Readers of Legends of America are also busy dealing with the latest economics, politics and general mayhem 2008 is bringing, so the web site is starting to see a bit of a change in traffic. Primarily focused on travel to those out of the way places in the Old West and Route 66, the web site still draws thousands to read about places like Tombstone and Flagstaff, but readers are also starting to turn to treasure tales. Junes statistics saw just under 382,000 unique visitors, a 19% drop in traffic from May. Kathy tells me that's normal for summer months, but what caught my eye is the fact her treasure page has jumped into the top 10 most visited at number 8 in June (when excluding site search results and main page).
TOP 10 Pages in Legends of America - June 2008
Search Terms also reflect the increasing interest in treasure, with the term treasure hunting making it in the top 10 as well.
Top 10 Search phrases on Legends of America - June 2008
| 76616 different keyphrases | Search |
|---|---|
| route 66 | 4554 |
| jesse james | 3537 |
| la llorona | 1773 |
| robert ford | 1487 |
| dutch oven recipes | 1199 |
| geronimo | 910 |
| goldfield hotel | 735 |
| doc holiday | 553 |
| treasure hunting | 519 |
| old west | 512 |
So maybe I should take a cue from the readers and consider doing some treasure hunting of my own. Could be a nice break from just taking pictures of Ghost Towns. Better check them rules though before I go, make sure I'm not upsetting any spirits or lawmen.
The rest of the summer is about to go at warp speed. Kathy and I spent most of June at Legends of America's future headquarters on the Lake of the Ozarks. Finally got a most of our landscaping done and now in the planning stages of building an additional office/garage for a shipping center. We have photo's of the latest work on our second home and I promise to post a link here as soon as they're up.
Tomorrow we fly out for a 10 day tour of Wyoming, Montana and all the incredible sites in-between. Definitely going to enjoy it as it promises to bring many new adventures. I'll be out of the loop most of August and September doing my corporate gig, but I'm sure Kathy will stay in the thick of things catching everyone up on our trip.
I'll try to post again within the next few days and let you know if I find any treasure in Yellowstone ;).
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