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As your admin user, and from the left menu, choose administer -> access control. Then select the "roles" tab at the top. Use this form and the Add Role button to create the following roles to which users may later be assigned: Campaign Team, Campaign Volunteers, Candidate, Site Editors. Feel free to create additional or different roles as you feel the need.

Next choose the Permissions tab. Grant your Candidate and Site Editors roles privileges to do everything you might want done on the site. Your admin user, user ID #1, is capable of doing everything, including granting or revoking privileges. Other users are limited by how this page is configured.

Work is what happens when not enough people show up to play. That was never more true than when it comes to a running an electoral campaign.

As your admin user, choose administer -> users from the menu. Then select the "add user" tab. Complete the form, including providing a password and "Notify user of new account" checkbox and submit using the "Create new account" button. Repeat for each key member of your campaign team.

Your web site has to be kept up to date, but that's only a start. Make sure you use your email lists as well to stay in touch with your supporters and the public.

Our Basic Hosting Package comes packaged with eight lists preconfigured for your campaign. Our subscription forms are ready to link from your site so you can feed website visitors directly into your lists as subscribers.

Engaging your campaign supporters on line means you must both

(1) be careful not to abuse their consent to send your materials to their inbox; and

(2) that you must honor their intent to subscribe by not ignoring them.

Use this medium to send traffic appropriate in content and volume to your subscriber's expectations and it will be reflected in your real world campaign as increased contributions, volunteer engagement and turn-out at events and at the polls.