Daniel Farr has achieved a great deal for somebody who had no experience of campaigning until he started a petition calling on First to reduce their bus fares.

Because of the petition, First are now holding a fares consultation, which finishes at the end of this month, and have reintroduced the three-stop hop ticket.

On the Bristol Bus Users website, Farr has now written what he has learnt since starting his campaign, which he hopes can be of use to other people.

1: E-petition – I started by creating a petition on the Bristol City Councils website but some councils don’t let you do this so instead use websites like 38 degrees, and change.org.

2: Contacts – You can often contact local politicians via social media like Twitter and Facebook. If there not on there you can use writetothem.com to find your nearest MP’s email address. I would recommend getting cross party political support if that’s possible.

3: Support – Look up local groups and charities that share similar aims to yours or who represent people that are affected by issues your campaigning against.

4: Spread the word – Use Facebook and Twitter to get people to sign your petition & ask local celebrities or activists with lots of followers to RT your tweets. Campaigners on other issues may retweet your message if you do the same for them.

5: Social Media – Use social media to set up a Facebook page (ask people to like the page) and also set up a Twitter account where people can contact you & follow your progress.

6: Public Event – Organize a peaceful demonstration and ask local MPs and councillors to speak at the event as this will help get you media attention.

7: Media appearances – If you get asked to appear on local radio or TV make sure you look smart, and plan 2-3 key points you want to get across to the public.

8: Website – Build a site if possible where you can collect all your campaign information in one place instead of spreading it out across different social media.