One Local Patch Blog Equals 4,400 Facebook Likes

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 Wednesday, 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 here, click "post on Patch," and fill out the required fields. When done, hit "save and preview" and then submit it to us. 

At the chance you receive an error message, ("oops!" is one we see from time to time), just email me stephanie.gross@patch.com to see if I can see the blog on our end. More likely than not, I'll see it in our queue and will be able to click "approve."

Bookmark this page as a reference, and please don’t hesitate to reach out to me if you have any questions!