During the 1st and 2nd quarters of a general election year, many organizations begin executing their campaign strategies. Proponents typically have a head start over Opponents, as they are the ones who put forth the pending initiative or referendum. Meanwhile, Opponents are surveying the initiative process and other intelligence for activity of initiatives. Regardless, high online exposure is often in its infancy at this time. Ramp up typically starts only after proposition numbers are assigned to the approved ballot initiatives and referendum. The BallotPortal team believes that an effective online campaign should begin much earlier.
To help you achieve success, BallotPortal offers an array of services that will complement and enhance your organization’s FOR or AGAINST ballot measure campaign. Such services include; messaging strategy consulting, Domain leasing, Graphic design (internet & print), web site development, and web site hosting. Typically all services require a contractual arrangement as each transaction varies and is tailored to each client. So, whether you are in the strategy phase or further along in the operational and tactical stages, we are here to help. Please email or phone us to arrange an appointment for consultation.
Domain Leasing & Broker Services
Web Development & Hosting Services
Internet & Print Graphic Design
Domain Leasing & Broker Services:
Domain Leasing
What is domain leasing? It is not much different than a lease for your car or the apartment you rent. The leasing of a domain is an agreement between the owner(s) of the domain(s) and the customer/client that intends to use the domain for a legitimate purpose and for a specific time period.
Why should you consider leasing a ballot measure? First and foremost, much of the domain “real-estate” relative to ballot measures and propositions is owned by various parties. The present owners of these domains range from domain speculators to consulting firms specializing in ballot campaigns. Some owners reserve the names for their own special interest separate of any organized group wishing to formally announce a position on a ballot initiative. The second reason to choose leasing is that the most coveted domains are typically not for sale or fetch a price that is higher and unreasonable for short campaign time frames. Thirdly, citizens are most familiar with the proposition naming structure. YesOnProp8, NoOnProp10 are the best and most coveted examples. The idea here is to get the most easily memorable URL address where targeted users you wish to attract to your site can recall the address by memory.
There are a variety of ballot domain lease options. Whether you already have an existing site and wish to only forward traffic to it, or if you are starting fresh, we are here to help.
If you are interested in a domain, check out our leasing process for next steps.
Domain Lease Brokering Services
We are here to help you navigate the domain market and understand appropriate value proposition for your online messaging campaign. Not all domains relative to ballot measures and propositions are owned by BallotPortal. If you did not see a domain of interest on our proposition pages, you should consider our brokering services to act as an agent on your behalf. Although we may not own the domain, we know who does. We will use our resources to find you the right domain at the right price. After we find the domain of interest and settle negotiations, we also can assist with the complete transaction including escrow.
Our service is flat fee based, as to ensure your interest are protected. Please contact us for a consultation about your domain needs and we will be glad to assist.
Web Development & Hosting:
Your web presence is the first step of several for a successful online campaign. There are many factors to consider with your web site such as content types, technologies used, ease of maintenance, and many others. Our range of services begins with start-up sites (4 – 5 pages) to fully dynamic content sites that require constant maintenance. Development services are performed by in-house, virtual, and outsourced specialist and resources. No two customers are the same, so please contact us to arrange a consultation so we can outline the services to match your need.
- Web Development with CSS & Flash
- CSS, Web 2.0 (Facebook, Twitter, Blog, Chat, Multimedia (Video/Audio)
- Web Hosting & Search Engine Optimization
- Backend database services to support dynamic content, forms, and other site tools and features
Internet & Print Graphic Design:
Every effective online messaging strategy still requires physical print methods that are specifically targeted to the groups and demographics you wish to draw to your message. BallotPortal offers the following design services:
- 4-Color Print Development (posters, ads, flyers, direct mail, magazines, fund raising)
- Web Site Theme Development & Online Marketing (email, viral)
- Publication Development
