Website traffic for The B-Town Blog during the month of October, 2017 is up nearly +21% – with impressions up +46% over 2016, according to independent statistics from Google Analytics:
Check out the difference in our Oct. 1, 2017 – Oc. 31, 2017 stats vs the same time period in 2016:

  • Sessions: +20.79%:
    • 105,062 vs 86,982 (in 2016)
  • Pageviews: + 46.00%:
    • 356,491 vs 244,180 (2016)

Monthly averages for The B-Town Blog for the first six months of 2017:

  • Sessions: 103,566/month (vs 78,460/mo. for 2016)
  • Pageviews: 346,951/month (vs 227,611/mo. for 2016)

These stats are truly mind-boggling to us, as when we first started The B-Town Biog in Dec. 2007 (our 10th year anniversary will be at the Tin Room on Dec. 11!), our target monthly circulation was 10,000, which seemed like a lofty goal at the time (that was about the circulation of the local newspaper).
Yet now here we are, pulling in more than ten times that, as well as twice the population of Burien (~50,000) in monthly Readers(!).
Overall, our network of six local blogs powered by South King Media have averaged 133,890 Sessions per month, and 392,171 Pageviews for the first half of 2017.
DEMOGRAPHICS
According to Quantcast, The B-Town Blog ranks in the “top 10% of our customers for each of these audiences”:

  • Ages: 55 to 64
  • Ages: 65+
  • Household: Has no Kids
  • Income: $50K to $100K


ONLINE/MOBILE NEWS TROUNCES PRINT
We believe that our continued, strong traffic growth is due to the fact that more people prefer to get their news online – and quickly – than in print. Personally, we think that by the time something is printed, it’s “old news.”
We’re also proud to abide by time-tested journalism ethics. We’re a multiple, award-winning member of the Society of Professional Journalists, and we adhere to their proven journalistic standards.
Again, THANKS for all your support for making The B-Town Blog the #1 local news, events, arts, entertainment and more source for the area! And please support our Advertisers – without them, we couldn’t do what we do.
And if you haven’t already, please join our 12,335 friends and “Like” us on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/btownblog and follow us on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/btownblog.
Also, if you haven’t yet subscribed to our Daily Digest Email Newsletter, click here to sign up for our FREE email digest, which will arrive in your inbox at 6 p.m. daily with a recap of that day’s local news.
TRULY EFFECTIVE LOCAL ADVERTISING!
With a focus on excellent Customer Service, innovative, affordable solutions and the most Readers of any local media outlet, your best marketing spend is on our local, independent, family-run website(s).
We’ve got the most engaged, interested and active Readership of any local media outlet in the area – compare us to the other local options:

  • Direct mail coupon books: 30,000 circulation per quarter (4x per year) • typical Ad cost: $750 
  • Local quarterly “city” magazines: Only ~10,000-15,000 circulation per issue (4x per year) • lowest Ad cost: $400
  • Local newspaper*: 1,000–5,000/week*? (And mixed in with news from Ballard?…)
  • The B-Town Blog: 95,000–105,000 Readers per month + 12,335 on Facebook + 6,216 on Twitter + 2,943 Email Newsletter Subscribers – lowest Ad cost: $60/month!

*NOTE: Current, accurate circulation numbers for the local newspaper were not unavailable.

We are the only daily-updated, totally-independent, truly-local community news/event website in Burien – run by longtime residents Scott & Theresa Schaefer, who live, work, play and spend locally with their family – that provides a highly-targeted, local, very desirable audience with the most recent Local News, Event Listings, Feature Stories, Politics, Videos, Photos, Business News and much more.
And yes, we’ll admit that we are actually very biased – we’re pro-Burien, pro-business and pro-diverse, loving community for all! (and we will not be bullied…)

If you’re considering Advertising locally, remember to ask for actual statistics from an independent source (i.e.: Google Analytics), as you deserve transparency and the truth (and to Advertise with us, email Theresa Schaefer at [email protected] for our Media Kit and Rate Card).

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