Thank You, Eagan Patch Readers

EAGAN, MN — Thank you, Eagan Patch readers, for taking time in your busy days to spend a few moments with us. We appreciate your visits and contributions, and we want you to know we take nothing for granted here. We've come a long way, and you're a big reason why.

Eagan Patch launched in November 2010. Since then, the city of Eagan has grown, and we have, too.

In August, more than 50,000 people visited Eagan Patch. That's up from 21,702 in August 2017.

As many of you know, Eagan Patch has an extremely active Facebook community. For example, when we asked about restaurants you wish Eagan had, enthusiastic readers chimed in with 118 responses!

Since January, 267 new fans have begun following Eagan Patch. In total, more than 2,350 people follow us for news in their community on Facebook.

We've also seen steady growth in our newsletter subscriptions. So far this year, 295 newsletter subscribers have joined Eagan Patch, boosting our email list to 1,163 daily subscribers. (Wait? You don't get our email? Click here and we'll hook you up.)

Our visitors hail from Eagan, for sure, but many residents of neighboring towns across Dakota County also land on Eagan Patch from time to time, too. Readers find us on desktop, laptop, tablet, mobile and our app, and our visitors often access Patch on several devices over the month.

Patch editors cover everything in Eagan from traffic accidents to schools to new development in town, but it's not just us doing the work. Eagan Patch's awesome lineup of community writers contribute articles that make Patch even better:

If you would like to post on Eagan 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."

Our readers also love Eagan Patch's calendar of events — more than 1,760 visits were made to our calendar in August. Coming up soon on the calendar are Lutz Railroad Garden Open House, a Golf Scramble, and the LightRX "Fall in Love" Event.

If you own a local business and are interested in getting your message on Eagan 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.

Eagan Patch is part of a broad network, with nearly two dozen Patches in Minnesota 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 Eagan Patch a part of your life. Thank you so much for your support and readership.

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Got a news tip? I'm William Bornhoft, your local editor. Send your tips, ideas and questions my way at william.bornhoft@patch.com

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Photo: Minnesota Vikings practice facility under construction in Eagan (Photo by William Bornhoft/Patch.com)