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Building Your Campaign Website. Presented by Sarah Baker, Digital Director, Candidate Project August 2, 2012. CandidateProject.org /academy.
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Building YourCampaign Website Presented by Sarah Baker, Digital Director, Candidate Project August 2, 2012
By the end of this session, you should have a basic understanding of the how to set up an effective website for your local campaign – from the logistics to the actual content.
Deciding to invest online • Make a strategic plan • Website logistics • Website content • Other online tools • Review • Q&A
Sarah Baker Digital Director, Candidate Project New Organizing Institute
What kind of online presence makes sense for your campaign?
he’s not on doors right now
Your online strategy should ONLY exist as a function of your campaign.
QUESTIONS TO ASK WHEN CHOOSING TACTICS Will it get you closer to your goal? Will it use your resources creatively to shift power? Does it build new resources? Will it create organizational capacity?
A TOOL TO SUPPORT YOUR STRATEGY: Your Campaign Website
BUY A GOOD URL (URL = Website Address) • MariaJohnson.com • ElectMariaJohnson.com • MariaforAssembly.com or MariaforHatfield.com • Beware of time-bound URLs like MariaJohnson2012.com
WEBSITE CONTENT
WEBSITE MUST-HAVES • Candidate Name as it will appear on the ballot • Specific office being soughtCity Council District 14 v. City Council • Date of the Election (and election type)Vote in the Democratic Primary on Tuesday, June 26th
SITE SECTIONS: Candidate Bio • Keep it brief • Keep it relevant • Weave in why you’re running
SITE SECTIONS: Voting Info • WHEN is the election? • WHO is eligible to vote? • WHERE can people vote? Bit.ly/VIP-Google-Gadget
SITE SECTIONS: Issues & Message • Message Tips: • Get your 'foot in the door' • 27 Words - 9 Seconds - 3 Points(The average newspaper quote is about 30 words long, the average TV quote is about 10 seconds.) • No more than 3 points - stay focused and on message"I think it's time to shake things up: Time to support our schools,time to clean out City Hall, and time to bring jobs back to Anytown."
SITE SECTIONS: Issues & Message • Message Principals: • Always know your purpose/objective (Ask?) • 5 C's - Concise, Clear, Consistent, Convincing, Contrastive • K I S S • Repetition, Repetition, Repetition
SITE SECTIONS: Issues & Message • Choose issues that are relevant to your community, the office you’re seeking and your message. • Keep it brief.
SITE SECTIONS: Online Donations • Paypal is not a bad option for local campaigns
You can’t use ALL the tools . . .
QUESTIONS? CandidateProject.org/academy