Another record year
Statistics first... During the last twelve months, over 180 news articles were posted on this website meaning an average of 1 article every 2 days. It is also worth nothing that these articles contain a combined record of 2820 photos, almost 400 more photos then last year. A special thanks goes to our photographer Joseph Sultana who was present in all the major activities that took place in Ghajnsielem. The news articles and features were all written by Kevin Cauchi.

The website had 114,935 visitors from 1st January - 28th December 2008 meaning an average of 316.6 visitors per day. The most popular day was Monday 1st September when Ghajnsielem.com registered 1,182 unique visitors and 11,569 page impressions. During the feast week (7 days), Ghajnsielem.com registered 47,485 page impressions and recorded 6114 unique visitors meaning that each visitor on average logged/visited 8 times.

Again, the most popular section (excluding the homepage and the news articles) was the guestbook. The Ghajnsielem F.C. also enjoys a high rate of daily visitors.

It is interesting to note that the newly launched Biography Section registered a phenomenal 3,875 visitors during the first 10 days (18th December - 28th December 2008)

Traffic by Countries
(during the last 12 months)

64% of the visitors were from Malta and Gozo
18.8% - United States
8.4% - Canada
4.8% - Australia
4% - Rest of the World

New website features in 2008
One of the major additions to Ghajnsielem.com was certainly the 'Biography Section' which immediately proved an instant hit with our visitors. The section includes the story of all those personalities who won the ‘Gieh Ghajnsielem’ Award and other citizens whose service and contribution shall never be forgotten.

Another addition for 2008 was the introduction of short videos clips to complement the news articles. These videos proved very popular especially during the Feast. The 'Feast Section' was also completely re-designed with better navigation.  For this year's feast, Ghajnsielem.com has also printed a set of t-shirts with the website's logo and featuring the words 'Viva x-Xemx'. These t-shirts proved very popular with the Ghajnslemizi and were completely sold out.

Ghajnsielem.com also launched an Interactive Timeline Story for the history section which gives visitors the opportunity to re-live the history of Ghajnsielem in an interactive and whole new way! 

A secure online payment system (PayPal) was also added in the middle of this year. PayPal allows visitors to give donations online by using their credit-cards in a totally secure and safe environment. The procedure is fast, simple and completely secure.

And finally, thanks to the Ghajnsielem.com RSS Feeds Service, you can get the latest news from Ghajnsielem delivered straight to your desktop, PDA or mobile phone in an automated way.

An example of Ghajnsielem.com's RSS Feed Service

Putting our village Online
Ghajnsielem.com was launched in July 2002 in the form of a simple website offering general information about Ghajnsielem. Today, Ghajnsielem.com has proudly turned into a web-portal or a one-stop site for everything associated with our village. In fact, it is the only website in Malta and Gozo that managed to keep all the organizations represented together under “one roof”.

The website is backed by all the main organizations including the Ghajnsielem Local Council, St Joseph Band Club, Ghajnsielem Football Club and the Boy’s Museum. Instead of visiting 5 or 6 separate websites to keep up-to-date with what’s happening in your community (as is the case in most towns and villages), ghajnsielem.com is the only address you need to remember!

Looking Ahead
For 2009, ghajnsielem.com is planning several exciting features. The website is currently working on a state-of-the-art 360° Virtual Tours section which promises to put the beauty of our village online. Ghajnsielem.com will also be launching a Screensaver Section with each screensaver showing a major place of interest on your desktop while your computer is idle!

The idea of opening an old-photos gallery is also seriously being considered.


Your Contribution
Since Ghajnsielem.com is being run on a voluntary basis, donations are needed especially to fund the hosting service, run live webcams during certain activities and to offer other services. Thanks to our PayPal Payment service you can send us your small donation online by using your credit-cards in a totally secure and safe environment. send donation

Meanwhile, all those who would like to join our team by contributing with their articles, making research or taking photos - you are certainly more than welcome!