3 ways to find the best time to post IG posts for your account [2024 updated version]

You can start testing by using the best posting times.

Check the performance of your posts on the professional dashboard. Remember, the key is testing at different times on different days to find the most suitable time.

If you have been using a professional account for a while, your account has accumulated enough data to help you make judgments.

Here are 3 simple steps:

1）Check the professional dashboard

Check the active times of the fans provided by the professional dashboard:

• Click into the professional dashboard
• Click on the total number of fans
• Scroll to the bottom of the page to view

2）Filter out the best performing posts

Find out the average reach of your posts in the last month.
Then, filter out which posts performed better than the average.
What time were they posted?
Then use this time period for testing.

3）Reference competitor posting times

Find your strongest competitors, as this is the easiest way because your competitors’ audience is similar to yours, they have already done a lot of homework for you, you can refer to their posting times for testing. This will save you a lot of time.