Fourth straight month of record traffic for The Batavian

In August The Batavian had 38,057 unique visitors. That's up from 36,268 in July.

It's the third straight month of record traffic growth for The Batavian, and fourth straight month of increasing traffic.

Before the current growth spurt, The Batavian's record traffic month was February when the site had 28,030 unique visitors. March was down slightly, but we've had an upward trend going since.

A unique visitor, as measured by Google Analytics, is one visit by one person (or more accurately, one computer) within the given time frame. It's the closest count available to say how many people visited a Web site in a given month. 

The Batavian launched May 1, 2008.

In August 2008, The Batavian had 5,359 unique visitors.

The other primary metrics we track are visitors and page views. A visit is a count of each time various individuals visit the site. One person (or computer) can account for numerous visits.  A page view is a count of each time a page of the site is opened in a browser window.

In August, The Batavian notched 131,763 visits, up from 121,708 in July.

August page views were 292,176, up from 285,671 in July.

So, help us keep the trend going. Wouldn't it be great to top 40,000 unique visitors and 300,000 page views in September?

Here's what you can do to help:

• Tell a friend you've never told before about The Batavian. Tell them what you like about the site.
• Include a note about The Batavian in your organization's newsletter.
• Stop by our office (200 E. Main St., #5) and pick up a bumper sticker for your car (we have some setting outside our door if nobody is in the office when you come by).
• Use the "E-mail a Friend" link on posts to send something you find interesting to a friend(s).
• If you're not already a daily visitor, become a daily visitor. We do update the site frequently and every weekday and usually on Saturdays and Sundays.

Thank you all for your support of The Batavian. Please take a look at all of the sponsors' ads on the site, and please support those businesses and let them know you saw their ad on The Batavian. If you're a fan of The Batavian, supporting our sponsors is critical to keeping it going.