HPW Gaining in PopularityIn a nut shell, Helical Pier World’s mission is
to spread the word about, and increase awareness of helical piers/screwpiles throughout the world. Well it must be working. In just under 4 months, HPW has had visitors from all fifty US states, eight Canadian provinces, and five Australian territories. HPW has grown beyond just the English speaking world as well. With visitors from 41 countries, HPW has become the defacto resource for helical pier/screwpile information worldwide. At right is a list of the countries that have visited Helical Pier World.
Here are some other site statistics that should be of interest to you:
Who visits HPW? See our article on demographics. In a nutshell, architects, engineers, and university professors are the lions' share. Our goal is to introduce helical piers to the professionals who design projects and teach future project designers. Score one for Helical Pier World. Who else visits the site? Contractors, home builders, installers, distributors, manufacturers, any many more.
Is HPW a hangout? Just how long do visitors stay and peruse Helical Pier World? Well, if we exclude the ones that got there accidentally (visit less than 5 seconds), the average visit is almost 8 minutes in length. This is phenomenal, more than four times the average for all websites (forums and chat sites excluded). Apparently helical piers are fascinating!
What are visitors looking at? Well, it looks like the Case Studies are tops, especially since they’ve only been on the site for two months. Submit yours and be seen. The Directories are also very popular. From installers, to distributors, to manufacturers, visitors want to know the composition of the industry. Below are the top fifty visited pages on HPW:
