Most websites these days use some sort of Content Management System (CMS). A CMS is a tool that facilitates the process of creating, posting, organizing, and managing site content.
Generally, there is a balance between functionality and ease of use. Price is also a factor, but you can pay thousands of dollars for a CMS and not get the features you need – or you could get stuck with features you don’t want.
In the CMS business, Online Candidate would be considered more of custom CMS, designed specifically for the needs of a local political campaign with limited resources. It’s designed to be simple for a political candidate or campaign member to update and maintain, and to present a professional look to voters.
Will it work for you?
That depends. What are you looking to accomplish with your website? How many people will be updating the site? How large will your site need to be? Make a list of your basic requirements.
Now consider the time and cost of setting up your own CMS (even a ‘free’ one) and designing the site’s look and feel. Compare Online Candidate to other content management systems. Don’t worry, we’ll wait.
Back already? Great! Now see if the Online Candidate feature set meets your needs. Try the demo to see how it works.
We’ve worked with many campaigns, and we like to think of ourselves as more of a resource than simply a ‘CMS provider’. We often answer questions or make recommendations to help make a candidate’s site better and more effective.
Not sure how all that factors into a political campaign CMS decision, but it’s certainly something to consider.
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