| February 1, 2003 |
For More Information contact: |
| by Ward Cameron |
Ward Cameron - (403) 678-8112 |
MountainNature.com
Hits the Big Leagues
Mountain Nature continues to offer naturalists the goods. With almost 14,000 visitors per month, we are now on track to host 166,000 visitors over the next 12 months.
They said it couldn't be done. They said it was a waste of time creating a web site devoted to nature. They insisted the site would only attract a few hundred visitors a month. We at MountainNature.com refused to listen to the nay sayers, and decided to chart our own path. As it turned out, there are more nature lovers than anyone anticipated. In April, MountainNature.com hosted more than 10,000 visitors.
The numbers in the chart below represent huge increases over just nine months. Visitor sessions increased 267%, while our daily average more than tripled, climbing from 94 to 359. These numbers reflect the growing interest in MountainNature.com. Clearly, the word is out!
Some sites spend great deals of money to acquire new users. Our results have been achieved solely through providing great content. MountainNature.com proves that great results can be gained from simply giving users what they want, quality information in an easy to access manner. Check us out for yourself.
| Hits | Apr 2002 | May 2001 | |
| Successful Hits For Entire Site |
107,822 |
41,955 | + 192% |
| Average Hits Per Day |
4,148 |
1,353 | + 207% |
| Home Page Hits |
1,095 |
646 | + 41% |
| Pages | |||
| Page Views (Impressions) |
30,269 |
13,846 | + 119% |
| Average Per Day |
1,008 |
446 | + 126% |
| Document Views |
23,094 |
9,730 | + 137% |
| Visitor Sessions | |||
| Visitor Sessions |
10,778 |
2,941 | + 267% |
| Average Per Day |
359 |
94 | + 282% |
| Average Visit Length |
00:08:18 |
00:12:31 | - 51% |
| International Visits |
14.87% |
10.64% | + 40% |
| Visits of Unknown Origin |
15.06% |
19.38% | - 29% |
| Visits from Canada or the U.S. |
70.05% |
69.97% | + 0.001% |
| Visitors | |||
| Unique Visitors |
5,835 |
1,430 | + 308% |
| Visitors Who Visited Once |
4,887 |
1,147 | + 326% |
| Visitors Who Visited More Than Once |
948 |
283 | + 235% |
Visitors to www.MountainNature.com can:
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Test your bear knowledge using our exclusive self-test
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Learn 10 secrets to becoming an expert naturalist
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Learn to identify the many plants, animals, birds and landforms of the Rockies
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Search for recent sightings to focus your quest for a new species
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Record your observations so that participating scientists can use your research to help protect the Canadian Rockies.
Ward has been a professional naturalist, guide and storyteller for almost two decades. He has written three books on western Canada and thrilled visitors to the Rockies with his expertise, wit and wealth of knowledge. As a naturalist, outdoorsman and adventurer, Ward has more than a few experiences that your audience would love to hear about – bears in the backcountry, wolverines by mountain bike, eagles at close range and, yes, the infamous marten in the igloo. It’s all about sharing the wealth. Call now to arrange an interview.