CLARION, Pa. (EYT) – Explore Your Town, Inc. (EYT) announced today that its fast-growing local news and information website, exploreClarion.com, reached nearly 2 million visitors in 2013, according to Google Analytics.ExploreClarion.com, a 365/24/7 news and information site covering Clarion County, Pennsylvania, and surrounding areas, reached a site record 1,887,426 visitors in 2013.
According to Alexa.com, the leading provider of global web metrics, exploreClarion.com is the most-visited local news website covering Clarion, Venango, Jefferson, and Forest Counties.
2013 also marked the relocation of EYT’s offices to the Clarion Mall.
Other highlights of 2013 include:
- A site record – 448,621 unique visitors during 2013
- A site record – 199,258 visits in November of 2013
- A site record – 22,578 visits on January 15
- A site record – 5,392,976 pageviews in 2013
- Visits from all 50 states in the U.S.
- Facebook page membership has grown to more than 11,733 users
- Twitter membership has grown to 1,012 followers
“2013 was a great year for us, both in terms of site traffic and advertising revenue,” said Joanne Bauer, Vice President of EYT. “exploreClarion.com has seen tremendous growth over the past three and a half years, and we expect to see continued growth in 2014.”
Bauer continued, “None of this would have been possible without the help of all of the local businesses who sponsor exploreClarion.com and make it possible for us to provide free news and information to the public.”
“We’d also like to thank all of exploreClarion.com’s loyal visitors. The community has been extremely supportive,” said Bauer.
“The support of the community is crucial and we’re very thankful to have people in Clarion and other nearby areas who believe in what we’re doing.”
exploreClarion.com is a subsidiary of Explore Your Town, Inc. (EYT), a media company based in Clarion, Pa. EYT is also the parent company of exploreVenango.com and 814Classifieds.com.
The following sponsors advertised during the 2013 calendar year, making it possible for exploreClarion.com to provide free news and information to its viewers:
4 Your Car Connection
6th & Main Market
Ace Montana
Allegheny Clarion Valley Development Corp
All American Awards & Engraving
All Out Automotive
Armstrong Indiana Clarion Drug and Alcohol Commission
Bauer Truck Repair
Bodenhorn Auto Sales Inc.
Brandon’s Dad
Briar Hill Furniture
Bright Ideas Learning Center & Photography
Burford and Henry Real Estate Services
Burns & Burns Assoc.
C & A Trees Unlimited, Inc.
Camper’s Paradise
Captain Loomis Bar & Restaurant
Cash for Gold
Clarion Area Agency on Aging, Inc.
Clarion Community Bank
Clarion County Airport
Clarion County Career Center
Clarion County Career Center — Practical Nursing
Clarion County Farmers Market Association
Clarion County Trails Association
Clarion Federal Credit Union
Clarion Ford
Clarion Forest VNA
Clarion Holiday Inn
Clarion Hospital
Clarion Mall
Clarion Monuments
Clarion Oaks Golf Club
Clarion Research Group
Clarion River-Woodland Lodge
Clarion Riverview Suites
Clarion University
Clarks Donuts Plus
Community First Bank
Cook Forest Country Inn
Cook Forest Vacation Bureau
Corner Salon
Countryside Crafts/Countryside Quilts
Cranberry Mall
Cranberry Wellness Center
Cynthia Cauvel Insurance Services
Cyphert’s Tree Service & Lawn Care
D9Sports.com
DB’s Smokin’ Bar-B-Q
Dan Estadt’s Sports
Deer Creek Winery
Diane L. Reinhard Villages
Eagle Park Apartments
ecOasis Salon & Wellness Studio
Eden Moulding
Education Consortium of the Upper Allegheny
F.L. Crooks and Co.
Faller’s Furniture
Family Behavioral Resources
FoxTales
Franklin Insurance Agency, Inc.
Fulmer House
Galbraith’s Furniture
Gateway Lodge
Goble Funeral Home & Crematory
God’s Little Garden
Go Foxburg/Foxburg Area Businesses
Golden Eagle Landing
Grins n Giggles LLC
GR Cellular
Haws Ricker Insurance
Hi Level Golf Course
Hunter’s Station Golf Course
Jeff’s Performance Plus
Kahle’s Kitchens, Inc.
Kate’s Hair Studio
Kerle Tire Company Inc.
Keystone Smiles AMERICORPS
Laurel Eye Clinic
Liberty Tax Service
Mansmann & Associates
MegaRock
MV Property Care
Nationwide Insurance
Nicole’s Bridal
Oil City Warehouse Mall
Once Again Consignment
Once Upon a Christmas
PA Great Outdoors
Patton Professional Group, LLC
Philip Kapp — Thrivent
Primary Health Network
Prime Choice Wireless
Pristine Nails
R. James Smathers Agency Inc.
Red Bandana Winery
Rennard’s Freedom Rental
Rest Assured Mattress Company
Ron Corcetti Rentals
Ron Seidle’s Redbank Chevrolet
Route 66 Sporting Goods
S & W Auto Service Center
Sage Meadow
Servicemaster by Bell Inc.
Shear Designs By Jolene Ion
Simply Skin
Sportsman’s Paradise
St. Joseph Church
St. Michael’s Church
State Farm — Matt Higgins
Steinman Building Systems
Stitt’s Nursery & Landscaping
Sweet Basil Restaurant
Swift Kennedy & Associates
The Brick House Bed & Breakfast
The Carpet Barn
The Duct Cleaning Specialist
The Farmers Inn
The Foxburg Inn
The Leeper House
The Seldom Inn
The Simple Things
Tom’s Sales & Service
Total Body Tanning Center
Trails End Restaurant
Triple R Roadhouse
Tropical Tanning
Under the Sun Resale Store
Village Acres Mobile Home Park
Vince’s Tavern
Vinyl Graphics Unlimited
Vosburg Training
Wanango Golf Club
Wein Bros
Wiegel on The Water
Wyattville Gardens
Zacherl Motors
For advertising opportunities, call 814-297-8333.
