At Kirkland Patchย we welcomeย anyone with a curiosity,ย passion or expertiseย toย blog on our site, but today we wanted to extend that invitation to all the graduates out there.ย
Commencement day is just around the corner for manyย soon-to-be high school and college grads, so why not share your thoughts, fears, orย tips for incoming freshman. Our blogging platform is your oyster.
Are you:
- A high school graduateย who wants to share your experiences as you enter college or the workforce, or thank those who helped you along the way?
- A valedictorian or salutatorianย who wants to share your commencement speech with the entire community?
- A college graduateย ready to begin your careerโor perhaps preparing to start on your next level of college? (Grad school or doctoral programs, anyone?)
If youโre reading this and youโre not a graduate, donโt fret; we welcome your contribution as well.
Click here to start blogging on Kirklandย Patch
Interested? First,ย you need to sign in and create an account. Or, if you're already a Patch user, update your profile.ย Hereโs how:
1. Go toย theย homepage.ย
2. Click on "Join" on the upper right side of the page.
3. Follow the simple instructions to confirm your account.
4. Log in and click on your name in the upper right.
5. Click on "Edit Profile" on the right and add a photo and a brief bio.
Second, hereโs how to start a blog:
1. Once youโre logged in, go to the homepage, scroll down to the โWhoโs Blogging?โ module which is below the โNews & Blogsโ feed.
2. Click on the โStart bloggingโ button at the bottom right of the โWhoโs Blogging?โ module.
3. Complete setup by inputting the name of your blog, description and choosing or uploading a blog icon image.
4. Click on โCreate your blog.โ
5.ย Now you can either โWrite your first post,โ โDress up your blogโ or tell people about it.
6. For your first blog all you need is a category, a brief description, a photo and then your text in the body of the article.
7. Click โPost Now,โ or if you are not ready to post, save it as a draft and come back to it later.
Questions?ย Check outย ourย blogging siteย for more information orย email Community Editor Jenny Manning,ย jenny.manning@patch.com,ย for more information.
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