Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Good day for uniques and pages

Monday, Nov. 24 saw 29,419 unique visitors and 145,115 page views at seacoastonline. There were no blockbusters but instead a steady flow of good stories, photos, emails and text alerts that led to a successful day. Let's keep pushing to see if we can get our daily average over 28,000 for November. Last I checked we were in the 27,000 range.

Top stories:

1. Article: Local 'celebrity' remembered fondly 2,415

2. Article: Teen held on bail for second assault charge 1,861

3. Article: Fatal fire in Dover under investigation 1,685

4. Article: Bill toughens law on visual sexual aggression against children in Maine 1,432
5. Article: Life Early detection of esophagus condition may help prevent progression to cancer 1,239

6. Article: Police: woman abused and neglected pet rabbit 1,188

7. Article: Family of NH mom can't accept manslaughter verdict 1,067

8. Article: Business Unemployment benefits extended, file now 981

9. Article: Dancers try to go all night at 1930s-style marathon 870

10. Article: Portsmouth police log 844

Top galleries

1. Flash Gallery: Fashion Up! Gala 4,711

2. Flash Gallery: Iron Brides in Portsmouth 3,721

3. Flash Gallery: Exeter v BG Div II FB 2008 3,534

4. Flash Gallery: Exeter vs. BG Championship 837

5. Flash Gallery: Rye Sagamore Fire 604

6. Flash Gallery: Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra 384

7. Flash Gallery: Peter Pan at PHS 302

8. Flash Gallery: Hampton Beachcomber Summer 2008 288

9. Article: Photo Zoom: Local 'celebrity' remembered fondly 212

10. Flash Gallery: Annie at Rye Elementary 208

Friday, November 21, 2008

The play's the thing

Thursday, Nov. 20 saw 27,198 and 164,464 page views, a good showing thanks to photo galleries of PHS "Peter Pan (10,527 page views) and Rye Elementary School's production of "Annie" (5,844).

Top 10 stories:

1. Article: Blaze levels Rye building 2,727
2. Article: AG, police won't say why yard was dug up 2,542
3. Article: Police: Second worker stole thousands from York business 2,105
4. Article: Maine mom was 'mule' for drug traffickers, say police 1,666
5. Article: Entertain Was it really 'obvious' McKey would win ‘America’s Next Top Model’? 1,504
6. Article: Foss offers $5,000 reward in illegal dumping 1,230
7. Article: Portsmouth police log 868
8. Article: Repeat offender's fourth DWI charge dismissed 865
9. Article: Teen charged with tossing baby in car seat 777
10. Article: Police: woman jailed for two-year-old bra theft 658

Top 10 photo galleries

1. Flash Gallery: Peter Pan at PHS 10,527
2. Flash Gallery: Annie at Rye Elementary 5,844
3. Flash Gallery: Rye Sagamore Fire 3,777
4. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Nov 10-16 2,237
5. Flash Gallery: PMS Spirit Week 2008 903
6. Article: Photo Zoom: Was it really 'obvious' McKey would win ‘America’s Next Top Model’? 376
7. Flash Gallery: Celeb Watch 43 303
8. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Oct 27-Nov 2 269
9. Flash Gallery: PHS-Souhegan Division III FB 236
10. Article: Photo Zoom: Blaze levels Rye building 209

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Web traffic, Nov. 12-18

The week in traffic - Nov. 12 through Nov. 18
Averages for the past seven days (Nov. 12 through 18) are 30,097 daily unique visitors, 137,607 page views. Average uniques peaked at 45,632 on Saturday, and Sunday was stronger than usual at 28,826. A good weekend.
Highlights from the past week include:
Articles:
- Nov. 13: Sex abuse / Exeter asst. principal on leave (3,994 views)
- Nov. 13: Diners, owners love Restaurant Week (2,580)
- Nov. 14: Man driving 102 mph: unaware of speed (2,452)
- Nov. 15-17: Intoxicated agressor resisted arrest (34,724) - Farked
- Nov. 17: Speeding ticket challenger - (2,254)
- Nov. 15: Ex-Ports Police Capt. investigated (2,578)
- Nov. 16-17: Neighbors angry over 'monster' Toyota sign (13,666) - Farked
- Nov. 17: City attorney on trial (2,937)
Photo galleries:
- Nov. 13: Portsmouth signs (1,607 views)
- Nov. 14-15: Celeb Watch 43 (7,722)
- Nov. 15-16: Ports. Mid. Sch. Spirit Week (5,814)
- Nov. 17: PHS/Souhegan football (2,681)

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Traffic for Wed. Nov. 12

Wednesday, Nov. 12
26,913 unique visitors
136,661 page views

Articles:

1. 'Dancing with the Stars’: Cody cries for Juliann... 2,437 6.0%
2. Portsmouth police log 1,655 4.0%
3. Man tells police his ex is a prostitute 1,364 3.3%
4. Neighbor charged with hit-and-run 1,119 2.7%
5. Gas price drop reaches milestone on Seacoast 986 2.4%
6. City signs scrutinized 947 2.3%
7. Defeated county treasurer blames college students 851 2.1%
8. Crews still cleaning weekend oil spill in Stratham 722 1.8%
9. Maine man facing movie theater sex crimes 588 1.4%
10. McCain to Jay Leno: Palin isn't to blame 586 1.4%

Galleries:

1. Photos of the Week Nov 3-9 3,425 27.4%
2. Seacoast Veterans Day 2008 3,184 25.4%
3. Portsmouth signs 2,406 19.2%
4. PHS Volleyball - State Champs 409 3.3%
5. Portsmouth's Halloween 324 2.6%
6. Seacoast Half Marathon 2008 234 1.9%
7. Fall photos 203 1.6%
8. Photos of the Week Oct 27-Nov 2 146 1.2%
9. Exeter vs. BG Football 127 1.0%
10. PHS Volleyball Div II Semifinals 112 0.9%

Web traffic for Tue. Nov. 11

Tuesday, Nov. 11
26,064 unique visitors
138,180 page views

Articles:

1. 4 days, 1 birth and 1 wedding 2,291 5.4%
2. Officer nearly 'run over' 2,002 4.7%
3. Entertain Kisses & disses: Thanks for trying to save Jake 1,925 4.5%
4. Local competitor offers take on Circuit City's fall 1,459 3.4%
5. Police: driver fled DWI checkpoint, almost hit officer, left ID b... 1,413 3.3%
6. Higher Hampton home values, taxes raise ire 899 2.1%
7. Entertain 'Dancing with the Stars' recap: Going solo never f... 870 2.0%
8. Portsmouth police log 714 1.7%
9. Sports Boston's Lester to receive Hutch Award for courage 669 1.6%
10. Kittery teen hurt in York crash in stable condition 645 1.5%

Galleries:

1. Photos of the Week Nov 3-9 4,323 36.4%
2. Seacoast Veterans Day 2008 1,103 9.3%
3. Wells-Falmouth Girls Soccer Semi 996 8.4%
4. PHS Volleyball - State Champs 781 6.6%
5. Portsmouth's Halloween 365 3.1%
6. Fall photos 249 2.1%
7. PHS Volleyball Div II Semifinals 240 2.0%
8. Photos of the Week Oct 27-Nov 2 238 2.0%
9. Exeter vs. BG Football 230 1.9%
10. Seacoast Half Marathon 2008 219 1.8%

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Great October, slow start in November

Colleagues,

The final October online traffic numbers were excellent with 934,371 unique visitors and 4,430,000 page views. This puts us up 46 percent year over year.

Top 10 stories for the month were:

Wolffish in danger
Frisky moose picks unlikely partner
Photo zoom of frisky moose picks unlikely partner
Portsmouth Police Log
Cocaine traffickers misspelled alias, hid drugs in body cavity
Woman fined for delivering litter to homeless shelter
Police: Woman at store opened wine, drank, fled
Moose ‘loves’ another Ford
Opinion: Letters to the editor
Police: Bust nets 4 pounds of pot, customer list

Top 10 galleries for the month were:

USS New Hampshire arrives
Sarah Palin in Dover
Photos of the Week Oct. 20-26
USS New Hampshire Sub
Plane Crashes into Oce3an
Celeb Watch 40
USS New Hampshire Tour
Darklore Manor
Shades of Autumn
Celeb Watch 42

November is off to a slow start. As of today we are averaging just over 26,000 uniques per day compared to 30,000 in October. I urge you to step up efforts sending any and all interesting items to the web. Stories are good but so are briefs about things like parking bans, parade sign ups and plans for roadwork that will tie up traffic.

Yesterday was typical of our current funk with 26,659 uniques and 140,450 page views.

Top stories were:

1. Article: Maine man killed after apparently lying in road 2,369


2. Article: Local eatery closes its doors 2,360



3. Article: Portsmouth police log 1,655



4. Article: New DWI mobile unit deployed; 480 stopped, 8 arrested 1,573



5. Article: 2 Maine men missing after boat sinks in pond 1,380



6. Article: Seacoast Half Marathon raises $50K for homeless shelter 1,299



7. Article: N.H. brewery to remain open 1,094



8. Article: Police: driver fled DWI checkpoint, almost hit officer, left ID behind 1,018



9. Article: Entertain ‘Twilight’ debate: Team Edward vs. Team Jacob 608



10. Article: Business Hungry? Portsmouth Restaurant Week starts today 544


Top photo galleries were:
1. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Nov 3-9 2,435



2. Flash Gallery: Seacoast Half Marathon 2008 2,133



3. Flash Gallery: PHS Volleyball Div II Semifinals 1,128



4. Flash Gallery: PHS Volleyball - State Champs 997



5. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Oct 27-Nov 2 893



6. Flash Gallery: Exeter vs. BG Football 369



7. Flash Gallery: New England Cross Country 342



8. Flash Gallery: Portsmouth's Halloween 306



9. Flash Gallery: Seacoast Votes 2008 286



10. Flash Gallery: Fall photos 261