Kirkland Patch Seeks Vacation, Travel Bloggers

The official start to summer is June 21, which means school is nearly out and it’s time to go on an adventure. 

Let Patch readers travel vicariously through you by sharing your travel experiences and memories. Staying closer to home all summer? Re-aquaint yourself with what the Pacific Northwest has to offer, and let your neighbors know what they are missing out on. If you're not a fan of writing, feel free to make it a photography blog. 

Click here to start blogging on Kirkland Patch

Interested? First, you need to sign in and create an account. Or, if you're already a Patch user, update your profile. Here’s how:

1. Go to the homepage. 
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, here’s how to start a blog:
1. Once you’re logged in, go to the homepage, scroll down to the “Who’s Blogging?” module which is below the “News & Blogs” feed.
2. Click on the “Start blogging” button at the bottom right of the “Who’s Blogging?” module.
3. Complete setup by inputting the name of your blog, description and choosing or uploading a blog icon image.
4. Click on “Create your blog.”
5. Now you can either “Write your first post,” “Dress up your blog” 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 ‘Post Now,’ or if you are not ready to post, save it as a draft and come back to it later.

Questions? Check out our blogging site for more information or email Community Editor Jenny Manning, jenny.manning@patch.com, for more information.