Political Campaign Tips and Strategies - Online Candidate

Announcing Your Candidacy for Political Office

Successful political campaigns start with a big announcement. Of course, there’s a lot more that goes on behind the scenes before a candidate can publicly declare a candidacy. In this article, we will go through the steps and strategies in... Read More

What’s Your Campaign Theme?

For political purposes, your campaign theme covers a variety of elements which are used to communicate a political message. It should be based on a clear reason why a candidate is running for office and backed up by an overall identity that shapes the... Read More

A Sample of Our Best Political Website Designs

Wondering what we think of our own work? In this post, we’ll show you some of our best political web designs. Normally, these types of posts about the ‘best campaign sites of the year’ are where design firms show off which websites... Read More

Raising Seed Money For Your Political Campaign

One of the largest obstacles that political campaigns face is raising initial funds for the race. It’s hard to start a campaign without money, but it’s also hard to raise money without spending some. Mailers cost money. Holding in-person... Read More

Our 2020 Election Year Review

The 2020 election year was like no other. A global pandemic, economic problems, and widespread misinformation caused enormous upheaval in our daily life. It changed how we use the Internet for communication, shopping and education. It also accelerated... Read More

Facebook Political Ad Authorization – What You Need To Know

A number of clients and outside candidates have reached out to us because they’ve had problems getting authorized to run political ads on Facebook. If you don’t know already, Facebook requires verification from you or a member of your... Read More

Every Vote Counts – Video

Getting the most votes on Election Day is the most important part of the campaign process. Your GOTV efforts are all about supporter turnout. So why do so many eligible voters forget to vote on Election Day? The video below shows a variety of reasons,... Read More

So You Want To Run For Mayor? Here’s How To Get Started

Most people associate a mayoral position with a large city. However, the position of mayor as the head of a municipality extends to small towns and villages. The majority of mayors and the city council, village, or town council are directly elected by... Read More

Preparing Your Campaign For Early Voting

In recent years, many states have made changes for people to vote early or by mail. With all these changes, it’s important for political campaigns and candidates to educate their supporters on how and when they can vote. For example, one cannot... Read More

5 Political Campaign Video Ideas

Online video was once an expensive luxury reserved only for well-funded political campaigns and viewers with a good internet connection. Today, video is everywhere. You can shoot video (and even edit it) from just about any mobile phone and easily... Read More