With over 175,000 blogs created everyday you need to do something to stand out from the rest.One great way to do this is to add a favicon in your blog. If you are not aware of what a favicon is its a small 16 x16 image that you can use beside url's , RSS feeds etc.They have the .ico extension and if I remember correctly you need to add some special add-on is photo shop if you are trying to create one using photo shop.
Its harder to remember the name or the url of a website , but its not that hard to remember a image right ? Well that exactly what favicon offers you , a simple way for your readers to remember your blog or website. Lets say a reader reads one of your articles in digg or stumblupon.And if another article of yours got through to digg what are the chances of the reader remembering your website name ? You have to agree that its very slim chance. But if your using a nice catchy favicon chances of a reader remembering your site is much greater.Its exactly the reason why people are trying hard to get a custom header design , they all want people to remember their site.
if you know a bit of PHP and comfortable with modifying your theme this is not a very hard thing to do.But if your not a very tech savvy user like me you can use this free plugin from MaxBlogPress to add a favicon to your blog.They have a very clear description of why it's important to use the plug-in the numerous advantages of using it , so why don't you head over there and give it a try , since its free you have nothing to lose as well.
You left another gem in my inbox, where I subscribed to your blog. I am always amazed where Bloggers, like you, come up with new information I haven’t heard of before. When I look for my favorites on explorer I readily identify sites by their “favicon” but never thought about using it in my
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Pretty awesome… Couldn’t read your blog for some time will be back soon.. Keep up the good work bro..
Thanks Gord , glad someone found it useful
thanks for the heads up about this site. I have been trying to get a favicon installed for the longest time but I can’t seem to figure out other sites with tutorials on it. Will let you know when I got successful.
thanks for leaving a comment in my blog. Happy blogging! God bless!
I did it! It was a breeze! Thanks so much. We appreciate the tip. God bless you more.
You are welcome Jen , God Bless you too.
Well Said, everything that you can do to make yourself stand out it important to making a successful blog.
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Great post. I definitely need to do this in the near future.