Web site activity during January 2003 was the heaviest of any month tracked thus far and was nearly 29 percent greater than the previous report of November 2002. The sharp rise in average daily requests for pages (8,863) followed two consecutive decreases in activity and exceeded the previous high of 8,403 in July 2002.

The number of pages receiving at least 500 visits rose from 42 in November 2002 to 56 in January 2003.

Interest in Web pages about Town of Cary jobs rose sharply in January over November. Visits to the Job Openings and Job Application pages and the Employment second tier increased by 77 percent (a combined 27,560 versus 15,604).

Visits to the News second tier and the news releases page shot upward by an even greater percentage - 85 percent (2,983 versus 1,610). Bad weather apparently accounted for much of the increase. The Winter Weather page received 1,286 hits during January. The busiest day of the month was Jan. 24, the day after snowfall. Page visits that day (18,732) were 62 percent greater than the next busiest day of the month - the day of the snowfall.

The Recreation second tier and Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources home page also had much heavier traffic in January than in November. Five recreation league pages were among the pages with at least 500 visits during January compared with one page in November.

II. Vital Statistics

Average requests for pages per day – 8,863
Change from previous report – up 29 percent
Total requests for pages – 265,895
Total requests for pages previous report - 206,284 (30 days)

Files Most Visited

(At least 500 requests, in descending order)

Job Opportunities
Search
Employment second tier
Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources home page
Recreation second tier
Site Index
Departments & Divisions
Job Application
Contacts & Locations
Services second tier
Current Projects second tier
Agendas second tier
Bantam Boys League Standings & Schedule
New to Cary? second tier
Community second tier
News Releases
News second tier
Online Surveys
Maps Online
Events & Concerts
Police Department home page
Agenda & Minutes
Winter Weather
Town Government second tier
Current Agenda
About Cary
Utility Billing Online
Boards & Commissions
Planning Department home page
Skate Park
Dreamfest 2003
Bonds 2003
Solid Waste
Services - S
Town Council
PRCR Program Brochure
Fire Department home page
Engineering Department home page
Land Development Ordinance
Bond Park
Herbert C. Young Community Center
Bond Park Community Center
Police Department recruiting
Maps & Directions
Public Works home page
Boys Junior Basketball Standings & Schedule
Winter Youth Basketball Registration
Doing Business second tier
Services - TU
Human Resources home page
Getting Involved second tier
Planning & Zoning Board
Inspections & Permits
Boys Senior League Standings & Schedule
Water Conservation
Boys Junior Basketball West Division

Special Interest Files

Maps Online - 1,395
Utility Billing Online - 993
Meetings in Real Audio - 219
Programs in Real Video - 183


Feedback

(Compiled by the assistant to the town manager)

December/January - Forty-seven e-mail messages plus eight messages related to the 2003 bond referendum. Most did not relate specifically to the Web site, but were questions or comments concerning storm debris removal, the Christmas parade, etc. Among those relating to Web content were a request for a link to Wake County schools (provided in School Issues section in Current Projects), a problem with submitting Web Poll responses; and a request for application information on the Lazy Daze festival (to be provided soon).

Electronic Mailing List

2,076 subscribers

III. Graphics

The following chart provides a comparison of the average daily requests for pages during the 10 reporting months thus far:

The following table displays page requests during 2002 and January 2003: