I finally added a favicon for Berries and Cream Blog Design. It was kind of the case of the doctor whose family is always sick – I’ve been so busy on client projects that I never took the time to create a favicon for our site.

I am often asked about our favicon option in our Custom Blog Design Packages and Custom Blog Design A La Cart menu. Common questions are

• what is a favicon? (It’s the image to the left of your URL in your browser’s address bar or in your Favorites/Bookmarks folder.)
• do I need a favicon? (I highly recommend having a favicon because it is another way to brand your site and it also helps your site stand out in that Bookmark or Favorites folder.)
• how do you create a favicon?

That last question is the one this post is addressing.

Steps to Create a Favicon

1. Choose or create an image. Simple images work best. Address bar favicons are only 16 pixels by 16 pixels, which is quite tiny.  I recommend creating your favicon at 32×32 since that size is sometimes used and can be scaled down to the 16×16 size.
2. Go to Dynamic Drive’s Favicon Generator and click Browse to find your image on your computer.
3. After you’ve found and selected your image, click on Create Icon.
4. If you like what you see, click on the download link.
5. If you don’t like what you see, repeat steps 1-3 until you do.

If you can’t create a favicon that you like, you can order a custom favicon from us for only $15.

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