Community Corner

Running for Office? Patch Has a Platform for You

Share your views, reach constituents or campaign for office with a Patch blog.

Judy Putnam's profile picture
Judy Putnam, Patch StaffVerified Patch Staff Badge

If you are a politician or candidate, you can use your Patch blog to announce your candidacy, promote your platform and let the community know about upcoming events and fundraisers. 

Blogging on Patch is easy. Go to the Johns Creek Patch blogs page and look for the “Start your own blog” button (If you currently have a Patch blog, you’ll see an option to “Post to your blog”). If you’re not already signed into your free Patch account, you’ll be prompted to do so. Once you’re signed in, you’ll be asked to do three things:

1. Name your blog. Ex. “Elect (candidate's name here) for Mayor” 

2. Describe your blog. 

Find out what's happening in Johns Creekwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

3. Choose a blog icon. You can choose one of Patch's available icons or upload a photo of your own.

Once you have done those three things, click "create your blog." After you've done that, you'll have the option to create your first blog post. Look for the "Add photos/videos" to add your photos (or video) to your post. Once you've picked a title, written your post and added your photos, just click the "Post now" button. Your photo blog post will immediately appear on the home page.

Find out what's happening in Johns Creekwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

If you have the Patch iPhone app, you can post photos to your blog straight from your phone.

Have questions? Ask them in the comments below or email Judy.Putnam@Patch.com.


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

More from Johns Creek