Products And Services

ALONG WITH YOUR CUSTOM-DESIGNED WEBSITE, WE PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING:

• Website planning call(s) or meeting(s) as required to determine your needs
• A color-coordinated visual design which integrates client-supplied text and graphics materials into the overall look-and-feel of the website
• Installation and configuration of the website on the client-selected webserver
• Training and documentation which allows campaign staff to update content independently by adding photos, events, endorsements, etc. as well as modifying text
  
• 24 x 7 monitoring of the website after delivery throughout the campaign and for as long as Aristede.com continues to host the site
• Weekly GoogleAnalytics reports showing traffic and usage patterns, including trends over the lifetime of the site
  
• Technical assistance to the campaign staff in website operation for as long as Aristede.com continues to host the site
  

BASIC DESIGN FEATURES OF ARISTEDE.COM-DEVELOPED WEBSITES INCLUDE:

• TWO-WAY COMMUNICATIONS
  Your constituents/voters can communicate with you directly by sending a message from a "Contact Us" webform. The form uses the website's own built-in e-mail server.  Constituents can stay current with campaign activities by signing up to receive email updates.
  

• ONLINE FUNDRAISING
  Your Aristede.com website can link to ActBlue.com, Click & Pledge, PayPal, or any other secure funds-collecting mechanisms for contributors to make a secure online contributions to your campaign.  If you use ActBlue, you can add an RSVP button on a fundraising event posted on the website to collect advance entrance fees easily.
  

• EASE OF NAVIGATION
  Users can navigate the website using a context-sensitive navigation panel and folder-like tabs at the top and/or left of the page. When searching the website, users who have Javascript enabled on their browsers see a dynamically changing drop-down list of articles which changes as additional characters are typed.
  

• INFORMATION DISPLAYED IN MULTIPLE WAYS
  You can post news, calendar events, photos, and other content to your website. Constituents / voters will immediately be able to see the titles of the most recent new articles and any future events by viewing sidebars on the front page. Events may also be displayed in an online calendar which can appear on your Home page. Constituents can view your content using RSS feeds, making it easier for other websites to become aware of your content.  You can post photo sets, with or without folders.
  

• EASE OF MAINTENANCE
  Aristede.com websites provide state-of-the-art content management features. Campaigns can easily add or update content. Simply assign staffers role-based user accounts with password-protected access. For example, a volunteer may be allowed to add content which remains Private, but the Campaign Manager would need to Publish it before it appears to the public on the website.
  

• STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY
  Aristede.com provides clients with websites using open-source (free) software called Plone. Open-source software powers millions of websites without the ongoing expense of software licensing fees. Open-source software’s advantages to Aristede.com's clients include free cost, lack of a separate procurement cycle for software, and the availability of free online documentation, help forums, and updates. There is a large community of developers who continue to update Plone, keeping it current and constantly adding new features.