Why don’t you activate Kasumi, the anime SitePal character you see to your right, and see what I was able to do with my free trial in just a few minutes. ( Please don’t play it more than once, as I am only allowed a limited number of audio streams, and I want everyone visiting Scripts For Your Website to be able to hear Kasumi. )

But be careful if you go for the free trial! You can only use a limited number of featuress for free. If you get addicted, it will cost you a minimum of $9.95 / month. And that includes only the basic features:

• use of the editor, including over 60 characters and 230 background images or videos ( or use your own scene )
• adding audio via microphone, telephone, or from your own recording
• ability to publish to HTML webpages, emails, or PowerPoint
• 1,500 streams / month
• email support

Other features that you may like to have, such as using SitePal’s Text-to-Speech script, require a more expensive membership. And, of course, if you want everything that’s available, you had better be making a lot of money online, because it will cost you $250 / month!

Speaking of TTS, for the demo above I decided that my own voice wouldn’t sound too good coming out of a pretty girl’s mouth, so I found a website that will convert Text To Speech, and then send you an MP3 recording to use. If you’re interested, check out ABC2MP3.

I encourage you to give SitePal a try. It’s really a lot of fun, and it won’t cost you anything for 15 days. Of course, as usual, if you decide to pay a monthly fee, I will get a commission for my excellent salesmanship!

Experiment with the banner below – don’t be afraid! You can put words in Dana’s mouth. If you just enter something in the text box and click “Speak”, it will NOT take you to the SitePal website. Dana will just say it, and add a commercial message. Or you can click on other parts of the banner, if you dare!

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