A website for your campaign, ready fast, for any party
This page is for candidates and local officials of any party or none. A campaign needs a site quickly, it needs to work on every phone, and it needs to stay in the campaign's hands after the election.
What a campaign site needs
- Your bio and your issues, in your words
- Who you are and what you stand for, one short page each. You write or approve every word. I keep the wording plain so any voter can read it.
- Events and volunteer signup
- A list of upcoming events you can change yourself, and a short volunteer form that goes to your email or the tool you use.
- A donate button to your processor
- The button links to the compliant processor your campaign uses, such as ActBlue, WinRed or Anedot. The site does not take donations itself.
- The "Paid for by" disclaimer
- Federal campaigns follow FEC rules on disclaimers. State and local campaigns follow their state rules, in Maine those of the Ethics Commission. The exact wording is the campaign's responsibility. I put it where the rules say.
- Accessible, fast, and in your name
- Voters include people with disabilities and people on old phones with weak signal. The site meets WCAG 2.2 AA, loads fast, and every account is in the campaign's name, so it stays yours after election day.
What the free check looks for
The free check reads your front page in a few seconds. These are the results that matter most here.
- No viewport tag, so the page shows as a shrunken desktop page on a phone.
- Pinch-zoom switched off, which fails WCAG.
- No share image, so a link shared by supporters shows a blank preview.
- No meta description, so search results show a random line.
- Served over plain HTTP, which makes people wary of the donate link.
Run the free check. The full review goes through every page for $9.
What you get, and what it costs
- You pay what you think the site is worth, from $100. It is the same site at every price.
- Every account, from the domain to the hosting, is in your name.
- It loads fast, works on every phone, and works with a screen reader and a keyboard.
- No trackers, and nothing about your customers is sold.
- If you want me to keep it safe and current, the care plan is $9 a month. It is optional.
Questions
- Do you work for any party?
- Yes. I build sites for candidates and officials of any party. The content is yours, and I do not add political views of my own.
- How fast can the site be ready?
- A simple campaign site with a bio, issues, events, volunteer signup and a donate link can be ready in days once I have your text and photos.
- Does the site process donations?
- No. The donate button links to your compliant processor, such as ActBlue, WinRed or Anedot. They handle the money and the reporting details.
- Who writes the disclaimer?
- Your campaign is responsible for the wording, under FEC rules for federal races or your state's rules for state and local races. I place it where it is required on the site.
- What happens to the site after the election?
- It stays in the campaign's name. You can keep it, change it to an office page if you win, or take it down.
See what your site needs
Start with the free check of the site you have. If you have no site yet, tell me about your business and I will reply.