Your free holyrood.com website

Our website is Scotland’s premier political online portal delivering our influential audience exclusively on the web. Holyrood .com is the premier destination for the political, public sector and business elite who come to the site throughout the day for  breaking stories and news coverage via our free news service - Holyrood Today.

Holyrood.com contains an abridged version of the most recent versions of Holyrood magazine, a full version in electronic format and access to our policy conferences. In addition we deliver added value information via our daily newsletter. 

Our free job portal www.holyrood.com/jobs offers an online search and recruitment advertising service for the public sector, voluntary organisations and charities.

Holyrood.com is entirely designed, hosted and maintained in-house. Our own server farm and leased line connections allow us to respond quickly to technological changes. All  our websites are "Content Managed". Content management allows us complete control over all online content, ensuring current content with none of the usual inertia to updating on previous generation websites. We have embraced the Web 2.0 philosophy of user generated content within our entire organisation, and outwardly in areas such as Stakeholders, e-networking and event specific online content.

Holyrood.com  does not offer the facility of banner, button, skyscraper or MPU advertising, neither do we accept sponsorship.

Your holyrood.com website

From September 2008 we are  establishing an online community of private and private sector organisations with  an interest in Scottish affairs. Every organisations information will be housed in a Holyrood website and hosted in the public domain on holyrood.com.

We are trialling the holyrood web project  with a view to rolling out and marketing to a wider audience in 2009. One of the key drivers to the magazines success has been support from our commercial partners and advertisers. Consequently we would like to offer organisations who support our publications the facility of a bespoke holyrood.com website throughout the Parliamentary session 2008-09.

If you have an advertising or sponsorship campaign running in Holyrood magazine, a confirmed booking in either  the Holyrood Public Affairs Guide 2009 or the Holyrood Political Guide 2008-09 you will qualify for a holyrood.com website hosted free of charge.

Whether or not your organisations website contains policy or corporate communications content your Holyrood website can become a focal point for your communication strategy and online activity.

• Publish your organisations, departments and key staffs contact details along with objectives, mission statement or vision for the future
• Your manifesto, national strategy, response to current issues or consultations can be held online and easily distributed
• Policy documents, corporate publications, examples of best practise and areas of expertise can be held on line
• Diary events that may be of interest can be held on line e.g. conferences, media briefings or drinks receptions
• The PR potential is enormous -  keep an image and information library online. No need to send ungainly faxes, emails or PDF's - a one line mail with a link to your Holyrood website is quicker and more efficient. Create your own online newsroom
• Current and past policy documents can be stored in word or in downloadable format and  can be used to direct communication with politicians and officials
• The technology used on your website will allow you to upload text and images in minutes, reacting to political and policy statements. You can even upload podcasts e.g from party conference fringes, your own  conference or broadcast  your own announcements.  

 Building your holyrood.com website

Speak to your Holyrood representative and follow the simple instructions below:

Step one

1. Chose a dedicated URL for your website holyrood.com/yourorg
2. Agree a password and username that will allow you and your staff secure access to your website
3. Choose one hosting category from the list below that best reflects your primary area of interest hosting category. Your website will be hosted on www.holyrood.com under this heading.

Step two

Once you have agreed your URL, password and username, and hosting category you will receive email confirmation from the Holyrood support team. You are now ready to create and populate your holyrood website.Web 2.0 technology allows you to upload text, images and video and control all content and publish within minutes

1. Choose a logo and title for your website
2. Once you have established what content you want to publish chose a title for each page. You can choose any title you want and populate each page with content of your choice. To get you going here are a few ideas for page titles:

 Step Three

To upload your chosen text and images follow the instructions below:

 Text for www.holyrood.com

From 1 September 2008 we are  establishing our online community of private and private sector organisations with an interest in Scottish affairs. Holyrood stakeholder websites host useful information for politicians, the media and the policy community. To find out how you can have your own holyrood stakeholder website click here or call 0131 272 2135.

Please search and look at the test sites currently on line. Search for stakeholders by name from an initial 12 general interest categories or search by keyword.