Examiner.com Experiences Explosive Traffic Growth, Expands Business in 2012

DENVER, Nov. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Examiner.com has set a record for its highest number of unique monthly visitors to date with 40 million in the month of October, according to direct measurement from analytics provider SiteCatalyst. The continued growth increased the site's US rank according to the most recent information released by comScore, elevating Examiner.com to a top 100 web domain and property. The domain jumped 91 spots in the past six months to No. 83 currently, and is now ranked as a Top 10 "General News" site and a Top 20 "News and Information" site by comScore.

With November trending towards another record-breaking month, Examiner.com has experienced an 84% year-over-year increase in unique visitors and a 128% increase in page views per comScore. Examiner.com also increased to the No. 31 mobile site by web domain with a 485% increase from the year prior.

"Our business is all about connecting audiences to the unique and engaging content created by our Examiners," said Ashish Kapur, CEO of Examiner.com. "Our platform has achieved this phenomenal growth trend through a strict focus on quality, as the difference is obviously resonating with our readers."

The site recently added its three-millionth article in its ever-growing library of topical and local content increasing an already impressive footprint across 244 US cities including six Canadian markets.

Experiencing another growth trend is Examiner.com's custom marketing solution, OnTopic. Utilizing the Examiner.com contributor base, OnTopic provides content creation and content marketing solutions for partners like CBS Local, Care.com, PR and marketing agencies, and brand advertisers. OnTopic clients have experienced as much as a 50% lift in traffic after implementing the program.

"We are finding an increased demand for the content created by our Examiners from consumers and from publishers," added Kapur. "With our unique and scalable content platform combined with our engaged and ever-growing Examiner base, we have emerged as a leader in the content landscape.  In 2013, we will continue to enhance our consumer experience and continue to grow our OnTopic business."

For more information on the Examiner.com custom content platform, visit Examiner.com/ontopic.

About Examiner.com

Examiner.com is an enterprise-quality publishing and community platform where independent, self-motivated contributors write on topics that matter to them and then share that content at scale for audiences around the world. A leading content provider with more than 40 million unique monthly visitors, Examiner.com offers high-quality, relevant content from more than 90,000 contributors. The Examiner.com team and review board curate a rich content library of four million articles, with 2,300 original pieces of content added daily. OnTopic is an end-to-end content creation and marketing platform, utilizing handpicked contributors from the Examiner.com network to create custom media. Examiner.com is a division of the Clarity Digital Group, LLC, wholly owned by The Anschutz Company, one of the largest sports and entertainment companies in the world.

SOURCE Examiner.com