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We’ve finally had a chance to work on some new themes, starting with this meaningful design that was requested by some of our members who lost their loved ones recently. Whether you want to honor those you have lost, or simply want to add a bit of an angelic touch to your TotSite, the new Angels Design is now up and available for free to all members.

Max

We increased the storage space for all TotSites accounts by 20%! Be sure to upload all those Fall pictures to share with friend and family.Remember TotSites makes a great private collection of photos and memories for years to come!

If you’ve noticed that pregnancy has made you gassier, you’re not alone. It suddenly seems as though your body as not only turned into a baby-making machine, it’s a gas machine as well. At least the gas is equal opportunity – it is as likely to come out of your mouth as it is to come out anywhere else.

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Facebook is one of the most popular and efficient ways to stay in touch with friends and loved ones across the globe. Text updates, photos and videos we post to our Facebook profiles are instantly accessible to anyone we choose. TotSites offers the same accessibility and security, but instead of acting as a flowing news feed, it allows you to create an online archive that preserves your child’s special memories for years to come!

Center of Attention
A TotSite showcases your child – photos, videos and journal entries are all clearly documented so friends and family can follow along as your child grows. There is no need to worry about important milestones being buried under posts about your own day at work!

Fun Designs
Escape from boring blue and white! At TotSites, we strive to create design templates that are as fun and unique as your toddler. Whether ballerinas, trains, puppies or the jungle, there’s bound to be a TotSite theme perfect for your family! And with new designs added on a regular basis, it’s easy to change the theme to fit your mood – or your child’s latest interests.

Security and Accessibility
TotSites is 100% secure, meaning your TotSite can only be found by people you have given permission to view it. Share your photos and videos with confidence! Unlike Facebook, there is no need for users to create their own accounts in order to view your full TotSite. Plus, they can sign up to receive automatic e-mail updates!

Lasting Memories
You can order a keepsake CD of all those memories you upload to your TotSite. This CD is a digital “baby book” and doesn’t require internet access to view. They make great holiday gifts and are the perfect compact digital archive!

Best of All…
Creating a TotSite is free! Paid plans for as low as $2.50/month are available if you find you need more storage space for your photos and videos, and all premium TotSites plans are ad-free.

If you haven’t yet, sign up for a free TotSites account and see how easy it is to create your very own personalized archive!

By popular demand we added a new photo gallery option for you to use with your TotSite! Some of the new features include:

- Updated Gallery page. Previously there was one photo gallery displayed per row. When you have 30 photo galleries it made your visitors scroll more than they should. Now three photo galleries are displayed per row.

- Photo thumbnails were moved above the main photo.

- Slideshow controls were moved above the main photo.

- A more dynamic slideshow speed control bar was added.

Check out an example of the new slideshow. You can control which version of the slideshow appears on your site by logging in to your site, going to the main Photo page, and selecting the “slider” gallery option in the Photo Tasks box.

If you have comments or suggestions please do not hesitate to let us know!

Let’s go down under! Following the recent publication of the Canada design, we’ve fulfilled another popular request from our non-US-based members. The TotSites’ world tour continues with the release of the Australia Design. This free theme actually lets you pick from two designs: an Outback-style theme and a more pastoral layout featuring Sydney Harbor.

Max

It’s always fun to go back and see how something changes over time. Since 2004 TotSites has gone through countless changes (based in large part on member feedback), but the overall site look and feel has only changed three times. Let’s take a stroll down memory lane as we check out how TotSites has grown over the last 5 years:

TotSites Version 1 – 2004: TotSites launched looking for new and expecting parents who wanted to create their online baby website. Not much was put into the design as we were focused on getting the basic service working and gathering feedback for future features.

TotSites Version 2 – Dec 2005: Once TotSites started to grow and more parents around the world starting visiting the site, we realized we needed something more mature to help new visitors understand what TotSites was all about. After several rounds of user feedback and countless hours of testing we released the new site design. The number of new members grew dramatically, making us wish we would have taken the time to update the site sooner!

TotSites – Today: The Internet has changed dramatically over the last three years and the way websites are expected to look changed as well. Until recently we focused much of our time and effort on creating new user themes and adding features while setting aside the main site. Obviously TotSites was well overdue for an overhaul and needed to catch up with today’s standards. For this new redesign we found a highly regarded designer to help us grow up (Thanks Max! Max is one of the key artists who helps us create all those adorable themes for you to choose from).

In many ways the design progression of TotSites was similar to the life of a child. Each year they start to look older, have a bit more to say,  and offer new and exciting ways to interact with you. We like to think TotSites has had the privilege to grow up with with your family from pregnancy, to birth, to today.

TotSites has always been a full featured service aimed at preserving your family memories and we finally have the new look to go with it. Thank you to all the members who have been with us from the first version to today. Without your feedback and support we would not be where we are now.

Brian

We just gave TotSites a much-needed facelift! This redesign has been in the works for some time, and we’re proud to finally unveil it. Hopefully, it will make it a little bit easier for our prospective and current members to explore the site, preview the 70+ themes we currently offer and more.

In the coming months we’ll be transitioning your site admin pages over to the new design, as well as the forums and even this blog.

Let us know what you think of the new TotSites design!

Max

For those in the northern hemisphere, it’s summer time. We’ve just published another summer-related theme, as requested by several users. As long as your flowers continue to bloom, the bees will be out in force this summer. See what the buzz is all about with the new Bee Design.

Max

Summer’s here. It’s time to get out and enjoy the great outdoors. Some of you requested a new theme reflecting a fun summer activity: Camping! We listened, and are happy to unveil the new Camping Design. This new theme is available for our Premium members.

Max