Making a favicon icon for your website is easy and makes your website/blog look more professional. Here is a snapshot of the SKO website’s favicon which I created using a free online graphic tool and a free online image converter.

Step One:

Create a simplified version of your business logo or some other image that will help brand your website. Make the image size 32 pixels x 32 pixels in size. You can use any graphic software program that you have. Save the file as a transparent ping for best results. Make sure you name it favicon. So if you save the file as a ping format it would be called favicon.png.

If you don’t have a good graphic software program you can use this one I found online at Pixlr.com. It’s free to use and without registering, signing up or downloading anything.

Step Two:

Now that you have your graphic image you will need to convert the file to an .ico file format. There are many websites that provide a free graphic converter tool online. Just search the web for the term “free icon converter online” and follow their instructions. It’s usually as simple as; upload your file, select the file format you desire – in this case the .ico format – and hit the submit button.

Step Three:

Upload your favicon.ico file to your web sever and place it in your root directory. If you are using a blog template it may be located in an image folder, check your support website for information on where the file is located.

And that’s it. Your website should now display your new logo icon in the browser bar. If you don’t see it right away, try refreshing your browser a few times.

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