Local Patch Blog Gets 4,400 Facebook Likes

By Hunt Archbold

A few days ago we posted here about how and why to blog on Patch because, well, everyone has a story to tell. Everyone has insight, expertise, advise and knowledge they can share with their neighbors. 

And in some cases those neighbors reached can number in the thousands and thousands very quickly. Such as last week, when Molly Darden uploaded her smartly titled blog, “The Paula Deen Thing is Partly Our Fault.” 
After a few hours it had mushroomed into the most popular story across PatchLand - and that includes more than 900 sites from coast-to-coast. Less than 24 hours later, it had accumulated more than 4,400 ‘likes’ on Facebook!

Blogging on Patch is such a simple and great way to get the word out about your interests, your business, your non-profit or your sports team, in a way that is true to your voice. It's creative marketing to your friends and neighbors.

Simply click the “start a blog” button on the homepage to create your blog, which is simply a section on Patch where all your posts will be available. You'll be asked to do three things:

1. Name your blog. This is not the name of an individual post, but rather a title that covers all your blog posts. For example, if you wanted to write about gardening, you might call your blog "My Garden Blog."

2. Describe your blog. In a sentence or two, let readers know what topics you plan to cover in your blog posts.

3. Choose a blog icon. You can choose one of Patch's available icons or upload a photo of your own.

Once you have done those three things, click "create your blog." After you've done that, you'll have the option to create your first blog post. Look for the "Add photos/videos" to add your photos (or video) to your post. Once you've picked a title, written your post and added your photos, just click the "Post now" button. Your photo blog post will immediately appear on the home page.

Questions? Comments? Ask them in the comments below.