweet\n\n\nThis first tool is certainly my favorite in terms of simplicity. Drop your username into WhenToTweet and the app works out the stats for you. It will come up with a very easy to understand graph, detailing which time of the day you should start tweeting. \nYour best times are determined by two key measures: the performance of your past tweets and when most of your followers will be online. \n2. TweetStats\n\n\nTweetStats is a comprehensive tool that provides more detailed best tweeting times. Among other things, the app tells you how many tweets per day you\u2019re currently sending, what your tweet timeline looks like, and how many replies you send in comparison to original tweets.\nThe app also features a tweet density report. Whenever most tweets are hitting your stream it means your optimal tweeting times are reached. Try posting at these high density times to get better results. \n3. Tweriod\n\n\n\nMy favorite in terms of algorithm is certainly Tweriod. The app takes into account a great number of different parameters, and calculates a very accurate result. Tweriod looks at both your tweets and those of your followers to provide the best times to tweet.\nIt is also worth mentioning that the app excludes automation tools, such as Twitterfeed, when determining whether your followers are online \u2014 definitely a big plus. \n4. TweetReports\n\n\nTweetReports takes a slightly different approach by gathering the tweet statistics from your top 25 influential followers into its \u201CFollower Analysis\u201D feature. The spikes indicate when these users are most active and, therefore, likely to see your tweets. \nAdditionally, the app allows for a very comprehensive keyword search. It analyzes the times at which certain keywords are talked about the most, and when you should participate in those discussions.\n5. TweetWhen\n\n\nThis is a great tool from Dan Zarrella, which shows you the best times to tweet based on your previous 1,000 tweets. Similar to WhenToTweet, the process is super fast, meaning you will have your results in a few seconds. \nOf course, because TweetWhen only looks at your past tweets, its algorithm may miss some important parameters.\nWhat else is important other than timing?\nOf course, success doesn\u2019t solely depend on timing your tweets. My company looked at one million tweets from our users. These additional factors contributed to higher CTR and engagement rate. \n\nFrequency of tweeting is nearly as important as timing. If you can consistently and regularly post 5-10 tweets with valuable content, well-spaced throughout the day, you will achieve maximum impact. \nTweet a variety of sources. This has equally contributed to increased engagement on Twitter. This means, the more varied the destinations of your links, the more trust you can build among your followers. If all you do is send tweets to your own blog or products, followers gradually drop off and stop clicking through.\n\nThese tools help to optimize one\u2019s daily tweeting habits. More effective Twitter management is crucial to move forward fast and efficiently. How have these types of apps helped with your tweeting? \nImage courtesy of iStockphoto, dandanian"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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