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Blog Tips – Why a Favicon is Essential

Well, I have a lot of bookmarks on my chrome bookmark bar. They are which I visit most. And I don’t name for them. Only favicons are displayed.

favicon on bookmarks bar

I find it’s very effective to only by clicking a favion when I want to enter a website I like.

Also when you are surfing the Internet. Couples of tabs were opened by you. You can easily distinguish the tab by favicons.

favicon on tabs

How about the address bar? You like a favicon on the left of the address or a blank icon?

favicon on the left of address bar

Put yourself in the place of another, when your blog are visited by others, is it essential to have a favicon on your blog? I think so.

OK, let me give you more reasons why you need to use a favicon on your blog. A favicon isn’t there just for looks, it has a subtle – yet important – role in building the brand on your website. When a visitor sees one on your blog, that can be a strong indicator that they came the right place.

So, you still don’t have a favicon on your blog? go here get one. Or ask your designer friends to design one for you.

It’s easy to begin to use a favicon, just upload your favicon.ico to the root director of your website if you use wordpress.

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