HITS on antiquesandartireland.com have passed the 100,000 mark. According to Google’s webmaster tools the number of search queries on this site in the month to December 10 was 110,000. The previous week it stood at 90,500. I would like to sincerely thank each and every one of you. Hits come from all around the globe, the majority from Ireland, Britain and the US. Established in April and largely unpromoted, the website has been growing steadily month on month.
Reaction has been extremely positive, and for this I am grateful. Here are two, one from James Adam, the Irish auction house with the largest annual turnover, the other from Sotheby’s.
James O’Halloran, managing director at James Adam, writes: “I am an avid fan of your blog, in fact it is the first site on my bookmarks bar so I check it at least once a day hoping for another snippet of interesting information from the world of art and antiques. I particularly like the wide variety of up to the minute stories and the useful links to other websites. We, at Adams are always delighted to have coverage of our activities on the blog and look forward to working with you long into the future.”
Arabella Bishop, Director, Sotheby’s Ireland writes: ‘I find this an invaluable website for reference to keep abreast of the art market both in Ireland and abroad. Des’s years of experience and knowledge makes this site indispensable’