Connecting People who want to Learn with People who have a Passion to Teach
Mydreamcourse.co.za is a directory for education and training institutions in South Africa. We are committed to enhancing local skills, expertise, knowledge, competencies and add value to students personal development and careers.
We would like to invite your company to join South Africa’s most popular network for education and training courses and give our readers the opportunity to see who you are and what you have to offer.
We will do it all for you!!!
To assist and make it even easier, we will do it all for you. That’s right!!!! Just send us all your company and course information and we will upload it all for you.
Price
In short, we charge a nominal fee once we feel that you are satisfied with the feedback and hits you have received via our network. Until then the network is free for you to utilise.
Try our risk-free service.
We are confident that you will see the benefits, and decide to take advantage of our advertising opportunities like so many others.
2012 Pricing Schedule
Branches
Type
Course Listings
Annual Cost
Payment Type
1
Standard
1
480
Annual
1
Bronze
2 – 10
780
Annual
1
Silver
11 – 20
1080
Annual
1
Gold
21 - 30
1380
Annual
1
Platinum
31 - 40
1680
Annual
1
Premier
UNLIMITED
1980
Annual
All prices are quoted in South African Rands excluding VAT
Unlimited listings during FREE trial period
All fees are charged on an upfront annual basis
What you Get
Company Profile
Course Listings
Name of Business / School / Institution
Company Background & detailed description
Company Logo
Accreditation Details
Physical & Postal Address
Contact Details
Email Address
Detailed course description
Minimum course requirements
Price
Course Location
Course type - part-time, full time, online
Start date
Final registration date
Additional notes
Lecturer contact details
Newsletter
Newsletters are regularly e-mailed to students, schools and HR departments; keeping them adrift of the latest news and courses on offer as well as specials, promotions and career advice.
Administration Panel + Statistics
24/7 Profile and Course Content Management
View course statistics showing course views, information requests and course registration requests.
Benefits
Course Providers
Students
Direct Advertising coverage
Generate sales leads
One-way back link to your site (SEO)
Increased Site Traffic
Detailed course statistics
Direct student contact
Cost-effective
Increased brand visibility and awareness
No referral fees or commissions
No software downloads, updates or installation
24/7 online content management
Free to browse
Course listings can be viewed at any time
Detailed course description
Contact course providers directly
Save your favourite courses
Extensive range of courses available
Conveniently categorised directory
Search by region and city
FREE newsletter filled with news, specials, promotions and career advice on offer
How to register
Do it yourself and register online!
Follow these simple steps:
Step 1 : Register as a Course Provider - ("Sign up below and complete the registration form”. Click ‘continue’ and go to your admin panel.)
Step 2 : Edit and complete your Company Profile - (Click on "Profile" in the menu bar and choose "Edit Profile" and complete form and upload your company logo).
Step 3 : Add your Courses - (Click on "Courses" in the menu bar and choose "Add a Course").
We will do it all for you
Let us register your company and upload your courses for you!
Option 1: If you have a website with your company information and detailed course descriptions, all you have to do is send us an e-mail granting us permission to register your company on your behalf and give us your company website address. Simple, right?!
Option 2: If you don’t have a website then all you need to do is send us an e-mail with the following information:
Company Information: Company Name, Contact Person, Preferred user name (this cannot be changed after registration), Telephone #, Fax #, Cellular #, e-mail address, website address, Company background (unlimited words), Company logo (please attach to your e-mail)
Course Information: Course name, Course Category (suggest a category or we will classify courses for you), Detailed Course Description, Course venue.
PAID
FREE TRIAL
Number of Course Listings
Per Plan
1
Priority Search Results Listing
YES
-
Company Name
YES
YES
Detailed Company Description
YES
YES
Company Logo
YES
YES
Accreditation Details
YES
YES
Physical and Postal Address
YES
YES
Email Address
YES
YES
Contact Details: Telephone, Fax Cellular
YES
-
Home Page Featured Course
YES
-
Home Page Featured Course Provider
YES
-
One-Way Link to Website
YES
-
Upload Company Brochure
YES
-
FREE Blog Post - Standard
4
-
FREE Blog Posts - Bronze
8
-
FREE Blog Posts - Silver
12
-
FREE Blog Posts - Gold
16
-
FREE Blog Post - Platinum
20
-
FREE Blog Posts - Premier
24
-
Marketing and Promotions
- Google Adword Campaign directing traffic to the network and course listing
- Link exchanging with relevant education websites and directories
- Submission to search engines and local directories
- Print media including newspapers, magazines and editorials
- Targeted e-mail campaigns – schools, HR departments, etc
- Newsletter with Industry news, articles, promotions and specials
Comments and Feedback
If you have any comments, suggestion or feedback - we welcome your input. Please let us know and send an email to info@mydreamcourse.co.za.
“You are such a good training centre. Keep up the good work. This will oblige people.” – Thembelani (student)
“Thank you for this great website.” - Lesley-Ann Engel (student)
“Many thanks, and lovely website!!!” – Mandy Hugo (student)
“Loving your newsletter and loving your website! I think you've done a great job!” – Karen Rosenberg (student)
“Thank you. I must say that the service has been great.” - Naomi Miskey (BHC School of Design)
“Over the last year your directory resulted in 3% of new registrations and 4% of sales, quite worthwhile.” - Todd Kaplan (Wildlife Campus)
“Thank you so much for your excellent site!” – Anne Dreyer Erasmus (Colourworks International)
“Thank you kindly for an excellent website and efficient customer service.” – Elsabe Baker (Healing Hands International)
“Thanks, your site has been FANTASTIC for us and we look forward to being customers for a long time to come!" - Janice Martin (Instructability (Pty) Ltd)
“Thank you very much for your assistance. I have heard great things about this site and cannot wait to have my courses listed” - Michelle Lisa Hogan (Entice Make-Up Studio)
“This is really awesome. Many thanks and we look forward to subscribing to your service and to receiving many enquiries from potential students.” – Don Leffer (Tourism Hospitality & Sport Business School)
“I just thought I should let you know that I have had many requests for courses through your website. It has been amazing. I have even had enquiries as far as Nigeria!!! Thanks you very much so far!” – Joan Launspach (Joan's Crafts)
“I am content, and would like to tell you that there was no success before I became a member of the My Dream Course. The course listing is superb. I am anxious to do my work. Thank you very much for your patience and assistance, I appreciate it. - David Steve Matthe (Academy of Ethnomedical Sciences)
“Looks very interesting and easy to use.” – Andy Dove (Ocean Sailing Academy)
“We will happily support your initiative and feel that My Dream Course is a valuable resource for any prospective student.” - Nuno Martins (The Animation School)
"We have had very good feedback from your website and definitely want to sign on permanently" - Lee (Institute of Fitness Professionals)
"Your site and service is exemplary" - Frik van Jaarsveld (SA Leathercraft Academy)
"Thanks for the quick update! Excellent service" - Marelise Krige (Dynamikos Training Network)
Overview
1. Banner Advertising
2. Blog Publishing
3. Advertise an Event
4. Benefits of Online Advertising
5. Legal Notes
Through engaging media that captivates people, we offer a unique opportunity to connect with your audience in a more personal and targeted way.
Our websites receives on average over 29 000 unique visitors and over 110 000 pages views every month. Advertising with us can expose your business, product, or service to thousands of customers in a relevant and powerful way.
Our advertising channels provide highly visible placements to reach your potential customers. We offer low cost effective advertising solutions that enable advertisers to showcase their brands to our loyal and engaged customers.
We understand that all our clients have different needs and budgets… so drop us a line, and our team will find a solution to work specifically for you. To discuss the best option for your business, get in touch with us and send us an email.
1. Banner Advertising
The table below provides the guidelines for Eligible Ad Units on mydreamcourse.co.za.
Submit all Advertiser Content and copy to advertise(at)mydreamcourse.co.za.
Email submission information must include:
• Advertiser Name
• Advertisers contact number
• Advertiser Email Address for daily statistic reports
• Preferred Campaign Start & End date
• Creative Files
• Alt Text (if applicable)
• Linking URL
Media Type: JPEG
NOTE:
Payment for all insertions must be made in advance.
Banners with white background must have a 1-pixel border (minimum).
Creative processing turnaround time is 3 business days, permitting all Advertising Content and related technical elements meet Mydreamcourse.co.za guidelines. If advertisements do not comply with the technical specifications or content policies, this may delay the start date for a particular placement and or campaign.
If you would like to publish an article on our blog site to promote your company, organization, courses on special, promotions that you might be running, special events, open days, etc; please send us your article to publish. All published articles are also networked via our Facebook and Twitter sites.
Price
Free articles depending on membership subscription.
Membership
Free Blog Posts
Standard
4 per year
Bronze
8 per year
Silver
12 per year
Gold
16 per year
Platinum
20 per year
Premier
24 per year
Technical Specifications - Blog Article Guidelines
Submit all article content and copy to blog(at)mydreamcourse.co.za.
Email submission information must include:
• Company name
• Author’s name
• Article Title
• Copy text in MS Word format or Text format.
• Your company logo
• At least 3 other images. We recommend 1 image per paragraph
We cannot increase size of photos without losing quality.
We recommend at least 1 image per paragraph.
This information may also be used in our newsletter that we post.
3. Advertise an Event
Advertise a local event in our Blog and Facebookcalendars. If you are hosting an open day, exhibition, trade show, or special event, we are offering you the opportunity list your event.
Submit all Event content and copy to advertise(at) mydreamcourse.co.za.
Email submission information must include:
• Advertiser Name
• Advertiser Email Address
• Advertiser Contact number
• Event website (if available)
• Event Name
• Full Event Address for Google maps
• Event Start & End date
• Event daily Start & end times
• Event copy text
• One thumbnail image
Cost effective. The cost of advertising online is considerably cheaper than traditional media.
Rapidly growing audience . The number of internet users grows rapidly every month.
More space . You can communicate a larger amount of information about your business to your target audience online. Through animation, video and interactive adverts you are able to get more information on your business offering to your audience. Even a static banner advert with limited size specifications, have click-through capabilities which means your audience can click through to your website to find out more.
Unmatched tracking capabilities . You are able to obtain stats on how many views your advert received and how many click-through’s there were to your website. Monitoring the effectiveness of your online advertising through web stats means you can change those adverts that are not working or re-use those that are. Traditional advertising media is like shooting in the dark.
Highly targeted audience . You can target exactly who sees your advert resulting in a highly receptive audience. Internet users are more affluent, better educated and more willing to spend money.
Availability . Your advert is available 24/7 for the period you have purchased. You have a longer exposure time for the period which you have paid.
Direct response . Your target audience can respond immediately to your adverts by clicking through to your website to learn more or even buying from you immediately.
5. Legal Notes
Interested in display advertising opportunities with My Dream Course? Contact us at advertise@mydreamcourse.co.za for more information.
Mydreamcourse.co.za ("My Dream Course") has set forth the following Advertising Policies and Specifications to help guide advertisers and their agencies in preparing advertisements for display on the My Dream Course.com websites. These policies and specifications apply to the advertising creative that appears on My Dream Course.com, any technology or software used to serve and display the advertisements, and the landing pages that appear when a user clicks on such advertisements (collectively, "Advertiser Content"). This document outlines our standard policies and specifications.
These policies are intended to help guide advertisers, but the advertiser is solely liable for the Advertiser Content, notwithstanding My Dream Course’s acceptance of an insertion order or display of such advertisements.
General Technical Guidelines
• Advertisements must not collect any information from or about individual users (whether or not such information is personally identifiable) without My Dream Course’s prior written consent.
• All advertisements must generate a new window and the existing My Dream Course window must remain open.
• All advertisements must be in-banner and not expand, either automatically or by mouse roll-over.
• All advertisements must not include pop-ups or pop-unders, nor may landing pages spawn pop-up or pop-under advertisements to a user.
• My Dream Course does not allow ads with flashing, excessive animation, "fake winner" copy or fake functionality such as HTML Drop Downs or Search Forms.
• If an advertisement uses third-party tags and has My Dream Course's prior written consent, please include specific trafficking instructions. A contact at the third-party is required and must be provided to My Dream Course prior to the campaign start date.
• All impression delivery and billing will be based on My Dream Course reporting numbers unless otherwise specified in the applicable insertion order.
• All tags for Thank You Placement must be secure.
• If Advertising Content is late or does not meet guidelines noted herein, My Dream Course reserves the right to extend the campaign by the number of days the Advertising Content was late in order to reach the contracted impression goals. However, My Dream Course will work with the applicable advertiser or agency to deliver all impressions within the contracted flight dates pending placement and available inventory.
• Advertisements may not use My Dream Course logos or trademarks or mention or refer to My Dream Course, its site, or its brand in any manner without My Dream Course's prior written consent.
• Ads must incorporate advertiser’s trademark. The messaging should not mislead the user.
• Advertisements must not interfere with navigation on My Dream Course.com, obscure other content or advertisements, access or alter user's computer settings or preferences, or otherwise unduly or inappropriately interfere with the user's experience of or My Dream Course’s operation of My Dream Course.com.
• Advertisements must not trigger downloads of software to a user’s computer without first providing the user with clear and conspicuous disclosures regarding the installation, operation and removal of the software, and providing the user with an opportunity to decline to install the software after such disclosures are made.
• The display URL must be the actual destination URL (i.e., the website that the advertisement's link resolves to, not a redirect) of the advertisement so that it informs the user of the destination website of the advertisement.
• The destination URL of an advertisement must work properly and resolve to a working website. It cannot connect to an email address or file, and must not be under construction.
• All advertisements must support "http:" and "https:" for visitors who browse and purchase in secure mode.
• By running your ad campaign on our site, you consent to us performing security checks on your ads.
Advertising Creative Policy
All Advertiser Content must be appropriate for general audience and must comply with all laws, rules and regulations that apply to the Advertiser, the Advertiser Content and any location where the advertisements may appear.
• Religious or spiritual services and related content is not allowed.
• Political – political party related and/or issue related is not allowed.
• Toys and other products 'marketed to children' are not allowed.
• Loyalty/Affinity/Rewards and related content is not allowed.
• Foul, vulgar or obscene language or content that features nudity or excessive violence including blood, guts, and guns is not allowed.
• Pharmacies & Medical/Pharmaceutical Products: Advertisements for pharmacies and medical or pharmaceutical products are restricted based on applicable laws and subject to My Dream Course's prior written approval. Generally speaking, My Dream Course will accept advertisements for common/general conditions such as Cold remedies.
• Advertising of special or free offers: The landing page must prominently present the offer being advertised. Example: If the advertisement offers 50% off, then the landing page must feature the products that are 50% off.
• Free Offers & Sweepstakes: Advertising promoting sweepstakes may or may not be allowed, subject to My Dream Course's prior written approval. Advertising "free" goods or services must indicate that terms and conditions apply.
• Calls to action: Non-specific calls to action (e.g., "Click here") are not allowed. Specific calls are acceptable. Example of acceptable call to action would be 'click here for more information', 'watch video', etc.
• Pornography, escort services, products claiming to enhance sex, and other "adult" sexual content is not allowed.
• Illicit drugs, drug paraphernalia or products to beat drug tests are not allowed.
• Gambling or gambling paraphernalia, including online gambling, poker, or bingo is not allowed.
• Tobacco or tobacco related products are not allowed.
• Illegal activities, including false document services, counterfeit designer goods, cable descramblers, fireworks, websites that promote hacking or evading law enforcement are not allowed.
• Weapons, including guns, gun parts, kits, mace, blank powder and ammunition are not allowed.
• Depictions of excessive tattoos and body piercing are not allowed.
• Medical research solicitations are not allowed.
• Acupuncture and related content is not allowed.
• Psychics and related content is not allowed.
• Content that is defamatory, libelous, invasive of another's privacy is not allowed.
• Hate speech – inciting or advocating violence or racial intolerance is not allowed.
• Content that is threatening, abusive, harassing, or advocate against a protected group, whether based on race, color, national origin, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, age or any similar or other category is not allowed.
• Content that promotes any illegal or dangerous activity is not allowed.
• Deceptive, false or misleading content is not allowed.
• Content or technology that infringes, encourages, or enables the infringement of, the intellectual property or personal rights of others is not allowed.
My Dream Course reserves the right to add, remove or modify this policy at any time by placing updated advertising policies on My Dream Course. My Dream Course reserves the right to reject or remove any advertisements at any time in its sole discretion.
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