Political Campaign Tips and Strategies

Listen Up! It’s Our Running For Office Podcast

Listen Up! It’s Our Running For Office Podcast

Have you listened to our political podcast series, Running for Office as an Online Candidate? If you are getting started in politics, this podcast series is for you. We discuss how to run a political campaign from the digital side. We cover the tips, tricks and ideas...

Maximizing the Impact: Best Practices for Online Donations

Maximizing the Impact: Best Practices for Online Donations

As anyone in politics knows, proper fundraising is crucial to winning an election. With the ease of online donation platforms, even local candidates are raising money digitally. But once you've secured those all-important donations, it's important to have a strategy...

6 Reasons Why Candidates Need a Political Website

6 Reasons Why Candidates Need a Political Website

When we started Online Candidate, potential clients would sometimes ask, "Tell me why I need a website." Back in the early 2000s, that was a legitimate question. Presidential candidates had been online since the 1990s, but local campaigning was still a few election...

Speak Like a Voter, Win Like a Candidate

Speak Like a Voter, Win Like a Candidate

Are you watching your language? I'm talking about the language of your campaign as you reach out to voters. In your advertising, speeches, and one-to-one interactions, are you conversing with or talking down to your audience? How do you talk down to an audience? By...

Creating a Political Campaign Timeline

Creating a Political Campaign Timeline

If you've ever run for local office, then you know that the stakes are high, no matter the position. And the competition can be as tough as any state or federal race. Planning out a timeline for your political campaign is an important step in winning. Knowing when to...

The Candidate Statement: Communicating Your Vision to Voters

The Candidate Statement: Communicating Your Vision to Voters

Who are you to voters? At the start of an election campaign, political candidates outline their positions on various issues. These are called candidate statements, and they are used to help voters make informed choices. In this article, we will explore what a...

Putting Together a Great Political Campaign Team

Putting Together a Great Political Campaign Team

Putting together an effective campaign team is crucial for any political candidate. It doesn’t matter if you are running for local city council or US Congress; no candidate can do it alone. A solid campaign team allows for a division of labor and the delegation of...