Free Press Release Submissions

Submit Africa related Press Releases at no charge here. NOTE: Press Releases with NO relevance or bearing to Africa are NOT FREE and require payment.

Have a ‘REAL’ story? CLICK HERE to see if you qualify for a free featured release.

A Quick Registration and/or login on MyPR will ensure that you get notification of when your press release is published.

Submit your article / news / event here. By submitting you agree that subscribers to MyPR may re-publish your work. Your chances of having your press release published will be much greater if you familiarise yourself with our accepted format before making a submission.

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Featured Article?

Featured Articles appear in the home page slider, randomly at the bottom of every press release and every sidebar. PLUS - any hyperlinks are fully preserved. Cost: $7.50 only via Paypal.
Select 'Yes' to have your release as a paid feature on MyPR.

Article Title*

Your Article*

HINT: Copy and paste from a plain text editor (e.g. notepad). Paid For releases are allowed to insert URL Links.

Website for more information on the above:

Please provide a DIRECT link to a RELEVANT page that will help journalists and editors to find out more.

Should Your Press Release be under an EMBARGO then please choose a Date and Time below for publication.

Embargo Date

Embargo Time

Category*

Choose the category closest to your subject matter.

Geographical Focus*

Select ONE geographical area / city that your article addresses the closest.
NOTE: International Releases with NO relevance or bearing to Africa are NOT FREE and will only be published AFTER payment of $7.50.
The decision to publish or not is at the sole discretion of the Editors of MyPR.

FEATURED PRESS RELEASES may upload full size images, reference a YouTube Video, insert relevant hyperlinks AND get much greater reach and exposure via our many social media and online channels. CLICK HERE to join.

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How many Images are you uploading?

Maximum of THREE

Image 1

Accepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.

Images larger than 500 kilobytes will be deleted. A reduced image size will appear with this article.
Featured Press Releases display images at Maximum Width. NB: Please provide photographer accreditation.

Image 2

Accepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.

Images larger than 500 kilobytes will be deleted. The optimum image size BEFORE upload will have a MAXIMUM width of 1200 pixels and be less than 400 kilobytes in size. NB: Please provide photographer accreditation.

Caption 2

Caption for the above image

Photo 2

Photographer / Media House Accreditation for the above image

Image 3

Accepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.

Caption 3

Caption for the above image

Photo 3

Photographer / Media House Accreditation for the above image

Your Name*

First Last

Email*

Your PR or Marketing Company Name*

Your Company Website

Featured Press Releases may also add links to a Twitter and Facebook Account as well as featuring a YouTube Video.

Your Client Name*

The name of your client that you are submitting on behalf of.

Your Client's Website

The URL to your client's web site

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Twitter

e.g. https://twitter.com/MyPE

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Facebook Page

e.g. https://facebook.com/MyPEco

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YouTube Video

Use the SHARE link - e.g. http://youtu.be/ujZp1TV2vww - any other link will NOT work.

Newsletter?

Yes

This newsletter is only to receive infrequent updates to MyPR, Tips and Special Offers.
To receive the free daily press release newsletter with news that you may freely republish please CLICK HERE (Opens in a NEW window).

The decision to publish or not is at the sole discretion of the Editors of MyPR.

We are looking for a certain standard and provide these handy hints to help you:

Answer the 5W’s and 1H: Who, What, When, Where, Why and How.
Be objective (keep opinions and ‘flowery language’ out of the story).
Get your facts right.
Don’t plagiarise.
Give credit where it is due.
Cite references.
Provide URL’s so that your readers can discover more.
Rather be accurate than first.
Start with the most important facts first and follow with supporting information.
Don’t copy and paste your press release from word processing software – use notepad or other.
See – Google’s Updated Link Schemes Policy and MyPR – for more info.

The press releases that gain the most attention adhere to the above guidelines, are entertaining and are NOT pure sales pitches.

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NOTE: Any press releases that do not follow the above guidelines or have no bearing on South Africa, are thinly disguised adverts with no ‘meat’ are deleted – to date our rejection percentage is 2.86%.

NOTE: We are happy to do minor edits – please do not submit sloppily written, grossly grammatically incorrect drivel. If English is NOT your first language please get someone to rewrite your releases for you!

Our Accepted Standard – A quick synopsis of the Press Release Submission form fields above:

Article Title: Keep it Short, Punchy and Relevant to your news
Your Article: Please note the title here – Your ARTICLE – not your ADVERT. Articles must be newsy, informative or entertaining. If you post an article that is a thinly disguised ad it will be deleted. Not sure? Then contact us for advice.
Website for more information on the above: When a decent journalist or editor decides to explore your article in more depth they will do some research and look for opinions, facts, quotes etc. By providing a DIRECT link to a RELEVANT page that will help journalists and editors to find out more you will be one step ahead of the game. This URL that you provide will be framed in the bottom of your press release on MyPR – helping journalists and editors save time.
Category: Choose the category closest to your subject matter
Geographical Focus: Select the geographical area / city that your article addresses the closest.
How many Images are you uploading?: Images are automatically resized to a width of 700 pixels. Images larger than 500 kilobytes will be deleted. The optimum image size BEFORE upload will have a MAXIMUM width of 700 pixels and be less than 200 kilobytes in size. NB: Please provide photographer accreditation.
Your Name: The person submitting the press release’s name – Yup that is YOU.
Email: The person submitting the press release’s email.
Your Company Name: The PR Firms name
Your Company Website: The PR firms website URL
Twitter: The Company or PR firms Twitter account
Facebook Page: the company or PR firms Facebook page
YouTube Video: If the company you are submitting the press release has a YouTube video RELEVANT to the press release you may place the YouTube share URL here. Use the SHARE link which you access on YouTube by clicking the SHARE tab underneath the video and it will look something like this: https://youtu.be/9ovzdChGkuU

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