Thank You, Canton-Sixes Patch Readers, For Visiting Us

CANTON, GA — Thank you, Canton-Sixes Patch readers, for taking time in your busy days to spend a few moments with Patch. We appreciate your visits and contributions, and we want you to know we take nothing for granted here. Thank you for helping us to grow and thrive this year.

Nearly eight years ago, on Dec. 23, 2010, Canton-Sixes Patch launched. We've come a long way, and you're a big reason why.

In August, Canton-Sixes Patch recorded 84,595 visitors. For a city of about 25,000 people, that's a lot of readers! Our visitors hail from Canton, for sure, but many residents in Cherokee County and surrounding areas also land on Canton-Sixes Patch from time to time, too. That figure — compiled and verified through Google Analytics — includes readers on desktop, laptop, tablet, mobile and our app, and our visitors often access Patch on several devices over the month.

Here are some of the most-read articles on Canton-Sixes Patch in August.

• Rollover Crash Kills Driver On I-575 In Canton
• Police Share Tips On How To Avoid Card Skimmers
• No Charges Expected In Child's Death By Car In Driveway
• Lip Sync Challenge Provides Sobering Reminder On Domestic Abuse
• Panera Bread Set To Open Aug. 13 In Canton
• Cherokee County Closes Blalock Road Recycling Center

Got a news tip or want to get the word out about something happening in and around Canton? I'm Kristal Dixon, your local editor. Send your tips, ideas and questions my way at canton-ga@patch.com.

Our readers also love Canton-Sixes Patch's calendar of events — more than 2,000 visits were made to our calendar in August. If you would like to post on Canton-Sixes Patch, too, you may easily to sign up for a free user profile. As a Patch user, you can post articles, events, jobs, and announcements. And the "rules of Patch" are easy to follow: "no abusive content, no commercial spam, keep it local, and be awesome."

What else is new? So far this year, 674 new email subscribers have joined Canton-Sixes Patch, boosting our email list to 1,365 daily subscribers. (Wait? You don't get our email? Click here and we'll hook you up.) And 692 Canton-Sixes Patch lovers joined our Facebook page this year, too. We have more than 13,780 fans! If you haven't liked our page yet, please give it a try. If you're already on the page, please share with a friend. Reaching 14,000 fans in September would be a huge milestone for us.

If you own a local business and are interested in getting your message on Canton-Sixes Patch or our nearby Patches, please visit the page and tell us what you need. One of our sales reps will be in touch.

Here's another fun fact about Patch: Did you know that Patch is among the 100 most trafficked websites in the United States? Patch ranks 91st on the most viewed websites in the country, according to Alexa.

Canton-Sixes Patch is part of a broad network, with about four dozen Georgia Patch sites and more than 1,200 across the United States. That's a lot of local news! Many news websites are limiting access to free articles, but Patch articles and events by our journalists and our users are always free to view.

We're thrilled you've made Canton-Sixes Patch a part of your life. Thank you so much for your support and readership.

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