Clearfield-County.Com 2011 Year Wrap Up

Wyatt Bloom -- Staff Writer

31 Dec 2011 - 1130 EDT

 

     Welcome to a New Year Clearfield County!  Jason and I have had a grand time serving you this past year and we plan to continue serving you throughout 2012.  Today, we want to highlight what Clearfield-County.Com has achieved throughout 2011.

 

     Clearfield-County.Com started off the 2011 year with a fresh new look along with a new way to bring news and articles to you with the advent of the Feature Story.  Along with the website, we were able to tap in more effectively to the social media outlets (Facebook and Twitter) and our mobile link.

 

     As the year rolled on, we were the first to interview and write the breaking news story of Curwensville Native and wild animal advocate Scott Lope with his television show Wild Animal Repo.  His incredible efforts have since led to the launching of Animal Warriors, Inc.

 

     During the early parts of the summer, your Clearfield-County.Com team began an endeavor to build a custom outdoor PA sound system onto our truck as well as an all-local band music line up for the 151^st Clearfield County Fair.  Both Clearfield County natives, Wyatt who was stationed at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ and Jason who currently lives in Montgomery, AL were able to participate in the Clearfield Fireman’s Parade.  Jason recalls, “this was truly an awesome time to be able to reconnect with my home, my roots.  It was a blast tossing Clearfield-County.Com t-shirts and wristbands while waving to Clearfield County.”

 

     Wyatt, our sound engineer, emcee, and driver had this to say about his time during the parade.  “It had been 17 years since I had the opportunity to come home to the Clearfield Parade and County Fair.  To be a part of the excitement combined with the ability to entertain everyone and promote our love for our home was both an honor and awesome experience that I will cherish for years to come.”

 

     Infamous Hurricane Irene struck the northeastern coast and, though Clearfield County barely felt any affects, Wyatt happened to weather the storm while stationed in south central NJ and was able to report what was happening during the hurricane.

 

     “This was an exciting moment in my Clearfield-County.Com career,” Wyatt said recently.  “My family thought I was foolish to remain while I sent my expectant wife back to Clearfield to be safe.  However, I had a great deal of responsibility here, one of which was to the students that I was in charge of in the contingency dormitories at the 421^st Combat Training Squadron.  While I oversaw and provided drinking water and MREs (Meals, Ready to Eat) to over 300 personnel who could not leave due to air transportation closures, the experience allowed me to be a ‘digital’ news reporter for Clearfield County.  It was a thrilling moment for me.”

 

     In September, Jason and Wyatt were able to reflect the 10^th anniversary of 9/11 by sharing where they were on that tragic day.  With the use of Facebook, we were also able to read and share stories of other’s experiences which made it a more solemn moment to be able to share with our beloved home.

 

     In early November, Wyatt received orders to move to the Defense Media Activity at Fort Meade, MD.  He and his wife have settled in and are enjoying the new assignment.  Coincidentally, he now works alongside the Hometown News which Clearfield-County.Com uses on our Armed Forces Appreciation Page.

 

     Finally, we would like to highlight and share what has happened with our new efforts and design.  Clearfield-County.Com has been a far reaching site this year.  The new site design coupled with the social media and mobile access has made us a greater part of your lives.  Below is a snap shot of the statistics:

 

Mobile Site Stats:

Yearly Hits…….4484

Top 12 Locations accessing the Mobile Site…Phoenix, Ukraine, Beacon Falls CT, MSN, Denmark, Montreal Canada, Yahoo, Jacksonville FL, Shanghai-China, France, Russia, Barbados

Top 3 Referring sites…..Going Direct, Clearfield-County.Com, Clfd-FB,

 

Clearfield-County.Com Stats:

Yearly Hits….354,354

Top 12 Locations accessing the site…Browns Mills-NJ, York-PA, Palmerton-PA, Lewiston-PA, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst-NJ, Lebanon-PA, Coopersburg-PA, St.Louis-MO, Emmaus-PA, Altoona-PA, China, and Germany

Top 5 Referring Sites…Going Direct, Bloom-Enteprises.com, Google, Facebook, and KLB-Ent.com

 

     Clearfield-County.Com continually seeks to improve itself as a resource for Clearfield County.  We enjoy being able to provide and advertise our home as a great place for the resident, the traveler, and corporation.  You are encouraged to provide feedback or to share stories with us.  Simply e-mail us at wyatt@clearfield-county.com.  Thank you for a wonderful year and we look forward to serving you in 2012.