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The psychological benefit of maintaining a consistent posting habit can outweigh the potential for lower engagement on a holiday. Skipping one day makes it easier to skip another, leading to a breakdown in cadence. Posting, even if performance is low, reinforces the discipline required for long-term content success.

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When creators increase their posting volume, they typically see a discouraging drop in engagement for the first 30-60 days. However, according to a Buffer study, pushing through this initial dip leads to a higher average engagement rate over time. Short-term pain leads to long-term gain.

Do not pause marketing for holidays. A slightly lower open rate (e.g., 40% vs. 50%) is still a win, reaching an audience that often has more free time. Maintaining a consistent cadence builds audience habits, and you can always re-engage non-openers later.

Posting content just for the sake of it is counterproductive. Low-quality, non-engaging content actively harms your reach by signaling to social media algorithms that users are not interested in your brand. This suppresses visibility for all future posts. It's better to post less frequently with higher quality.

Marketers should not pause consistent activities like newsletters or social posts for holidays. Sticking to a regular schedule builds audience habits. A slight dip in open rates is less important than breaking the cadence you've established with your audience who may have more time to consume content.

LinkedIn's algorithm has shifted. Initial engagement is no longer the sole predictor of a post's success. Content can now gain significant traction 24-48 hours later as it's served to new, interest-based audiences, making consistent posting on off-days or holidays more viable than before.

Creators often fear posting too often will annoy their followers. In reality, audiences see thousands of posts daily and forget most. Frequent posting on your core topic is necessary to imprint your message and build recognition, similar to how ads require over 20 views to be remembered.

To avoid burnout, the speaker separates content tasks into different frequencies. He posts multiple times daily, creates new content only 1-3 times a week, plans the upcoming week's schedule once, and reviews performance analytics just once a month. This tiered system balances consistency with sustainable effort.

When scaling from 3 to 12 daily posts, individual post views and engagement initially decreased. However, aggregate metrics like total reach and profile visits grew significantly over 90 days, proving the strategy's success. This initial dip is a temporary hurdle to overcome.

Creators who see massive success with daily social media posting, like Tom Alder on LinkedIn, often treat it as their sole creative outlet. Those balancing it with other major commitments like a podcast or newsletter will struggle to dedicate the necessary brainpower and consistency.

Despite posting three times daily for years, some followers thought the creator had taken a break. It was only after increasing to 12 posts per day that these followers began seeing content again, commenting, "I'm glad you're back." This highlights how little of your content most followers see.