Visit With Solon Patch's People During Office Hours Today

I'm around town all the time, but now I want you to know where I'm gonna be.

So I'll be scheduling office hours periodically, in a place where you can easily find me. The first one is...today!

Office hours

Editor and Ad Manager Keren Himmel will be at on Monday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Stop by and say hello! Bring your story ideas, bring your complaints, bring your thoughts on Solon and anything else you'd like to talk about — or just stop by and have a cup of coffee with us.

Here's more info:

Patch Bootcamp!

There's lots that you, your business and your organization can do on Solon 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 to excellent and cheap advertising opportunities.

Want me to give you some basic training? I'm happy to do a Patch Bootcamp session anywhere, at any time. Call me at 440-289-4381, drop me an email at chrism@patch.com or stop by my office hours.

Claim Your Listing

Businesses, you should claim your listings! It is easy to do — and free. Just find your listing in Patch Places, look under the photo box, and click on "Do you own or manage this location? Claim it!"

Help out the Solon Benevolent Fund: We're supporting a great local this month with a claim-your-listing promotion here on Solon Patch.

For every listing claimed in Solon in the month of March, we will donate $5 in Patch advertising to the Solon Benevolent Fund.

The is a charitable organization that offers grants and fundraising events. It uses its funds to provide programs for the community, focusing on children in need, and works with religious organizations. Please call for more information.

Our online directory is filled with businesses, government agencies, non-profit organizations and everything else you come across here in Solon.

When you claim your listing in Patch Places you get control of your Patch directory listing. You can add photos, update business hours and interact directly with users who post reviews.

Claiming these listings also increases your visibility on the Internet — another place for your business to the attention of potential customers.

And now, we're giving you the chance to give back to a great non-profit when you claim your listing. Take a look at our claim-your-listing video and make sure to take ownership of your Patch listing this month!

Want to hear more about why you should claim your listing? Click here to check out what American Express has to say.