Be A Local Voice: Blog For Imperial Beach Patch

Imperial Beach Patch will be making room for local bloggers on the site. We're looking for bloggers who can write about various topics, share their personality and engage our readers in discussions.

A portion of the site will be dedicated to Local Voices, which will officially launch Wednesday, and the latest blogs will run alongside news stories on the site's main page.

Patch is more than a news site, it's an online conversation about your community.

• Are you passionate about Imperial Beach issues?
• Are you an active duty service man or woman or military veteran?
• Do you love migratory birds that stop in IB?
• The local music scene?
• Are you an expert craftsman or hobbyist who can share do-it yourself tips?
• Do you have strong opinions about local government? 
• Can you write compellingly?
• Can you just make us all laugh?
• Can you inspire us?

Go to imperialbeach.patch.com/blog/apply to get started.

This isn't a reporting job. It's blogging. You write what you want to say when you want to say it. Do it on your schedule, whether that's posting multiple entries per day or a couple times a month.

Patch won't own what you post, so you can repost your entries to your other blogs. Much like The Huffington Post has done, Patch is providing local bloggers an online platform to have their words seen by a larger audience.

Be interesting. Be provocative. Be yourself.

My role as editor will be to review blog entries submitted to Imperial Beach Patch to ensure there are no libelous claims. I might correct obvious typos, too.

If you'd like to chat about the opportunity to share your voice, let me know by emailing khari.johnson@patch.com or by calling me at 619-922-2735.