Patch Office Hours, and Making Patch Work for You

Happy Monday, Greenfield!

As many of you are aware, I'm in town all the time, but I'm here and there, and sometimes it's tough to find me. So I'll periodically be scheduling weekly office hours, in a place where you can easily find me. And I’ll tell you in advance where I’ll be.

This week, I’ll be at on 76th Street, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday. Stop by and say hello! Bring your story ideas, bring your complaints, bring your thoughts on Greenfield, Patch and anything else you'd like to talk about. I can show you how to make Patch work for you and I’ll have some Patch goodies for you. In addition, General Manager Jason Delmore is providing me with Bakers Square $5 promotional cards that I'll give out to anyone who stops by (or anyone who schedules a meeting with me this week), so you won’t walk away empty-handed!

After my office hours at Bakers Square, I’m going to slip across the street to the Starbucks at for a few hours, so come see me there if you can’t make it to Bakers Square.

But wait, there’s more …

There's a lot you, your business and your organization can do on Greenfield Patch! You can list events and make announcements - for free. You can write a blog! You can claim your listing and get great access to your customer base. And of course, you can advertise.

Want some basic training? I'm happy to do a Patch boot camp session anywhere, at any time. Call me at 414-248-6620, email david.cotey@patch.com, or stop by my office hours. Just ask Jim Gaulke of how easy it is. I met with him Monday morning, got a tour of his business and walked him through a handful of useful Patch tools in 30 minutes. I've got a few more of these sessions scheduled this week and would be happy to do more!

Businesses, ! I showed Jim how to do it Monday, and he’ll be the first to tell you it is easy - and free. Just find your listing in the "Places" area, look under the photo box, and click on "Do you own or manage this location? Claim it!"

A form will open up, you fill it out, and usually within hours (once you're approved), you'll be in a universe you can't otherwise reach. You can find your customers, email them, add new stuff, specials, photos, and more, all for free. And if that’s not reason enough, click here to check out what American Express has to say.