I’m a little blog-happy today, so I’ll post about a recent swell of traffic on firmscode.com, the US Customs warehouse database site that’s part of my group of importing websites. Until recently, it’s been holding steady at 150-200 visitors a day (a very respectable number for a site that requires so little upkeep). It’s a database driven site listing the four digit alpha-numeric number that US Customs assigns to every warehouse approved to receive international import freight. This number is required for many Customs transactions, but the list is fairly inaccessible unless you have an expensive program that ties in with US Customs.

The site is popular both with new users searching for the FIRMS codes, but at least half its traffic comes from return visitors using it as a tool in their day-to-day operations. Businesses like Customs brokers, freight forwarders, etc. I actually take some pride that employees from my previous employer use the site daily as an online tool.

Anyway, Google has been doing some updates and has finally recognized the site as an online authority for the information it offers. Here’s a picture of my recent stats showing a 200%+ increase over the last few days. Hopefully the trend will keep up and we’ll see even more in October.

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