A Quarter Million Hits One Day Following Registering a Domain Name?

Is is possible to snag a quarter million hits the day following you register a domain name with no marketing budget?

Is it possible to get a quarter million hits from type-ins and referrals the day following you register a domain name?

The owner of canucksriot2011.com states that’s how much traffic he’s gotten, as stated by a note by The Tri-City News.

The site posts pictures of people involved in the Vancouver riots following the Canucks hockey team lost to Boston this stretch for the Stanley Cup. It is designed to identify the perpetrators and get justice for the massive costs (perhaps both physical costs and the damage to Vancouver’s reputation).

250,000 page views sure seems like a lot. But the paper used the term “hits”, which could include a hit for every photo posted on the site.

Still, in a city of this size and with the help of social media, the claim doesn’t seem too outrageous.

I’ve reached out to the owner to get details.