Thank you for reading. In September, opelikadailynews.com recorded 2,768 page views, up 228% from August, according to Google Analytics. Visits rose at about the same pace, to 2,117. Put simply, more than three times as many pages were read on ODN in September as in August.
The growth built week by week. During the week of Aug. 9, the site had 118 page views. Every full week in September topped 650, and the week of Sept. 20–26 reached 734.
More readers are finding ODN on Google
Google search is now a real source of readers. Clicks from Google search went from 3 in July to 30 in August to 262 in September. ODN stories showed up in Google search results 7,040 times in September, compared with 1,320 in August. (Google’s figures run through Sept. 29, the most recent data available.) Nearly all of those search clicks, 291 of 295 over the last three months, came from readers in the United States.
What you read
The stories that drew the most readers in September show what this community wants: local news that no one else is covering, and coverage of the moments that matter here.
- Auburn ROTC Marks 25 Years Since 9/11 With Friday Stair Climb at Jordan-Hare
- Longtime Toomer’s Corner Street Preacher Arrested on Disorderly Conduct Charge
- It’s Called a Short-Term Rental Law. Read Council Agenda Page 152.
- The Humanitarian Need Is Real
- Columbus Man, 66, Killed in Motorcycle Crash on Opelika’s 2nd Avenue
- Lee County Superintendent Mike Howard to Retire Dec. 31; Board Weighs Search Timeline
The Obituaries page also drew steady traffic throughout the month.
You are how ODN grows
Facebook is the biggest social source of ODN readers by far, and much of that comes from you sharing stories with friends, family and local groups. Every share helps a neighbor find the news. Please keep doing it.
You can also follow ODN on Facebook, Instagram, X and LinkedIn.
Over the coming weeks, ODN will keep covering Opelika City Council, our schools, public safety and the Nov. 3 election. If you have a story tip, a correction or an event we should know about, email me at jerry@opelikadailynews.com.
Thanks again for reading.
Sources: Google Analytics (Sept. 1–30 compared with Aug. 2–31) and Google Search Console.
