Hassle-Free Holiday E-Cards - for Free!

This holiday season, there is an easy way to send warm greetings to family and friends that are far away. E-cards are fun, simple, personal and can be sent to any e-mail address. There are many websites to choose from and a search can become frustrating over time, so I have done the hard part for you. I have included a list of sites that not only offer great holiday e-cards, but free holiday e-cards. And you know how the saying goes: "If it's for free, it's for me."

o My favorite e-card site is Hallmark. This holiday season, they are offering cards for Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa and New Years. Each holiday offers a selection of classic and humorous cards. Even Hoops and Yoyo, Hallmark's funniest and cutest duet, have their own holiday cards to choose from. So "when you care enough to send the very best" this holiday season, think Hallmark.

o My Fun Cards is another free e-card website that offers, well, fun cards. They also have a selection of Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa and New Years cards. These cards are full of animations and dialogue that will keep both senders and receivers laughing.

o American Greetings offers a small selection of free e-cards for Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa and New
Years. Visitors can choose from fun or sentimental cards, and they're all animated. Although this site offers more cards to members, visitors can easily select from a few free ones that are presented at the top of each list.

o Amazon has a selection of free e-cards for Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa and New years. These simple cards allow visitors to choose from general themes, funny cards and religious cards. Each card can be sent by itself for free, or you can choose to add an Amazon gift certificate to make it extra special. There is also a wonderful selection of Christmas e-cards just for kids.

o Free E-Cards Online allows visitors to build their cards and make it as personal as you want. Start with a design, then add colors, music, a poem, a heading and your personal message. You can send one card to multiple people if you like. This website offers the most personal choices I've ever seen. The cards are fun to make and easy to send. For the holidays, visitors can choose from a selection of Thanksgiving, Hanukkah and Christmas cards.

o E-Card Max offers a large selection of free Thanksgiving, Christmas and Seasons Greetings cards. You can select from different images, backgrounds and stamps to personalize each card you send. You can also add clipart and emotion faces to your personal message and even select background music. Choose from a list of songs or download your own.

o Regards.com has a selection of free e-cards for Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa and New Years. Select the image you want, including animated ones, add your message, type in the e-mail address and send. It's that easy. You can even add your own image by entering the URL of the image you want on your greeting.

There are many other websites with free e-cards you can search for, but these are the easiest ones that I've found. They are all absolutely free; no gimics. Select the site that sounds best to you, create your card, choose your recipient and send as many holiday cards to all of your loved ones this season. Happy holidays!