Put Your Business in Front of St Francis Bay – Advertise on SFT with flexible placements and strong local reach

by | Mar 8, 2026 | Photo Of The Day, St Francis

St Francis Today continues to grow as a daily online news platform serving St Francis Bay, Cape St Francis and the surrounding Kouga region. The site attracts a loyal readership that checks in regularly for local news, events, community updates and regional stories.

For businesses, this creates a valuable opportunity to reach an engaged audience that lives, works and spends locally. A range of advertising options is available, allowing businesses to choose placements that suit both their budget and their message.

Display Advertising Options

Several display positions are available across the site. The masthead banner sits at the top of the homepage, offering maximum visibility. It is often used by major sponsors, events or businesses launching new promotions.

In addition, news ads appear within the flow of articles and are seen by readers as they actively consume content. Smaller formats, such as square ads and credit card ads, work well for businesses wanting a consistent presence across multiple pages. All ads are clickable to your business or sales page.

Other placements include corner ads, which sit neatly alongside content, and footer ads that appear at the bottom of pages.

Furthermore, widgets can appear within individual posts and articles. These placements allow brands to be associated with specific topics or stories that match their audience.

Content and Social Promotion

Beyond display advertising, businesses can also share their story through business features and advertorial articles. These pieces allow companies to explain what they do, introduce new services or highlight special offers.

Additionally, St Francis Today promotes its social media channels on Facebook and Instagram, extending reach beyond the website.

There are regular columns on topics like personal finance, travel, weather and events, as well as happenings in and around St Francis Bay.

If your brand or business is local, and you need local reach, the St Francis Today can help. Totally optimised for mobile, the newsletter-and-website combination hits north of 30k page views a month, which is not that bad at all.

Otherwise, if newsletters, online communication and mobile-based consumers are not really your target, there are a few print options available in St Francis Bay as well, such as the St Francis Chronicle and Info Ads.

Also, if you just want to read the news and have no interest whatsoever in advertising, then thanks for the support. It really is appreciated.

For advertising information, placement options or campaign ideas for St Francis Today, contact craig@truthcollective.co.za

A Zen Stone Cairn – photo of the day of a pile of stones that means something.

by | Feb 18, 2026 | Photo Of The Day

Someone took the time of day to make a zen stone cairn, and it is totally mesmerising. Not a local beach,  but an amazing, slightly altered photo.

A Pile of Stones That Means Something

You see them on the beach.
A zen stone cairn.
Balanced. Deliberate. Quietly confident.

It looks casual. It is anything but.

People have built stone cairns for thousands of years. The word comes from the Scottish Gaelic càrn, meaning a heap of stones. Early communities did not stack rocks for decoration. They built them to mark graves. They raised them on hilltops and ridgelines so everyone could see them. A cairn claimed space. It honoured the dead. It announced its presence.

Marking the Way

As travel expanded, cairns became practical. Shepherds stacked stones to guide flocks through mountain passes. Traders followed lines of cairns across wild terrain. In harsh northern landscapes, Inuit communities built inuksuit to direct hunters across ice and tundra. A simple pile of stones could prevent someone from walking in circles. It could point toward food, shelter, or safety.

Along rugged coastlines, sailors used cairns as visual markers. A stack of rocks could signal a safe landing or warn of submerged danger. In exposed landscapes, clarity mattered. Cairns delivered it.

Memory in Stone

People also used cairns to remember. Pilgrims added a stone before crossing a high pass. Soldiers raised them after the battle. Explorers left them as proof of arrival. Each stone recorded a moment. Each stack held a quiet narrative.

Why We Still Build Them

Today, someone balances stones on the sand for focus or beauty. The act feels modern. The instinct feels ancient. They’re also pretty cool.

More photos of the day here

 

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