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InishowenNews.com smashes 1
million hits 09.02.10
INISHOWENNEWS.COM has
got the new year off to a flying start with a
staggering 1 million hits in the month of January.
The website, which has grown rapidly, broke the
million-hits-a-month milestone after a big surge in
traffic last month. Its readership has also jumped
to over 1,000 visitors a day.
Website manager Brendan Deehan said the new year
milestone was reached due to a combination of
factors including more news, a bigger business
directory and top rankings on search engines such as
Google. He also put the rise down to a growing
following on outlets such as Facebook and Twitter.
"The popularity of the website continues to grow
from week to week. The volume of emails and phone
calls we receive has also dramatically increased
with people enquiring about everything from when we
carried a certain story to where to find a good
local restaurant or plumber. We do our best to help
everyone or try to point them in the right
direction." |
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Brendan added: "Our
success is due to a loyal following of readers and
our thanks goes to the hundreds of local businesses
who have supported us by joining our business
directory."
InishowenNews.com was set up in 2007 and steadily
grew readership to its latest peak of 1,200 visitors
a day.
The website's editor Linda McGrory said she was
delighted with the big rise in hits and readership.
"We work hard at the website and try to publish as
many stories, notices and other items we think are
important and relevant to our readers. We also like
to have a bit of fun and bring readers quirky and
humorous stories too when we find them," she said.
"We have a lot of people contacting us and thanking
us for bringing them local news in such a user
friendly and easy-to-read way." |
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