Last updated: August 2026
Global rank: Worldwide · 2026-08
#175,952
AI visibility: Grade D
59
SEO health: Latest audit
0
Visits
7.9K
per month, estimated
Keywords
5.3K
ranking in Google
Organic share
100%
7.9K organic visits
LLMS.txt
Published
81 lines AI engines can read
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themainewire.com Web Traffic Statistics
Key findings
- The Maine Wire (Media, Entertainment & Gaming) is ranked #175,952 worldwide in our August 2026 domain ranking, down 4,961 places from #170,991 in July 2026.
- It is estimated to receive about 7,921 visits a month from search, 100% of it organic, across 5,325 ranking keywords.
- Its AI visibility score is 59 out of 100 (grade D), with a published llms.txt of 81 lines.
- Its last technical audit scored 0/100, with "Implement Title and Meta Description" the highest-priority fix.
| Month | Rank | Move |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | #175,952 | ▼ 4,961 |
| July 2026 | #170,991 | ▲ 25,016 |
| June 2026 | #196,007 | — |
| May 2026 | #196,007 | ▲ 12,847 |
| April 2026 | #208,854 | ▲ 3,725 |
| March 2026 | #212,579 | ▼ 12,488 |
| February 2026 | #200,091 | — |
What this company does
The Maine Wire is an independent digital news outlet focused on delivering timely coverage of Maine politics, economy, health, education and outdoor life. The publication serves readers across the state who want straightforward reporting without the spin that often comes from larger legacy outlets. Its team of writers and editors work to surface stories that matter to Mainers, from Augusta legislative debates to smal…
Our read on the site
The overall SEO health of the website is critically poor due to missing essential on-page elements such as the title, meta description, and H1 tags. Additionally, there are significant technical issues, including the absence of a viewport meta tag, robots.txt, and sitemap.xml, which hinder search engine indexing and us…
themainewire.com Traffic and Visitor Engagement
Search engines send themainewire.com an estimated 7,921 visits a month. Effectively all of it is organic — about 7,921 visits from unpaid results. Spread across 5,325 ranking keywords, that averages roughly 1.5 organic visits per keyword.
Monthly visits
7.9K
Latest estimate
Change
No monthly history yet
It starts building from the first scan
Organic visits
7.9K
100% of all traffic
Paid visits
0
No paid search detected
Organic vs paid
100%
0%
We don't hold a month-by-month history for this domain yet.
The traffic dashboard builds one from the first scan onwards.
themainewire.com AI Visibility
themainewire.com scores 59 out of 100 on our AI visibility scale, grade D. It takes full marks for LLMS.txt. The biggest gap is SEO health, at 0 of 20 points (0/100), worth 20 points if closed. It also loses points on Crawlability (0/10), Company profile (19/25) and Structured data (0/5).
Grade D
Scored from this domain's own data — llms.txt, profile completeness, technical health, crawlability and structured data.
Present
6/8 core fields
0/100
robots ✗ · sitemap ✗
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themainewire.com LLMS.txt
The llms.txt on themainewire.com runs to 81 lines (5,141 characters) across 12 sections, last generated in May 2026. It introduces the site as "The Maine Wire". It tells AI engines the business works in Local News, Political Coverage, Digital Journalism and Community Reporting. It describes 5 products, with prices such as Daily News Brief at Free, Event Listings at Free and Business Directory at Free. Services it lists include Sponsored Content, Newsletter Sponsorship, Event Promotion and Custom Reporting. The audience it names is Maine residents interested in politics, business and outdoor life, aged 25-64 (Maine). Technologies it mentions include HTTPS and WordPress. The keywords it claims start with "Maine news", "Maine politics", "Maine outdoor activities" and "Maine culture".
Status
Published
AI engines can read it
Lines
81
In the file
Size
5.1K
Characters
Sections
12
Updated May 17, 2026
What the file says
# The Maine Wire ## About The Maine Wire is an independent digital news outlet focused on delivering timely coverage of Maine politics, economy, health, education and outdoor life. The publication serves readers across the state who want straightforward reporting without the spin that often comes from larger legacy outlets. Its team of writers and editors work to surface stories that matter to Mainers, from Augusta legislative debates to small-town business developments and coastal tourism trends. By keeping its operation lean and digital-first, The Maine Wire can move quickly on breaking developments while still offering deeper analysis on issues like environmental policy and workforce challenges. Readers appreciate the mix of hard news and lifestyle pieces that reflect the unique character of Maine communities. The site also highlights cultural events, local festivals and recreational opportunities that draw both residents and visitors. Over time the outlet has built a loyal audience that values its emphasis on transparency and local perspective. Advertisers looking to reach engaged Mainers find value in the platform’s targeted reach across political, business and outdoor-interest segments. The Maine Wire maintains a modest staff structure that relies on experienced journalists and contributing writers rather than a large corporate newsroom. Its funding model centers on digi
Sections in the file
Areas of work
Keywords it claims
Technologies
Products it tells AI about
- Daily News BriefFree
- Premium AccessContact for pricing
- Event ListingsFree
- Business DirectoryFree
- Political TrackerFree
Services it tells AI about
- Sponsored ContentContact for pricing
- Newsletter SponsorshipContact for pricing
- Event PromotionContact for pricing
- Custom ReportingContact for pricing
- Social Media AmplificationContact for pricing
Competitors it names
Audience it targets
Maine residents interested in politics, business and outdoor life · 25-64 · Maine
Company type
Private
themainewire.com Organic Keywords
Google lists themainewire.com for about 5,325 keywords, which together bring an estimated 7,921 organic visits a month.
Ranking keywords
5.3K
Found in Google for this domain
Visits they bring
7.9K
Estimated organic visits a month
Top ranking keywords
No ranked-keyword data cached for this domain yet.
Ranked Keywords pulls the full list on its first run.
What it ranks for
themainewire.com SEO Audit
The latest technical audit of themainewire.com scored 0 out of 100 overall. The audit makes 15 recommendations in all, and 4 of the 4 listed first are rated high priority or critical.
Overall
SEO
Performance
Accessibility
Fix these first
- CriticalImplement Title and Meta Description
- CriticalAdd H1 Tags
- HighCreate a Robots.txt File
- HighGenerate a Sitemap.xml
11 more recommendations, with the exact changes and the pages they apply to, are in the full report.
themainewire.com Competitors and Alternatives
The Maine Wire's company profile names https://www.centralmaine.com, https://www.pressherald.com, https://www.wmtw.com and https://www.wabi.tv as competitors. Its own llms.txt adds https://www.newscentermaine.com and https://www.mainepublic.org. Outside its market, the domains ranked closest to it in our worldwide ranking are moc.gov.sa, romereports.com, dataport.de and dornopomidorno.net.
themainewire.com Company Profile
The Maine Wire is an independent digital news outlet focused on delivering timely coverage of Maine politics, economy, health, education and outdoor life. The publication serves readers across the state who want straightforward reporting without the spin that often comes from larger legacy outlets. Its team of writers and editors work to surface stories that matter to Mainers, from Augusta legislative debates to smal…
Founded in 2011 (about 15 years ago), The Maine Wire is based in Augusta, United States. Its workforce is listed as between 11 and 50 employees. Its profile files it under Media, Entertainment & Gaming, with further tags for Professional & Business Services, Local News and Political Coverage. Total funding on record is Bootstrapped. Its tagline reads: "Straight talk on Maine politics, culture and the outdoors".
- Sector
- Media, Entertainment & Gaming
- Headquarters
- Augusta, United States
- Founded
- 2011
- Employees
- 11-50
- Revenue
- Not Disclosed
- Funding
- Bootstrapped
themainewire.com Traffic by Country
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