Local Political Campaign Articles

Watch Out For PayPal Account Scams

Online Candiate — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:54:31 +0000

A number of our campaign website clients use PayPal as a way to take online donations. Recently, we've been getting a number of scam emails attempting to trick users into putting their PayPal login information into fake websites.

New Political Brochure Templates Available

Online Candiate — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:02:48 +0000

We are pleased to announce that several new political brochure templates are now available for download. In addition to our traditional flag template, we now have green, yellow, red and blue themed packages. Each template package includes the following Microsoft Word templates: Political Tri-Fold Brochure Template (Letter trifold 8.5 x 11) Political Postcard Template Political Newsletter Template (8.5 x [...]

Best Practices When Linking to News Stories

Online Candiate — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:51:40 +0000

Use the web to make the most about what is written about a candidate – or their opponent. Here are a few simple tips to promote news stories and build your online reputation at the same time. Use a headline an summary. Whatever you do, don’t reproduce the text of articles on your website. That’s plagiarism, [...]

Political Campaign Fundraising in a Recession

Online Candiate — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:07:34 +0000

The only thing tougher than raising money in a local political campaign is raising that money during a recession.

Tips For Designing Your Campaign Yard Sign

Online Candiate — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:38:14 +0000

Campaign yard signs are an important element in local campaigning. Over time, a single campaign sign can be seen by hundreds or even thousands of people. Multiply that effect by the total number of yard signs promoting a campaign, and you have a powerful way to build candidate name recognition.

Seven Ways to Ruin a Campaign Website

Online Candiate — Tue, 26 May 2009 14:48:07 +0000

There are certainly more than seven ways to mess up a website, but these are the top ways of making a campaign website less effective than it should be.

Competing Political Campaign Signs On The Same Yard

Online Candiate — Tue, 19 May 2009 00:50:49 +0000

We know of local voters who wake up one morning to find political signs planted on their front yard. They weren't asked to have the signs placed, and in some cases, don't even support the candidate.

Online Candidate Now On Twitter!

Online Candiate — Fri, 15 May 2009 00:57:23 +0000

We finally got on board and created a Twitter account. Now you can follow Online Candidate in three ways; by RSS, by email and/or through Twitter.

Local Campaign Letters to the Editor

Online Candiate — Mon, 11 May 2009 13:32:31 +0000

When it comes down to it, letters to the local newspaper editor is a form of campaign advertising. Of course, the letters are the opinions of the writers, but they typically represent honest views and bring up points or subject matter not covered in the usual campaign ads.

Timing Your Political Press Releases

Online Candiate — Mon, 04 May 2009 00:49:50 +0000

Press releases are a primary way of announcing campaign news. There are several main types of political press releases, and each should be handled a bit differently in timing and style.