Blog Posts

Businesses the blog and create new content regularly receive 55% more online traffic than those who don’t. In order to keep ahead of your competition and stand out online, click Add a Newsroom Update to get started.

Note: Soon we’ll have a Content Generator template that will ease this process , as we understand blogging can be daunting!

Add A Title

Click in the “Add title” space and give your News Update a succinct, descriptive, easy to read title.

In order to get started typing, you can hit enter after typing your title, or click the plus icon on the left hand side and insert a block.

Writing Content

This doc isn’t a guide on how to write content. There are is a vast selection of training resources online. You can type, similarly to a Word/Notepad doc, or if you’re feeling fancy, you can click the plus icon on the left side to insert some advanced blocks.

WhirLocal makes use of WordPress’ Gutenberg Block Editor. Follow that link for a more in depth look at how it works.

Featured Image

Add a featured image to your blog post. Images are a great way to entice others to read your content, and give a sneak peak at what they’ll be reading about. The featured image will be shown on your WhirLocal profile when scrolling through ‘More News & Updates’ and will be the image used when linking the post to social media sites.

Here are a few ideas for News Updates you can write:

• Question & Answer
• New Employee Announcement
• New Product or Service Announcement
• How-To Article
• Press Release
• Promote An Upcoming Event or Recap A Recent Event
• Feature A Team Member
• Feature A Local Non-Profit or Cause (Pay It Forward)
• A Curated Post (Curating Related Information From Multiple Sources Into One Post And Adding Your Own Comments)