Want To Post Your Event, Letter, Or Release On Patch Any Time? Here's How

NORTH JERSEY — Want to learn how to post a local event, classified ad, or letter to the editor on Patch, any time of day or night?

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There are a few different ways to reach out:

• On the Events calendar, you can add your own events to the local 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.
• If you are looking to contribute in a more formal or traditional way, you have the option to complete one additional verification step in order to post a press release, column, op-ed, letter to the editor or obituary in the form of an Article.

Log in or sign up to start posting. Or find out more about Patch’s various posting types below.

What to post where

Events

You want 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 great way to boost attendance and let neighbors know about fun stuff happening near them. If the thing you’re posting about has a date and time, it should always be posted as 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 boost your listing and give it extra visibility, you can also pay to promote it as “Featured” across the region. (Plus, your money will help support more local journalism in the communities you care about!)

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 you can sell or give away 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 can use a contact form that will 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 promote it as “featured” across the region.

Still have questions about posting on Patch? Read more in our FAQ section, or contact our support team anytime at support@patch.com.

Articles

You want to post a:

• Press release
• Column or op-ed
• Letter to the editor
• Obituary

Post an Article

If you’re looking to contribute in a more formal or traditional way, you have the option to complete one additional verification step in order to post a press release, column, op-ed, letter to the editor or obituary in the form of an article.

When you publish an article on Patch, it will be labeled as “Neighbor News” and will show up in the Neighbor Posts section of your home community. If your local Patch editor sees fit, they can also choose to share it with nearby communities or include it in an email to readers.

HOW TO SUBMIT LOCAL NEWS TIPS AND PRESS RELEASES

News tips, and information about new businesses and restaurants, can be sent to your local Patch editor.

• Including small attachments is fine, but PLEASE include all important information directly in the body of your email (so it can be easily "cut and pasted"). Format the press release just like any news article you see on your local Patch.
• Include a single, high-quality photo or image if possible (preferred format is a .jpg). Tell us who we should credit for the photo (you must own the rights or have permission to use it for a news article).
• Due to high volumes of submissions, it is often preferable to post your event or release any time, but we may be able to look into it further.

Still have questions about posting on Patch? Read more in our FAQ section, or contact our support team anytime at support@patch.com

Afterward

If you post a release or letter and want to make your Patch editor aware, email him or her the link. He or she may be able to push it into the daily free newsletter or link to it in a followup story.

Welcome aboard, Patcher. We're excited to see what you have to say!