I was looking ideas for a family newsletter that I could use with word and I came across Site Pal. It was distracted for a little while because I used the free demo to send Bob Schmuck an email with a motivational message and a talking horse to my daughter.

I can really see how this can help a site. There is a text to speech option which I think is worth the extra money each month, but an audio can be used. If you don’t have a microphone on your computer, it can be done by phone. There are a lot of customization options. There are lots of characters (including holiday characters) to choose from. Each character can be customized with the following:

• Facial features
• Accessories
• Voice (including accent)
• Hair
• Background

You can even use your own photos of people (for avatar) and backgrounds.

The talking horse was really fun to make for my daughter. I can’t afford to subscribe right now, but I will be as soon as I get my income tax. I will try to just pay for the year.

Today I did sign up as an affiliate. The ads can be customized also with background color, text, how it is opened, and more. You can become a Site Pal affiliate by clicking here and going to the bottom of the page and clicking “Become a Site Pal partner”. I chose “Take the tour” for my banner because it is the most informative.

Even if you don’t sign up for a Site Pal account or as an affiliate, do the free demo, it is SO fun!

I want am going to do something similar when I get the chance, within the next month. I have not used affiliates much even though a year ago I signed up for everyone that I thought I could possibly use!

What I like about The 19th Floor’s use of affiliates:

• Personal-it looks like (and probably is) Mark Siegel’s suggestions
• Organized by topic-he has read, listen, watch
• Limited-two per topic
• visual-has pic of each book, CD, and movie

Sometimes I don’t want to add too much to this blog and to my Group Home Support blog because I want to change the design on both. I don’t want to have more stuff to “fix” when I do that. I have to get myself together and get the design change done or just put up the affiliates and maybe I’ll make enough money to pay someone else to change my blogs!!

On 4/19/07, American Medical ID

Hi Jan,

How are you? You have written a great article for American Medical-ID and about Care Givers. Are you are care giver? We assume you are as you have some great knowledge on the field. To help you in your efforts in promoting AMID we would like to offer your customers free shipping. Would you like us to give you the code?

Let us know what you need to achieve your first sale as we are really keen to work closely with you.

Kind Regards

Jamie Fortunaso
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I’ve written them back to get the code. I will add a “special offer” page to Jan’s Group Home Support Blog.

I have to admit that I’m impressed that they took the time to read my blog article! I have not made any money with them yet, either!