Fireside Web
Fireside Web is an easy to use Web site Content Management System (CMS) designed and developed specifically for congressional staffers.
Build and Launch a New Web Site
- Professional Design: Our team designs customized Web sites that project the Member’s unique image in a manner that has the most positive impact on viewers. Our clients’ Web sites have won numerous “Gold Mouse” Awards recognizing their superior design and logical navigation.
- No Templates: Each Web site is designed to the exact specifications of our clients. Throughout the design process, clients are able to request modifications and edits until satisfied with the overall design.
- Tight Deadlines: We work with offices to complete the Web site in a timely manner and meet client deadlines.
- Pre-written content: Fireside Web sites contain over 100 pages of content on constituent services, saving congressional staff countless hours of compiling and writing copy.
- Content Management: Our easy-to-use eManager program will allow you to quickly and easily add and update content throughout your Web site. You do not need special software, knowledge of HTML or any technical experience.
Web Site Features
- Surveys + Email Sign-up: Encourage your constituents to subscribe to your eNewsletter by using a simple Web form or an engaging survey. Surveys on your Web site get attention and can automatically opt-in constituents to your eNewsletter.
- On Demand Video: Our play-in-place video player features the latest flash technology to allow videos to be played directly inside your Web site. This is a great tool to highlight floor speeches, news clips or personal messages recorded by the Representative. In addition, your constituents can use the included “embed code” to post your video on their blog just like YouTube. To ensure compliance with franking rules, our solution does not include any advertising or third party videos.
- Social Bookmarking: Social bookmarks allow constituents to “tag” Web pages they find interesting and share them with their friends. Our social bookmark integration provides one-click shortcuts on documents in your news room for all the popular social networks, including Facebook, Digg, Newsvine, Yahoo Buzz and more. Through these networks, your site’s content will spread virally through your constituents’ network of contacts.
- Podcasting: Your constituents can listen to your latest audio clip by subscribing for automatic downloads of your Podcasts. You can also host an archive page on your site that plays the audio directly in the browser.
- Blog: A blog can be a highly engaging element of your Web site. We can configure your blog with or without comments. Additionally, we can set-up a moderation queue if your office wishes to approve comments before they are posted to the Web site.
- Interactive Maps: Google maps are an engaging and interactive feature for any Web site. These maps will not only dress up your site’s district page, but will also enhance up your “Visiting Washington” page. They can even be implemented as an “accomplishments” map.
- News Room: Easily manage your news archive of press releases, statements, news clips, etc. All of these documents can include associated files and photos and are tagged by issue for quick browsing.
- Issue Statements: Your legislative policies are the most highly trafficked pages of your Web site. Fireside Web allows you to publish issue pages that automatically feature relevant press releases and speeches.
- Photo Slideshow: Keep your photo albums organized in a clean, attractive and engaging interface. The intuitive user interface lets you browse hundreds of photos with no delays.
- Interactive Forms: Fireside Web sites act as an online portal for your constituents to contact your office. Easy to use online forms are available for contact, flag, tour, scheduling, and many other requests.
Support and Technology
- Security: Fireside21 is a preferred House of Representatives vendor. We ensure the security of our clients’ information and Web sites by maintaining servers behind the House firewall in the Ford House Office Building.
- Training: Our Fireside21 team will train your staff on our eManager software and show you how to update your Web site.
- Knowledge Base: Fireside21 provides how-to-guides for all of eManager’s functionality in our searchable knowledge base providing 24/7 customer support.
- Traffic Statistics: Fireside21 provides clients with several options for monitoring traffic to their Web sites.