16,916,337 – that’s the number of “hits” at www.fastpitchwest.com during 2006. (that’s “hits” on the site, not at the plate)
From time to time, we hear people say that fastpitch is dying out, but the remarkable increase in traffic at Fastpitchwest suggests anything but. For those interested, here are some of the internet “traffic numbers” at Fastpitchwest over the past four (4) years.
Year Hits
2003 3,715,047
2004 10,764,048
2005 13,969,123
2006 16,916,337
Add to these numbers, more than a million hits over at Maddy’s Photo site, www.maddysphotos.com or roughly half million hits at Ballparkradio, www.ballparkradio.com in the last half of 2006, taking the trio to more than 18 million hits.
One of the best measurements of the growth is in what is referred to as “unique visitors”, which measures the number of different people (computers) visiting the site, as opposed to just the number of hits on the website. Those numbers have quadrupled since 2002.
Year Unique visitors
2003 39,441 annual/3,286 avg. per month
2004 77,641 annual/6,470 avg. per month
2005 106,023 annual/8,835 avg. per month
2006 160,186 annual/13,349 avg. per month
We humbly say “thank you” for your continued readership and loyalty.
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Jim Flanagan, Editor, Fastpitchwest
Maddy Flanagan, Photographer