To find out how many people are visiting your website, how they are finding you, and what they are doing once they arrive at your website, you’ll want to set up some sort of website analytics program. It’s not as hard as it sounds, and tool we recommend has the best price of all – free! Read More...
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Political Domain Squatting
Domain squatting or cybersquatting is the term used for someone who registers a domain that infringes on another’s intellectual property or trademark. Some squatters attempt to sell names back to rightful owners for a profit, while others use the names to deceive. Political domain name squatting has grown in prevalence and can even effect local candidates. Read More...
6 Ways to Add Interactivity to Your Campaign Website
‘Brochureware’ is the term used to describe static websites. You know the type, the ones with pages that have not been updated since the 1990s. They are usually all text with a few images thrown in. If you’re lucky, the only interactive element might be a contact form. Read More...
Learn More About Your Campaign Website Visitors
Website analytics is a tool that provides important data concerning the visitors to a website, how they interact with the site, and even details that can help increase traffic. While most website hosting provides an ‘analytics package’, such as AWStats or Webalizer, the reporting and data provided is fairly crude. Google provides a free, professional-quality analyitics package that is easily incorporated into almost any website. Read More...
Keep Your Campaign Material Original – And Avoid the Consequences!
Here’s a reminder to make sure that you have rights and permission for anything you use on your political campaign website. Read More...
Political Fundraising with Widgets
In addition to general contribution and fundraising buttons on campaign websites, candidates can use widgets in a variety of ways to help get out the word and raise money. Read More...
Is Your Campaign Website Domain Really Yours?
One of the most important questions to ask when having any website created is ‘Will my website have a stand-alone domain?’ Note that the question refers to the website domain’s hosting, not the domain name itself. Anyone can have domain name – it’s where that name points to that counts and makes a difference in how much traffic can be generated. Read More...
Generating an Online Signature
Many candidates use the home page of their campaign website to personally address voters or constituents. It’s a nice technique, but what kills the illusion of an online ‘letter’ is the lack of a handwritten signature. Here are a few ways to generate a realistic-looking signature for your web pages. Read More...
Easy Link Building Tips For Your Political Campaign
We are often asked how quickly a new campaign website will appear on the search engines. Sometimes this question is asked before the site is even built! Read More...