how do you save an animated avatar?

i have made an animated avatar with www.freecodesource.com and the animation works fine on the site but when i’ve saved it, and uploaded it onto a site, the animation does not work and instead a blank avatar comes up. when i save animated avatars from other sites and upload them, however, the animation works. the avatar saves as a GIF image, but the animation does not work.. does anyone know how to save the avatar with the animation?
if anyone knows any other free sites which helps you animate your avatar, could you please tell me? thanks =)

i’d say the best way to make your own .gif’s is animation shop 3

and .. well i can’t help you with the saving, sorry:[