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By Griff Wigley, on April 9, 2012, 8:43 am

According to Google Analytics, Locally Grown’s traffic for the month of March, 2012:
- 13,240 Unique Visitors
- 21,969 Visits
- 38,403 Pageviews
I’m pretty sure that this is the first time we’ve exceeded 13,000 unique visitors in a month.
If you’d like to access our Google Analytics account to view more details, contact me.
By Griff Wigley, on August 1, 2011, 7:06 am

According to Google Analytics, Locally Grown’s traffic for the month of July, 2011:
- 12,049 Unique Visitors
- 22,815 Visits
- 41,354 Pageviews
That’s virtually unchanged since April when I last blogged about traffic.
If you’d like to access our Google Analytics account to view more details, contact me.
By Griff Wigley, on May 2, 2011, 6:13 am
According to Google Analytics, Locally Grown’s traffic for the month of April, 2011:
- 12,081 Visitors
- 22,787 Visits
- 39,891 Pageviews
I was surprised when we nudged up to 10,000 unique visitors in March, as we’ve hovered between 8-9,000 for many months. So it was quite nice to see the jump to 12,000.


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By Griff Wigley, on December 7, 2009, 11:17 am
LoGroNo (Locally Grown Northfield) traffic for November was both up and down from September, according to Google Analytics:
- 8,547 Absolute Unique Visitors: Previous: 8,334 (+2.56%)
- 18,242 Visits: Previous: 19,222 (-5.10%)
- 37,128 Pageviews: Previous: 41,502 (-10.54%)
That’s our second-highest ever for site visitors, eclipsed only by Nov. 2008 (election year).
Continue reading Locally Grown site traffic report for November, 2009
By Griff Wigley, on November 1, 2009, 11:59 am
LoGroNo (Locally Grown Northfield) traffic for October was up 9-12% from September, according to Google Analytics:
- 8,484 Absolute Unique Visitors; Previous: 7,583 (+11.88%)
- 19,222 Visits; Previous: 17,135 (+12.18%)
- 41,502 Pageviews; Previous: 37,772 (+9.88%)
Participation
We had 1,272 comments, up from 874. That might be an all-time high.
We had 92 different people commenting, slightly higher than the 60-80 that we’ve been averaging since March, 2009.
PageRank
Our Google PageRank value is 5 out of a possible 10 points according to PRChecker. (PageRank uses a base-10 logarithmic scale, same as the Richter scale. So a site with a PageRank of 5 has approximately ten times the traffic of a site with a PageRank of 4.)
Referrers
Where did our traffic come from? Our top (we thank you!) Northfield-area referrers:
Rank – Source – Visits
03: northfield.org: 1476 10: bleeet.blogspot.com: 69 13: kymnradio.net: 61 14: nddc.org: 54 20: stolaf.edu: 37 21: pressville.org: 35 24: northfieldrotary.org: 31 31: tesselar.net: 19 34: directorsimon.wordpress.com: 17 47: milltowncycles.blogspot.com: 10
The top 100 of the 276 referrers: (continued)
Continue reading Locally Grown site traffic report for October, 2009
By Griff Wigley, on October 18, 2009, 7:10 am
LoGroNo (Locally Grown Northfield) traffic for September was up 5-18% from August, according to Google Analytics.
September compared to August:
- 7,583 Absolute Unique Visitors; Previous: 6,417 (+18.17%)
- 17,135 Visits; Previous: 16,216 (+5.67%)
- 37,772 Pageviews; Previous: 34,870 (+8.32%)
Participation
We had 874 comments, up from 785. I missed getting the number of commenters but we’ve been averaging 60-80 different people commenting since March, 2009.
PageRank
Our Google PageRank value is 5 out of a possible 10 points according to PRChecker. (PageRank uses a base-10 logarithmic scale, same as the Richter scale. So a site with a PageRank of 5 has approximately ten times the traffic of a site with a PageRank of 4.)
Referrers
Where did our traffic come from? Our top Northfield-area referrers:
Rank – Source – Visits
3: northfield.org: 1295 11: kymnradio.net: 59 16: stolaf.edu: 44 18: bleeet.blogspot.com: 40 19: northfieldrotary.org: 39 28: grovelandscaping.com: 32 29: nddc.org: 31
The top 50 (we thank you!) of the 285 referrers: (continued)
Continue reading Locally Grown site traffic report for September, 2009
By Griff Wigley, on September 17, 2009, 12:53 pm
LoGroNo (Locally Grown Northfield) traffic for August was up 3-6% from July, according to Google Analytics.
August compared to July:
- 6,548 Absolute Unique Visitors; Previous: 6,305 (+3.85%)
- 16,569 Visits; Previous: 15,727 (+5.35%)
- 35,589 Pageviews; Previous: 33,554 (+6.06%)
Participation
We had 75 different commenters during the month of August. We’ve been averaging approximately 800 comments per month (by 60-80 different people) since March, 2009. Our all-time record was 1900 comments in October of 2008.
PageRank
Our Google PageRank value is 5 out of a possible 10 points according to PRChecker. (PageRank uses a base-10 logarithmic scale, same as the Richter scale. So a site with a PageRank of 5 has approximately ten times the traffic of a site with a PageRank of 4.)
Referrers
Where did our traffic come from? The top 50 (we thank you!) of the 265 referrers: (continued)
Continue reading Locally Grown site traffic report for August, 2009
By Griff Wigley, on August 6, 2009, 10:34 pm
LoGroNo (Locally Grown Northfield) traffic for July was down 12-18% from April, according to Google Analytics. (I missed doing the stats from May and June.)
July compared to April:
- 15,727 Visits; Previous: 17,966 (-12.46%)
- 6,305 Absolute Unique Visitors; Previous: 7,725 (-18.38%)
- 33,554 Pageviews; Previous: 39,511 (-15.08%)
Participation:
We’ve been averaging approximately 800 comments per month (by 60-80 different people) since March, 2009. Our all-time record was 1900 comments in October of 2008.
By Griff Wigley, on May 25, 2009, 6:05 am
LoGroNo (Locally Grown Northfield) traffic for April was down 11-12% across the board, according to Google Analytics. The reason? I have no clue.
- 17,966 Visits; Previous: 20,572 (-12.67%)
- 7,725 Absolute Unique Visitors; Previous: 8,695 (-11.16%)
- 39,511 Pageviews; Previous: 44,500 (-11.21%)
The blog posts of the month getting the most pageviews:
- The Natalie Smead story painfully continues
- How atheist-friendly is Northfield? (also, religious vs. legal views on marital rights)
Participation:
Number of people commenting during the month: 84 (previous, 97).
Number of comments posted during the month: 627 (previous, 607).
By Griff Wigley, on April 16, 2009, 7:01 am
LoGroNo (Locally Grown Northfield) traffic for March was a mixed bag, according to Google Analytics. Site visitors set a record, with another 500 beyond last month’s record. Visits were up slightly; pageviews were down slightly; comments, and commenters were down significantly.
- 20,572 Visits; Previous: 20,206 (+1.81%)
- 8,695 Absolute Unique Visitors; Previous: 8,169 (+6.44%)
- 44,500 Pageviews; Previous: 47,056 (-5.43%)
The blog posts of the month getting the most pageviews:
Participation:
Number of people commenting during the month: 97 (previous, 126).
Number of comments posted during the month: 607 (previous, 878).
By Griff Wigley, on March 2, 2009, 10:48 am
LoGroNo (Locally Grown Northfield) traffic for February was a mixed bag, according to Google Analytics. Site visitors set a record, going past 8,000 for the first time; pageviews and visits were down 8-10%. That may be because I’m now able to prevent pageviews and visits by me, Ross, Tracy and Bonnie from adding to the totals.
I’m comparing Feb. to Dec., as we lost the stats for a good chunk of January when I forgot to replace the code in the footer during the site changeover to a new theme. I’ve since installed a plugin to prevent a reoccurance (continued)
Continue reading Locally Grown site traffic report for February, 2009
By Griff Wigley, on January 2, 2009, 8:23 am

LoGroNo (Locally Grown Northfield) traffic for December declined significantly, according to Google Analytics.
- 22,185 Visits; Previous: 25,918 (-14.40%)
- 7,545 Absolute Unique Visitors; Previous: 10,075 (-25.11%)
- 52,832 Pageviews; Previous; 63,137 (-16.32%)
Why the big decline? Two national/international stories back in Oct/Nov drew a huge number of new (one-time) visitors: Continue reading Locally Grown site traffic report for December
By Griff Wigley, on December 7, 2008, 12:15 pm
Back in early October, I blogged that we had a record September for unique visitors (6,921) and comments (1,211). I was expecting we’d do even better in October because of the elections, but alas, when we unveiled a new look to LoGroNo in mid-Oct, we forgot to put back the Google Analytics code that tracks our traffic, so all of October’s stats were lost.

LoGroNo (Locally Grown Northfield) traffic for November was a record-setter for unique visitors, according to Google Analytics.
- 25,918 Visits
- 10,075 Absolute Unique Visitors
- 63,137 Pageviews
Why the big jump from 6,900 visitors in September to 10,000 in Nov.? Two national/international stories:
Participation: Number of people commenting during the month: 117.
Number of comments posted during the month: 933.
By Griff Wigley, on October 11, 2008, 10:06 am
LoGroNo (Locally Grown Northfield) traffic for September was up over the previous month, according to Google Analytics:
- 22,911 Visits; Previous: 21,680 (+5.68%)
- 6,921 Absolute Unique Visitors; Previous: 6,321 (+9.49%)
- 54,907 Pageviews; Previous: 54,748 (+0.29%)
The number of unique visitors was just shy of 7,000 for the month, our highest ever.
#1 blog post for September was Presidential election 2008: candidates, campaigns, issues.
Participation: Number of people commenting during the month: 107. Previous: 130.
Number of comments posted during the month: 1211 (highest ever). Previous: 966.
By Griff Wigley, on September 5, 2008, 8:28 am
LoGroNo (Locally Grown Northfield) traffic for August was down slightly over the previous month, according to Google Analytics:
- 21,680 Visits; Previous: 23,510 (-7.78%)
- 6,321 Absolute Unique Visitors; Previous: 6,555 (-3.57%)
- 54,748 Pageviews; Previous: 62,071 (-11.80%)
Traffic was 85-95% higher than August of 2007.
#1 blog post for August was Were Citizens Mean to Administrator? with 1,680 Pageviews, 1,389 Unique.
Participation: Number of people commenting during the month: 130. Previous: 118.
Number of comments posted during the month: 966. Previous: 1,038
By Griff Wigley, on August 2, 2008, 6:14 am
LoGroNo (Locally Grown Northfield) traffic for July was up slightly over the previous month, according to Google Analytics:
- Visits: 23,510. Previous: 21,788 (+7.90%)
- Absolute Unique Visitors: 6,555. Previous: 6,556 (-0.02%)
- Pageviews: 62,071. Previous: 56,099 (+10.65%)
Those are all-time highs for visits and pageviews. All-time high for unique visitors was 6,927 in April.
#1 blog post for July was actually initated in April: Who should run for mayor and city council? How about school board and county board? with 1,293 Pageviews, 1,000 Unique.
Participation: Number of people commenting during the month: 118. Previous: 122.
Number of comments posted during the month: 1,038. Previous: 931
By Griff Wigley, on July 2, 2008, 7:09 am

LoGroNo (Locally Grown Northfield) traffic for June was up over the previous month, according to Google Analytics:
- Visits: 21,788. Previous: 19,811 (+9.98%)
- Absolute Unique Visitors: 6,556. Previous: 6,236 (+5.13%)
- Pageviews: 56,099. Previous: 47,982 (+16.92%)
I think those are all-time highs for visits and pageviews. All-time high for unique visitors was 6,927 in April.
#1 blog post for June: 6/2 City Council meeting – what happened? with 3,478 Pageviews, 2,661 Unique.
Participation:
Number of people commenting during the month: 122. Previous: 124
Number of comments posted during the month: 931. Previous: 899
By Griff Wigley, on June 8, 2008, 10:23 am
LoGroNo (Locally Grown Northfield) traffic for May was down over the previous month, according to Google Analytics:
- Visits: 19,811. Previous: 20,697 (-4.28%)
- Absolute Unique Visitors: 6,236. Previous: 6,927 (-9.98%)
- Pageviews: 47,982. Previous: 47,960 (+0.05%)
#1 blog post for May: Thoughts on Annexation in the Northwest with 1,296 Pageviews, 996 Unique.
Participation:
Number of people commenting during the month: 125; year-to-date: 254
Number of comments posted during the month: 899; year-to-date: 4,245
By Griff Wigley, on May 7, 2008, 9:12 am
LoGroNo (Locally Grown Northfield) traffic for April was up significantly (21-34%) over the previous month, according to Google Analytics:
- Visits: 20,569. Previous: 16,435 (+25.15%)
- Absolute Unique Visitors: 6,909. Previous: 5,697 (+21.27%)
- Pageviews: 47,620. Previous: 35,588 (+33.81%)
Those are all-time record highs, including last July’s heroin story-inflated number of 6,200 visitors.
#1 blog post for April: Lansing Hardware going out of business with 1,806 Pageviews, 1,486 Unique.
Some examples of the sources of our traffic (Rank, # of pageviews)
1. Google: 6,445 2. Direct: 6,059 3. Northfield.org: 3,309 (Thank you, NCO!)
8. nddc.org: 226 (Thank you, Ross!) 9. northfieldweb.com: 133 (Thank you, Holly!)
114. northfieldnews.com: 4 (Hey Sam and Jaci, how about a few more links?!)
By Griff Wigley, on April 4, 2008, 10:24 am
LoGroNo (Locally Grown Northfield) traffic for March was up slightly over the previous month, according to Google Analytics:
- Visits: 16,784. Previous: 16,123 (+4.10%)
- Absolute Unique Visitors: 5,802. Previous: 5,032 (+15.30%)
- Pageviews: 36,213. Previous: 35,314 (+2.55%)
I think 5,802 is our best-ever number of unique visitors, with the exception of last July’s heroin story-inflated number of 6,200 visitors.
#1 blog post for March: Some questions about the implementation of D.A.R.E. in Northfield with 1,157 Pageviews, 855 Unique.
By Griff Wigley, on February 2, 2008, 8:00 am
LoGroNo (Locally Grown Northfield) traffic for January was up again over the previous month, according to Google Analytics:
- Visits: 21,755 vs. last month 17,904
- Absolute Unique Visitors: 5,706 vs. last month 4,405
- Pageviews: 55,423 vs. last month 48,454
Those were our best-ever stats for visits and pageviews.
#1 blog post: Kevin Dahle, Our New State Senator with 2,645 Pageviews, 1,627 Unique.
Another tidbit: we’re now #6 when searching Google for the word ‘logrono.’
By Griff Wigley, on January 2, 2008, 9:53 pm
Our traffic for December was up again over the previous month:
- 17,904 Visits (average/day: 577)
- 4,405 Absolute Unique Visitors
- 48,454 Pageviews
Those were our best-ever stats for visits and pageviews. Only July, with the influx of people nationwide from the heroin story, had higher numbers for unique visitors. In December, we had 1,000 more unique visitors than we did in November.
#1 blog post: Mayor intends to serve out term with 3,000 pageviews, 2,000 of them unique.
Another tidbit: we’re now #1 when searching Google for either the words or the phrase ‘Locally Grown.’
Here are the June-December traffic totals by month:
Continue reading Locally Grown site traffic report for December: dang good
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