The purpose of MyPR is; “To get YOU Read”.In pursuance of that mission we have two more sites carrying our press releases: BlueSky (a product of the original Twitter Founders) Trades.co.za (Only carrying Press Releases submitted to the TRADES Category We make it easy for publishers to re-publish your press releases by: Extensive use of RSS – see the many options here: https://mypr.co.za/free-south-african-press-releases/#RSS A Daily Newsletter – sign up here: https://mypr.co.za/mail/ Easy to … [Read more...] about Expanding MyPR’s Reach
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Old Person Sayings Live On
The Sister Accord® Foundation Announces Transformative Team-Building and Leadership Retreat at Kruger Untamed Tshokwane River Camp, Now Open to All [Johannesburg, 5 June] – The Sister Accord® Foundation, a global movement founded by Sonia Jackson Myles, is excited to announce… Read More on MyPR.co.za … [Read more...] about Old Person Sayings Live On
Accolade for MyPR
As someone, somewhere, once said; “My overnight success is the result of 15 years of hard work!”I was pleasantly surprised to see the following message in my inbox this morning: Hi Alan, My name is Anuj Agarwal, I’m the Founder of FeedSpot. I would like to personally congratulate you as your blog MyPR has been selected by our panelist as one of the Top 40 Africa Blogs on the web. https://bloggers.feedspot.com/africa_blogs/ This is the most comprehensive list of Top 40 Africa Blogs on the … [Read more...] about Accolade for MyPR
MyPR Now Sharing to Bluesky Social
Yes, we are always looking at more ways to showcase and increase the reach of press releases posted to MyPR.In addition to our Facebook and other Social Media accounts MyPR has activated the facility to automatically share all posts from MyPR Africa AND MyPR International to our Bluesky social media account. You can find and follow MyPR on Bluesky here: @myprcoza.bsky.social MyPR on Bluesky Bluesky is a decentralized social network aiming to provide users with more control over their data and … [Read more...] about MyPR Now Sharing to Bluesky Social
My Idiot Savant Method of Determining What WORKS in the Search Engines
In a nutshell: Find a list of press releases that are successful so as to glean a winning method.So, to help you gain better exposure and reach on MyPR I suggest that you look at the Top 40 most consistently visited press releases on MyPR to start you journey. As you read each release take note of: Title Subject Tone Keywords and Placement Length Links out Featured/Free Structure Those who know me will nod their heads sagely when they hear me bang on about content as it must be; helpful, solve … [Read more...] about My Idiot Savant Method of Determining What WORKS in the Search Engines
PROOF: MyPR Press Releases Lead to Direct Sales
Beyond the Service Delivery Crisis – How GoodApp Is Creating Accountability Through Digital Innovation Beyond the service delivery crisis – How GoodApp is creating accountability through digital innovation - By Shaheen Price, Co-founder and CEO… Read More on MyPR.co.za … [Read more...] about PROOF: MyPR Press Releases Lead to Direct Sales
How to Write a Time Sensitive Press Release Around Your Countries Holidays (or Others)
Schneider Electric at AATF 2025 – Demonstrating True Industry Innovation in Energy Management and Automation Johannesburg, 2 May 2025 Schneider Electric , the global leader in energy management and automation, and recognised sustainability leader, will… Read More on MyPR.co.za … [Read more...] about How to Write a Time Sensitive Press Release Around Your Countries Holidays (or Others)
Maybe This Will Help Self Hosting Podcasters
We recently developed a WordPress web site for a religious organisation that wants to make their self hosted preaching clips behave in the following way: Categorised by topic (playlist) Single ‘set and forget’ auto placement of new clips With an immediately visible Download button No intention of selling the clips or monetising in other ways No need for a Podcast Host The ability to send a mass notification to members of new clips. Not willing to spend money on a premium product Plugins that we … [Read more...] about Maybe This Will Help Self Hosting Podcasters
Free and Affordable Online Services for Troubling Times
Reel Escape: Africa’s New Magazine Uniting Film, Tourism, and Community Johannesburg, 07 April 2025—Reel Escapes, a pioneering magazine, unveils Africa’s extraordinary creativity, innovation, and culture while capturing the continent’s breathtaking… Read More on MyPR.co.za … [Read more...] about Free and Affordable Online Services for Troubling Times
News for Journalists – Assassination, Awards, Assistance
In the PR World we have a ‘difficult to define’ relationship with journalists – we hate it when they don’t publish our puff pieces and love them to bits when they do.In any event journalism as an industry is under threat and it is behove upon us as PR Professionals to support and promote the journalism industry upon which we rely more than we will admit. So, MYPR does a weekly feature on journalists along with giving journalists the OPTION to promote their work via a FREE FEATURED JOURNALIST … [Read more...] about News for Journalists – Assassination, Awards, Assistance
Press Release Distribution South Africa
Do the budget friendly press release submission resources fail to perform in the Search Engines Do we really need Press release distribution services in South Africa? I had occasion to do the above search on Google recently. Okay, I confess, it was just an ego trip to see how MyPR performs for that particular set of keywords. In case you were wondering – at the time of writing MyPR was the 5th organic listing for the search term: “Press release distribution South Africa”. Dominating the search … [Read more...] about Press Release Distribution South Africa
News for Journalists – Expulsions, Signals and Awards
In the PR World we have a ‘difficult to define’ relationship with journalists – we hate it when they don’t publish our puff pieces and love them to bits when they do.In any event journalism as an industry is under threat and it is behove upon us as PR Professionals to support and promote the journalism industry upon which we rely more than we will admit. So, MYPR does a weekly feature on journalists along with giving journalists the OPTION to promote their work via a FREE FEATURED JOURNALIST … [Read more...] about News for Journalists – Expulsions, Signals and Awards
Link Price Calculator
What you would pay IF MyPR sold backlinks Why links back to your web site are a ‘good thing’ Whilst doing some research for an upcoming article about my woes with a large South African online shop piggybacking on our family businesses good name I had to find out just how much people were charging for backlinks. Definition of backlinks: An incoming hyperlink from one web page to another website. Popularised by Google in their early days of trying to rank web sites as the premise was that “the … [Read more...] about Link Price Calculator
The Power of a Press Release Powered by Helium
This morning I experienced the power of a press release from the point of view of a consumer.I’ll be quick: At around 6:00 am this morning I read a press release about Renergen’s first successful delivery of Helium The Helium project has been on the radar for a while and is known to me. I placed a buy order for a number of Renergen shares at 6:15 am At 9:00 am that order was executed and at 9:17 am the profit on that buy was already at 6.84% on my original investment. My ‘weapon of choice’ for … [Read more...] about The Power of a Press Release Powered by Helium
5 Major Reasons Why YOUR Press Releases are NOT Published
Bonus – 5 T’s to follow As a ‘jobbing journalist’ I receive many press releases via e-mail. What follows are five major reasons why those press releases are never published. REASONS why Your Press Release hits the BIN! Submitting as a FARGING PDF – when last did we see a printed newspaper? NOT Providing a PLAIN TEXT version in your e-mail – the journalistic secret weapon is “ctrl A, ctrl C, ctrl V” (heard of DOS yet?) Too many EMOTIVE Words – the refuge of the advertiser Submitting as a .jpg – … [Read more...] about 5 Major Reasons Why YOUR Press Releases are NOT Published













