Week after week I notice that google traffic drops by almost half on the weekends. Have others noticed this as well and would there be a reason for this? I wouldn't have thought the difference between weekday and weekend would be that significant.
most of the people spend their weekend partying or exploring new beaches , parks etc so may be that is why the traffic is less on weekends.
It depends on the niche really, some actually have more traffic on the weekends. Most, especially entertainment sites, slow down alot.
All my sites get 40% less traffic on weekends. For some Niches, you will get less traffic on weekends, on the other hand, some Niches get more traffic on weekends.
its also because a lot of people work in the offices during the week so they have time to surf the internet, and people go out and party on the weekends
my sites drop off in traffic especially on Fri and Sat and then rev up starting Sunday night. guess there a lot of surfers at work.
It's all niche related. I have a movie review site that does very well during the weekend, but other sites are plummeting.
People are doing weekend chores - gardening, shopping, and similar. Or they are out on some recreational jaunt such as bowling or hiking. And don't forget how disruptive Football and other sports are to the time spent on the Internet during the weekend. Which reminds me, gotta go, the game is on...
Yeah i think most people are surfing the web Monday thru Friday at work while they are getting paid and just running out the clock. then on the weekends they are out in the sun and fun. Then when Monday rolls back around it is time to get paid to surf the web again and goof off on the company dime, etc.
Yes that is correct. Traffic drops 40-50% on weekends. People are resting, or taking a break or doing other things. Traffic picks up though Monday to Thursday on full throttle.
Some of my sites getting good traffic before weekend comes, around Wednesday to Friday so before that is a good time for me to give updates...