Create Your Own Free Talking E cards

Creating Talking E-Cards

Creating your talking e-card is fun and simple! Talking cards usually have a combination of text or greetings for the occasion, graphics or animation, music or background sounds for the card. Customizable talking cards allow you to type in whatever words you want "spoken" by the card, and then you can typically preview the card and send it to the person of your choice.

Talking e-cards may also have text, graphics, and sound choices available, as well as a function that allows you to upload your own audio. If you have a computer microphone, turn it on, record your message or greeting, and save as a .wav file. Then you can upload that sound to e-card sites that incorporate audio into cards. You may be able to set the date of when to send the card, and some sites also allow you to send the card to multiple e-mails addresses at the same time. This is a great option for joke cards, engagement announcements, and Christmas cards.

Where to Create Your Own Free Talking E-Cards

There are many sites that offer free e-cards and talking e-cards. Some offer the free greetings only for a limited time as part a trial offer, while others always offer free cards. Be aware that many free sites may have advertising, and put on your pop-up if you want to avoid those types up ads.

• Blue Mountain has over thirty free talking e-cards to choose from. You can put in text of your choice and upload your own audio file in dozens of different cards. You can also create a completely customized card with your own images as the "marquee" as well. The site only works with Netscape and Internet Explorer.

• AudioCard.Com has been around since 1995, and offers plenty of graphics choices, various audio greetings and songs to choose from, and customizable text options.

• Tomorrow's Hope Talking Cards has pretty illustrated pictures along with floating confetti and background color choice. Choose from a list of greetings and add in your own talking text. This site does require you to download its "Speak for Itself" software to create and hear the cards.

• With Attitude offers a small selection of Free Talking E-cards and a larger selection of Primo Talking E-cards.

American Greetings.com, CardFountain.com. And, GreetingCard.com all have e-cards that you can access with their free trial offers as well.