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Monthly Stats

Monthly Stats for July 2023

In July: 4,121 people viewed 8,285 pages; 626 returning visitors; average session was 2:10; Podcasts: 1,754 plays

Visitors accessed 1,734 posts and index pages on Cortes Currents. The aggregate total for Changes coming to the BC Ferries for Quadra and Cortes Islands reached (this month averaging 3m 5s) reached 478; the count fot the podcast We’ve been drinking a lot more alcohol during COVID, study finds reached 2,415 plays (mostly in Islamic countries).

The top 3 posts in terms of views this month were:

  1. (229 Views) Cortes Day then and Now (3:23)
  2. (174 Views) Possible Dog Control Bylaws for Cortes (And Quadra) Islands (1:56)
  3. (161 Views) This year’s blueberry harvest on Cortes Island (4:46)

Cortes Currents

Sources of Traffic

  • 2,401 people came through searches on the web, mostly Google
  • 765 people came directly to the website
  • 475 people were referred by a third party website, mostly Tideline
  • 200 people came through Social media
  • 120 people were not assiged
  • 628 people were returning users. According to stats from Google’s retired Universal Analytics program (available in monthly reports prior to July 2023) roughly half of these would be daily users.

The top 5 Nations

  1. Canada – 3,106 people, averaging 2m 27s
  2. United States – 462 people, averaging 1m 2s
  3. United Kingdom – 57 people, averaging 1m 26s
  4. Ireland – 37 people, averaging 9s
  5. Germany – 30 people, averaging 2m 3s

Top 5 Canadian Locations

  1. CKTZ’s Listening Area – 1,008 people
    • Greater Campbell River (includes Cortes and Quadra Islands) – 578 people, averaging 5m 8s
    • Undesignated Rural Area (‘not set’) – 257 people, aveagiung 1m 28s
    • Powell River – 70, averaging 2m 18s
    • Comox – 3 people, averaging 3m 2s
  2. Vancouver – 728 people, averaging 2m 8s
  3. Toronto – 167 people, averaging 41s
  4. Victoria – 133 people, averaging 1m 47s

SoundCloud – Revised to 1,199 from 1,701 plays

Suspected robotic plays

There were 502 ‘visits’ from Boardman, Oregon and Columbus, Ohio, during July. As these are both cities known for their robotic industries and SoundCloud does not provide the information necessary to determine if these visits conform to the MO of a bot, I checked for visits to Cortes Currents. There were 5 visits, lasting an average of 5 seconds and with an engagement rate of 100% from Boardman. There were 6 visits, lasting 0 seconds and with an engagement rate of 100% from Columbus. These statistics suggest robotics.

The top 3 podcasts, in terms of plays, were:

  1. (67 Plays) We’ve been drinking a lot more alcohol during COVID, study finds
  2. (32 Plays) Jemma Hicken releases her first major album: ‘Get It Together’
  3. (30 Plays) Cortes Day: Then and Now

The top 3 nations are:

  1. Canada – 927 plays
  2. United States – Revised to 105 from 607 plays
  3. Ireland – 19 plays

The Top 3 Canadian locations are:

  1. CKTZ’s Listening Area – 599
    • Mansons Landing – 584;
    • Campbell River – 15
  2. Vancouver – 183 plays
  3. Victoria – 28 plays

Apple Podcasts – 53 Plays

Top image credit: Get a better handle on using drones – Photo by Dose Media on Unsplash