# Read your analytics

See reach, engagement, followers and the best time to post across every connected account in the Zernio dashboard.

import { Step, Steps } from 'fumadocs-ui/components/steps';

**Analytics** in the dashboard adds up every connected account in one place. Your assistant reads the same numbers when you ask it how your posts did.

## Pick what to look at

<Steps>
<Step>

**Set the date range and filters**

Open **Analytics** > **Posting**. Use the filters at the top to change the date range or narrow to some platforms, profiles or sources.

<StepVideo src="/videos/for-you/analytics-1-range.mp4" caption="Switching to the last 90 days" />

</Step>
<Step>

**Read the totals**

The cards at the top show engagement rate, total reach, followers, posts in the period and your best post, each compared with the period before.

![The analytics overview for the last 90 days](/docs-static/analytics/overview.png)

</Step>
</Steps>

## Dig into the charts

Scroll down for posts and likes per platform, then **Engagement over time**. Tick the metrics on its right to add or remove lines, and hover a week to see it per platform.

<StepVideo src="/videos/for-you/analytics-2-charts.mp4" caption="Scrolling through the analytics charts" />

![Engagement over time with a week's breakdown](/docs-static/analytics/engagement.png)

## Find the best time to post

**Best Time to Post** shades each hour by the engagement your posts got. The darkest cells, listed under **Best times**, are when to schedule.

<StepVideo src="/videos/for-you/analytics-3-best-time.mp4" caption="Hovering the best hour of the week" />

![The best time to post heatmap](/docs-static/analytics/best-time.png)

Next to it, **Follower evolution** tracks followers per platform.

## Next steps

- [Schedule a post](/for-you/schedule-post): put your next post in one of the best slots.
- [Things to ask](/for-you/prompts): ask your assistant how your posts did.