“Imagine if you could speak to every individual that visits your website, answer their questions, communicate key marketing messages and make sure they either make a purchase or leave their contact information. How about if you could offer this level of 24/7 support for less than $10 a month? If it sounds too good to believe, you haven’t heard of SitePal.”

Okay, Arthur is imagining that right now - about whether a virtual employee is a good idea.  If that virtual employee could answer every FAQ concisely and in a well-modulated voice with well-enunciated answers, then I would count that as a plus.

It is true that people can respond to machine and recorded voice communications.  I am thinking now of computerized counselling programs and telephone voice answering services that are well-planned and effective.

That you need a customizable moving image/cartoon character to anthropomorphically engender trust for engagement and reassurance is even conceivable for many visitors, especially the impaired or immature.

“Use A SitePal Virtual Employee To:
* Increase your conversions and sales
* Engage your visitors to take action
* Provide information on your product
* Collect leads from your visitors
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Over 100 models to customizefor your needs
How it Works
SitePal is web-based software that allows you to create animated speaking characters that act as virtual employees on your website. Using SitePal’s easy-to-use, powerful online editing tool, you can:

* Customize the character to your liking
* Add audio through either voice recording or text-to-speech functionality
* Publish it to your website within minutes

The process is virtually automated, no technical experience is required and characters can be changed whenever you want. A SitePal virtual employee is a cost-effective, proven way to enhance the customer experience, reinforce your brand and improve business results.

Visit www.SitePal.com to learn how other businesses benefit from SitePal.”

It could be good - but I think I should see some working examples of this product on several sites.  Then I can write up a short commentary in WTB for all you internet people out there.

We Cannot Fear the Future,
Arthur Browning

Writing articles is a very good way to increase exposure online. The best part of article writing and article submission for your SEO is that it hits almost all of the best ways to increase SEO. The Big 9:

1) Establish yourself as an expert author in the industry. By publishing quality content in several online magazines you gain credibility in your field of knowledge or business.

2) Writing is very ost effective when compared to other methods of advertising and marketing. It’s free.

3) Article marketing promotes your website and increases your linking diversity, but it is also a quick way to achieve good results for the longterm. Usually in a few weeks you will get results from increased visitor traffic through your website.

4) Flexibility for keyword use is a big plus. You can have a variety of keywords in each article that you write, all linked to the pages of your website.

5) The steady increase of natural traffic and linking will further spread your articles which link back to your website.

6) Quality content is the key here - you will get plenty of exposure and your website’s title will be recognized by readers everywhere who appreciate your information and viewpoints.

7) Simple to get started - just write some short quality articles, practice getting them submitted to the best magazines possible and to as many as possible without breaking the rules of their submission policy.

8) Effective way to promote your site overall when you create a network of articles that cover many directories and magazines - this promotes your website for linking and branding.

9) Increased backlinking is a major reason that articles will promote your website - you add your own link back to your website.

Congratulations to the University of Florida Gators’ NCAA National Basketball Championship Win Over Ohio State University. What a way to repeat!!!!!
Arthur Browning