What Would Ron Paul Do? (wwrpd.org) - updated and ready for digg

[Brian Bailey]

The site has been polished up cosmetically courtesy of DJ RP.

I have gotten some very encouraging responses through forums and through email for the site. Now it's time to see if the community thinks the message is worth spreading.

Here is a Digg link (http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/What_Would_Ron_Paul_Do_WWRPD_org) for it.

I have gotten some suggestions for improvements as well as an email request to make a PDF version that would be used as a flyer. I will work on these and may be asking for more assistance on some of it.

Thanks everyone!

[me3]

Great job!

[Energy]

The site is ok but needs work... merely suggestions:

Use a stronger headline (the "If you find yourself in a difficult situation...." is ho-hum and wordy). In marketing speak, the headline makes or breaks an ad because it's the first thing people see. Be provocative. One approach is asking a question people NEED to hear that the media glosses over, like:

"Which 2008 Republican Presidential candidate received the most contributions from the military?"

"Which 2008 Republican Presidential candidate supports 70% of the American people who want us out of Iraq?"

Next...

With the first list of pointers (the one with "Ron Paul would treat everyone with respect"), you can replace Ron Paul with just about anybody because it's so generic. I would take it out that whole list and replace with something like this (just off the top of my head):

What Would Ron Paul Do About _______ ?

What would Ron Paul do about the Iraq War?
(answer)

What would Ron Paul do about YOUR income tax?
(answer)

What would Ron Paul do about abortion?
(answer)

What would Ron Paul do about illegal immigration?
(answer)

What would Ron Paul do about gay marriage?
(answer)

And so on.

All answers can include links and/or embedded YouTube videos.
Address the hot topics. Good for those one-issue voters. Speak to the visitor using "YOU/YOUR".

Add embedded videos like the Ron Paul: A New Hope

[me3]

The site is ok but needs work... suggestions:
I kinda like that it is a softer sell than most of the other sites which already cover all of the Ron Paul positions and virtues. It's more about RP the man, and not the candidate, which can be used in some situations as a soft sell.

[Brian Bailey]

Thanks for the feedback. This is the sort of stuff I'm hoping to hear.

Me3 is thinking along the lines I was when I created the site, which is that this sort of website serves a different audience. I really put some effort into choosing the right words to create the effect that I was after. The best example of this is probably the section at the end about YouTube. While I am personally so very angry about the MSM bias that sometimes I spend minutes on end ranting to my girlfriend about it, I chose to use a very neutral and even-keel tone because I think it will be quite effective in many situations.

[Brian Bailey]

Sorry, I should have added that I am strongly considering adding a separate section mentioning Ron Paul's policy suggestions as you suggest, Energy. I really do appreciate your input.

In particular, I am thinking about linking to an image of the back side of this awesome Founding Fathers flyer (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=16701).

[Energy]

Good idea on using the back side of that flyer to avoid reinventing the wheel.

[Brian Bailey]

*bump before bedtime*

See you all tomorrow.

[Brian Bailey]

Sparx made some great buttons for the site:

http://www.ronpaulwall.com/images/rp1.gif

http://www.ronpaulwall.com/images/rp2.gif

http://www.ronpaulwall.com/images/rp3.gif

http://www.ronpaulwall.com/images/wwrpdc.gif

http://www.ronpaulwall.com/images/wwrpd_s.gif

You can Digg the site here (http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/What_Would_Ron_Paul_Do_WWRPD_org) if you want.

[deborak]

I think it's fantastic! (I wish some people who post here would follow it to the letter.) I will be spreading this far and wide.

[me3]

Here is a Web 2.0 badge for blogs and websites

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/5672/wwrpdorgpu4.png

[Brian Bailey]

More awesome contributions. You folks rock.