To Contributors And Readers: Thank You From Phoenixville Patch

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Phoenixville Patch's continued growth and success wouldn't be possible without you.

PHOENIXVILLE, PA — Thank you, Phoenixville 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.

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

In August, Phoenixville Patch recorded 135,280 visitors. For a borough of 16,943 people, that's a healthy readership. Our visitors hail from Royersford, Schuylkill Township, and Valley Forge, for sure, but many residents of neighboring towns also land on Phoenixville 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 10 of the most-read articles on Phoenixville Patch from the past few months:

Got a news tip, idea, or question? Send it over to Justin Heinze, Phoenixville editor, at justin.heinze@patch.com.

Phoenixville's calendar of events has become a popular place for the community to share what's happening. More than 6,000 visits were made to the calendar in August alone. Coming up soon on the calendar are a charity golf outing, a bilingual storytelling session, and a genealogy club presentation.

Trusty contributors to Phoenixville Patch include Erin Tornambe, Holly Mandia, and Kurt Kendis. Thanks, contributors!

If you would like to post on Phoenixville 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, more than 500 new email subscribers have joined Phoenixville Patch, boosting our email list to 1,113 daily subscribers. (Wait? You don't get our email? Click here to sign up.) And 534 new members of the Steel City faithful joined our Facebook page this year, too. We're at 8,858 fans all told. 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 10,000 fans by year's end would be a huge milestone for us.

If you own a local business and are interested in getting your message on Phoenixville Patch or our nearby Patches, please visit this 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. Phoenixville Patch is part of a broad network, with nearly 70 Pennsylvania Patches and more than 1,200 across the United States. That's a lot of local news, right there.

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 Phoenixville Patch a part of your life. Thank you for your support and readership.

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Image via Justin Heinze