Bloomfield Patch: How To Share Events, Classifieds, News
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At Patch, we believe that local news and information have the energy to unite a community. We also have confidence in giving neighbors the power to inform their own stories and help to keep each other informed about what's happening at the neighborhood level.
There are a few various ways to reach out.
News tips and pr announcements can be sent to your neighborhood Patch editor. Tips/releases for Bloomfield, NJ can be sent to eric.kiefer@patch.com.
Including small attachments is fine, but PLEASE include all important info directly in the body of one's email (so it can be easily "cut and pasted").
Add a single, high-quality photo or image (preferred format is a .jpg). Tell us who we should credit for the photo (you need to own the rights or have permission to use it for a news article).
Due to high volumes of submissions, it's not always possible to create all releases or respond individually ? but we try our best!
More of a "take charge" personality? Can't wait to get a tip online?
In the Neighbor Posts section, it is possible to ask a question, share a news tip, recommend something to your neighbors or take up a local discussion. (You may also write a more traditional press release, column, letter to the editor or obituary by means of an article.)
On the Events calendar, you can add your own events to the neighborhood lineup.
In the Classifieds marketplace, you can sell or hand out your old stuff; find housing, tenants or roommates; find job candidates or offer your services; and make other local business announcements.
Log in or sign up to start posting.
You intend to post a:
Question about your community
News tip about something going on in the neighborhood
Recommendation for an area business or service
Opinion in regards to a local issue
Photo you took around
Other quick local updates
Post a Neighbor Post
The Neighbor Posts section is really a community forum and social platform made to connect you to other neighbors ? as well as Patch reporters, local officials, nonprofits, businesses and experts in your town.
Once you post in this section, your post can look near the top of the Neighbor Posts page. If it receives enough attention and engagement, it could likewise appear on the homepage for the community or in an email delivered to local readers.
You can also answer any other posts you see on Patch, to help answer your neighbors' questions and take part in local discussions. We encourage neighbors ahead together to help one another understand their community better ? because Patch reporters can't catch everything, and it takes a village to keep track of what's happening on the floor.
Always remember to help keep your posts and replies local, clean, friendly and factual, in keeping with the Patch Community Guidelines. Also to make Patch an improved place for neighbors, please flag any other posts or replies that don't follow these rules.
(Are you an area official? Make sure to obtain a local official badge, so the community knows to trust your posts and replies.)
Articles
You want to post a:
Press release
Column or op-ed
Letter to the editor
Obituary
If you're looking to contribute in a more formal or traditional way, you have the option to perform one additional verification step in order to post a news release, column, op-ed, letter to the editor or obituary by means of an article.
When you publish an article on Patch, it will be labeled as "Neighbor News" and can arrive in the Neighbor Posts section of your home community. If your neighborhood Patch editor sees fit, they are able to also choose to share it with nearby communities or include it in an email to readers.
Patch also welcomes vetted contributors thinking about sharing their expertise and reporting on their communities more deeply. To apply, email contributors@patch.com with a link to your Patch profile, some examples of your work and some sentences on why you would like to contribute.
Events
You would like to post a:
Fundraiser
Yard sale
Open house
Festival or parade
Other local activities
Post an Event
Adding your event to the Patch Community Calendar is a fantastic way to boost attendance and let neighbors find out about fun stuff happening near them. If the thing you're posting about includes a date and time, it should always be posted being an event.
Once posted, your event can look in the main Calendar section for the community, and sometimes in other event preview sections across Patch and in emails to readers. To boost your listing and present it extra visibility, you can also pay to promote it as "Featured" across the region for $1 each day per community. (Plus, your cash can help support more local journalism in the communities you value!)
Classifieds
You want to post about:
Lost & found pets or other items
Housing (seeking or offering)
Gigs & services (seeking or offering)
For sale items
Free stuff you want to get rid of
Announcement about your business or org
Post a Classified
The Classifieds section serves as a local marketplace where one can sell or give away your stuff, look for work, find roommates or tenants and make other local business announcements.
Once posted, your classified can look in the main Classifieds section for your community, and sometimes in other preview sections across Patch and in emails to readers. Interested parties may use a contact form that may appear inside your post to email you directly about your offer.
To boost your listing and give it extra visibility, you can also pay to market it as "featured" over the region for $1 each day per community.
Still have questions about posting on Patch? Read more inside our FAQ section, or contact our support team anytime at support@patch.com.