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Video Tutorial: How to Post an Announcement or Press Release on Any Patch Site

This nifty video tutorial shows users of any Patch site how to post an announcement, including full press releases, by using the tools available to all users on the Patch.

Have you ever sent a press release to Geneva Patch and wondered when it was going to post?

Have you ever sent a birth announcement or perhaps an obit (which are published free on Patch sites) or school award only to wonder if it was ever going to be published?

Well, Geneva Patch designed in a way that is easy for you to post your announcement straight onto the site without having to wait for the aging, slow editor to post it for you.

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It really is the best way to post your announcement or press release if you are a nonprofit agency, for profit agency, government body or other group to get your stuff on the Patch, instantly.

PTOs, churches, parents, funeral homes—anyone with information that you'd normally share in a press release, a "happy ad" in the newspaper (engagements, anniversaries, weddings, births, first birthdays), graduation, thanks you, lost and found, just about anything that's not an upcoming event is perfect for an announcement on Patch.

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click here to post an announcement.

If you like to have your announcement featured, be sure to add a photo to the announcement and send a followup email to rickn@patch.com, and I'll try to make sure it lands on the homepage for you!

It's easy to do. Just follow this video tutorial to see how to do this, step by step. After you finish watching the video, consider using these techniques in the video to post on the Patch.

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