Favicon - create a favicon and make your website stand out
Favicon - make your website stand out
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Trademarks
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The favicon is a small image file that displays next to the URL area of your
Internet browser. It may also be called a shortcut icon, url icon, or a bookmark
icon.
Many sites use a favicon, particularly if the site has been built
professionally, however creating a bookmark icon is so easy, there is no reason
why every website should not display its own unique icon.
You can see the justweb™ favicon below:
In the browser, the favicon basically just adds a little "pizzazz" to your site,
as you can see from the image above.
However, another important reason to use a favicon (or bookmark icon) becomes apparent in
the
image to the right.
This is a bookmark, or favourites list using the Mozilla Firefox browser as an
example. Note how Google, E*Trade and justweb™ stand out because they have their
own branded icons, but bookmarks above and below those three sort of blend in
with the rest of the links?
A favicon can be animated as well, however it is not recommended to loop the
animation as it may become distracting or annoying to the viewer.
There are a number of ways to create your own favicon such as the numerous few
online services that enable you to build a custom icon using your own image
file, or simply from scratch with drawing tools. Two online examples are:
If you are comfortable working with graphics, or at least want to give it a try, you can download
some very flexible and
free software called IrfranView. The software has many more uses other
than creating icons, so download it and give it a try. Click the image below to
check out their website.
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A good copywriter knows which words
trigger the feelings that compel people to make decisions. They write with
flair, making it easy for people to be drawn into what they are saying about
your business, services or products. Read an an example of good copywriting for a
fictitious Sydney Mercedes Dealer, or
just "ok"
website copy for a Used Mercedes dealer.
The most effective way to safeguard you against people "trading off" your business name, product or service, is to register a trademark. For more information, including about the justweb® trade mark, please read our
trademark registration article.
The favicon is a small image file that displays next to the URL area of your
Internet browser. It may also be called a shortcut icon, url icon, or a bookmark
icon.
However, another important reason to use a favicon (or bookmark icon) becomes apparent in
the
image to the right.
