Bloomfield Patch: How To Share Events, Classifieds, News
Want to understand how exactly to submit news tips or share a local event/classified on Patch Bloomfield? It's easier than you think!
At Patch, we think that local news and information have the power to unite a residential area. We also have confidence in giving neighbors the power to tell their own stories and help keep each other informed about what's happening at the neighborhood level.
There are a few various ways to reach out.
News tips and press releases can be sent to your neighborhood Patch editor. Tips/releases for Bloomfield, NJ can be delivered to eric.kiefer@patch.com.
Including small attachments is okay, but PLEASE include all important information directly in the body of one's email (so it could be easily "cut and pasted").
Include a single, high-quality photo or image (preferred format is really a .jpg). Tell us who we have to credit for the photo (you need to own the rights or have permission to use it for a news article).
Because of 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, you can ask a question, share a news tip, recommend something to your neighbors or start a local discussion. (You may also write a more traditional press release, column, letter to the editor or obituary in the form 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 give away 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 would like to post a:
Question about your community
News tip about something going on in a nearby
Recommendation for an area business or service
Opinion about a local issue
Photo you took in town
Other quick local updates
Post a Neighbor Post
The Neighbor Posts section is a online community and social platform made to connect one to other neighbors ? and Patch reporters, local officials, nonprofits, businesses and experts in your town.
Once you post in this section, your post can look at 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 within an email delivered to local readers.
You can also reply to any posts you see on Patch, to help reply to your neighbors' questions and take part in local discussions. We encourage neighbors to come together to help each other 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 ground.
Always remember to keep your posts and replies local, clean, friendly and factual, commensurate with the Patch Community Guidelines. And to make Patch website 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 apply for a local official badge, so the community knows to trust your posts and replies.)
Articles
You intend to post a:
Press release
Column or op-ed
Letter to the editor
Obituary
If you're looking to contribute in a far more formal or traditional way, you have the option to complete 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 show up in the Neighbor Posts portion of your home community. If your neighborhood Patch editor sees fit, they are able to also elect to share it with nearby communities or include it in an email to readers.
Patch also welcomes vetted contributors interested in sharing their expertise and reporting on the communities more deeply. To apply, email contributors@patch.com with a web link to your Patch profile, a few examples of your work and a few 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 wonderful solution to boost attendance and let neighbors find out about fun stuff happening near them. If the thing you're posting about has a date and time, it should always be posted being an event.
Once posted, your event will appear in the main Calendar section for your community, and sometimes in other event preview sections across Patch and in emails to readers. To improve your listing and present it extra visibility, you can even pay to market it as "Featured" over the region for $1 each day per community. (Plus, your cash will help support more local journalism in the communities you care about!)
Classifieds
You need to post about:
Lost & found pets or other items
Housing (seeking or offering)
Gigs & services (seeking or offering)
For sale items
Free stuff you wish to get rid of
Announcement about your business or org
Post a Classified
The Classifieds section serves as an area marketplace where one can sell or hand out your stuff, look for work, find roommates or tenants and make other local business announcements.
Once posted, your classified will appear 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 will appear within your post to email you directly about your offer.
To boost your listing and give it extra visibility, also you can pay to market it as "featured" across the region for $1 per 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.