Thank You Detroit; 70,000 Of You Used Patch Last Month

Thank you, Detroit 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.

Detroit Patch launched eight years ago this fall. We've come a long way, and you're a big reason why.

In August, Detroit Patch recorded 70,794 visitors. Our visitors hail from the city itself, for sure, but many residents of metro Detroit and across Michigan also land on the Detroit Patch 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.

Patch is so popular because it involves the whole community -- We can’t do it without you and your news tips, ideas and contributions to our digital community.

Patch’s niche is community engagement

Want to get involved in Detroit Patch? Let me help you out.

I'm Jessica Strachan, your local editor and Detroit is my community, too. I live in the city’s West Village neighborhood, am a University of Michigan graduate, globe trotter and dog mom to the sweetest rescue beagle named Virginia Woof (yes, a writer pun). I’ve grown up around metro Detroit and love our sprawling metropolis of different city centers.

I’ve been at Detroit Patch now for six months and the best is yet to come. For now, I’m hoping you’ll send me your tips, ideas and questions at ###a>jessica.strachan@patch.com. Let’s start a conversation.

What are people reading on Detroit Patch?

It’s been a busy summer around Detroit Patch. Here’s a little look at this summer’s biggest stories, what your neighbors are most interested in:

• The Top 20 Neighborhoods For Millennials In Metro Detroit
• Amazon Now Hiring 1,500 Workers In Michigan
• Baby Falls Through Floor, Drowns In Basement Sewage
• Eminem Is Target Of New Machine Gun Kelly Song
• Anthony Bourdain Was Working On Detroit Documentary Before Death

Some of Detroit Patch’s stories went viral around the country. Here’s a few Michigan stories that had people talking across the states:

• Nassar Assaulted In Prison; Filing Blames Judge
• Baby Accidentally Locked in Car; 911 Wouldn’t Send Police
• See Inside: Kid Rock’s Childhood Home For Sale

Our readers also love Detroit Patch's calendar of events — some 750 visits were made to our calendar in August. Coming up soon on the calendar are a Detroit River cruise, wine tasting event and huge animal adoption event in the city. Sounds like a lot of fun in Detroit this fall!

If you would like to post on Detroit 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."

We’d love to find us a Detroit Patch Mayor to lead the charge contributing hyper-local, awesome content around town. If this sounds like you, give us a shout.

What kind of reach does Detroit Patch have in the community?

What else is new? So far this year, more than 600 new email subscribers have joined Detroit Patch, boosting our email list to more than 1,500 daily subscribers. That’s huge growth this last year -- we are picking up pace. (Wait? You don't get our email? Click here and we'll hook you up.)

More than 600 Detroit lovers are engaged in our Facebook page now, too. 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 1,000 fans in 2018 would be a huge milestone for us.

If you own a local business and are interested in getting your message on Detroit 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. Detroit Patch is part of a broad network, with more than a dozen metro Detroit 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 Detroit Patch a part of your life. Thank you so much for your support and readership.

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