Online Candidate Features

Designed with the local political candidate in mind, our easy-to-use campaign website system makes it simple to add and edit your online message. Recruit supporters, raise funds, add events and upload files, create contact forms, build an e-mail list, run a poll and more! We provide the design and tools for an effective, professional website that helps win elections.

Two Affordable Packages are available. Both the Online Candidate Full and Lite web site packages include the features and benefits listed below, along with six months of initial hosting. See the Package Feature Breakdown chart below for details.

We've worked with political and organizational campaigns, which is why we provide more than just the tools. Through our Content Library, we provide tips, learning materials, and even electronic files and advertising templates for offline campaigning. 

Benefits and Features

• Your Own Domain: We register the domain name of your choice and set up your website hosting.
• Custom Template Design: Get the look you want, and have your website match the look of your other campaign materials! We create a custom website header and other template modifications your need (such as colors, font, background, ect.).
• Library Access: Access exclusive images, articles and other content to use on your web site and in your offline campaign.
• Make Unlimited Site Updates: All Online Candidate packages include a page editor for you to include and update the content of your website. No HTML skills needed, yet an advanced user has the ability to make code-level changes.
• Accept Online Contributions: Easily add donation or payment code to your website. Unlike some of our 'low-price' competitors, you are free to use any payment system you choose. 
• Events Calendar: Add campaign events, links, announcements and more to your even calendar page. Easily editable, and includes and RSS feed, below.
• Name Your Pages and Navigation Links: Don't want to include a voter information page? Call it something else and put other information on the page. There are no 'forced names' or navigation links.
• Upload Files: Anything from Doc files to PDFs - even video! Upload press releases, policy statement, photographs. Have your supporters download and print their own materials!
• Online Poll: Find out what people are thinking! Set up your own question and answers. Includes and IP counter to prevent multiple voting. Change your question anytime.
• Basic Contact Form: Visitors may contact your campaign via web form. Includes a customizable response email to let them know that the message has been sent.
• Volunteer Contact Form:  Optional volunteer, providing you ability to easily recruit others for campaign tasks.
• Volunteer List Download: Download a list of your online volunteers and import them into a spreadsheet.
• Mail List: Collect opt-in e-mail addresses that allow you to regularly contact your audience. For added security, this list requires recipients to verify their e-mail addresses before they are added to the list. Members can unsubscribe themselves, making your list truly hands-free.
• Refer to a Friend: Though this link, users will be able to tell others about your site.
• Printable Content Pages: Each web page can be automatically converted into a printer-friendly version.
• Privacy Statement: Customize your privacy statement for the site.
• Log Reports: Access to your site visitor information and track your website traffics.
• E-mail Forwards: Forward contact@yourdomainname.com to whatever personal e-mail address(es) you choose!
• CSS Controlled Template: Our templates are professionally designed with complimentary color schemes and have been optimized for fast loading.
• Social Bookmarks: Make your site easier to bookmark to social networking sites like Del.icio.us, Furl and more!
• RSS Feed: Let tech-savvey supporters be notified of your campaign's activities through an RSS feed that is automatically updated by your event calendar.
• 6 months included web hosting: Your site will be hosted on our dedicated server for six months. You can order additional hosting at any time.
• Running for Office as an Online Candidate Guide: Our informative e-book manual is included FREE with any Online Candidate order. This manual explores strategies in developing and promoting your campaign website in order to make the most of your investment.
• Keep your domain: After you win your election, change your pages to reflect your new status and provide a way for your constituents to keep in touch with you.
• Technical support

Easy and Painless Setup

You have enough to do with your campaign. Why let your website become another headache? Set up with Online Candidate is simple and painless. We've worked to streamline the process down to a few simple steps.

Select your campaign package and order, and you will be returned to an online form. It is here that we will ask for some basic contact and campaign information (such as who to register the domain under, your basic color scheme, font type, etc.). With a header photo, we can start right away!

Your website domain will be set up in 1-2 business days. Your template customization can usually be done in that time, sometimes a little longer.

Log in and begin adding your content.  When your template is complete, you can generate your site and go live immediately! Our Content Library, available to hosted clients, contains a useful assortment of images, articles and downloadable templates for print and web advertising.

Compare to Pricing an Outside Web Developer:

"A strong website not only helps you increase public awareness,
but can also become a source of campaign revenue!"

Now you know how it works!
Why wait? Order today!