How do you keep activity levels up during the weekend?

[Soliloquy]

I've noticed that my forum activity levels dip during the weekend; I guess everyone is off doing other things. Is there any way to get them up? Have you tried anything that works?

[50calray]

Weekend traffic...what is that? Just about everyone on my site is local and they all own a hotrod or three. It doesn't matter what the cost of fuel is either, race gas was running 12-15/gallon back when oil was up and these people was still racing. Then today they starting filming a new hotrod TV show...think it airs on Fox. So I can forget weekend traffic for a while

[Ryan]

I wish.

I am busy on the weekends, dead in the week.

[Soliloquy]

It sure is different for every site; my Google Analytics graph looks like the path of a bouncing ball, coming back to earth on Saturdays

[Abomination]

It is a normal cycle, and I think it is healthy. If they are always sitting in front of their computer 7 days a week they tend to get irritable eventually.

[Nick]

I don't think it's an issue with every site. Our activity here usually dies on Wednesday and picks up on Saturday. Monday is the big-bang (usually) and activity is flourishing until Wednesday again.

Weekends are usually pretty active here.

[2dub]

Originally Posted by Soliloquy

It sure is different for every site; my Google Analytics graph looks like the path of a bouncing ball, coming back to earth on Saturdays

Same here but I expect most amateur baseball umpires are out calling games over the weekend.

Besides forums are best for sitting at your desk and looking busy while not really working. Weekends I don't have that problem.

[lyco]

Originally Posted by 2dub

Same here but I expect most amateur baseball umpires are out calling games over the weekend.

Besides forums are best for sitting at your desk and looking busy while not really working. Weekends I don't have that problem.

AMEN OMG SOMEONE WHO AGREES WITH ME lol

[Velocity]

Originally Posted by Abomination

It is a normal cycle, and I think it is healthy. If they are always sitting in front of their computer 7 days a week they tend to get irritable eventually.

I agree. I do toss in some single-player puzzle-type games for the weekends, just in case someone is bored enough to stop by, but overall I think it's good that people aren't doing something online 24/7.

Originally Posted by Nick

I don't think it's an issue with every site. Our activity here usually dies on Wednesday and picks up on Saturday. Monday is the big-bang (usually) and activity is flourishing until Wednesday again.

Weekends are usually pretty active here.

Sure - because our own forums are all empty on the weekends, this is our chance to blather on somewhere else.

[FullMetalBabe]

x.x Dip levels on weekend!? So backwards on Pisoga. It's more active on the weekends. We are waiting for a spike during the summer!

[Nick]

Originally Posted by Velocity

Sure - because our own forums are all empty on the weekends, this is our chance to blather on somewhere else.

That's actually a good hypothesis. You're probably right!