Not From Cache
You know all that craze about favicons with the recent launch of Favicons Made Easy? Right, the one telling you that favicons force browsers to favor your links. And favicons increase your websites visibility, brand recognition and traffic.

Personally, I think it’s a bit of a hype. Come on, when was the last time when you go looking for a link in your browser bookmarks you sidetracked because of a favicon? I don’t remember me doing it because I normally use the search bookmark function of Firefox to find what I want.

That said, it doesn’t mean that I don’t like favicons. I like them, especially those that are artistically designed they are eye candies. It’s only human nature to appreciate things of beauty.

But that’s not what you want to know, right? You want to know why Favicons Made Easy got easier. You want to know how to do it free. So, let’s get to the business at hand.

First, the “easier” part.

Already have a graphic handy on your hard disk you want to convert into a favicon? Use either of these two online services to do the job:

FavIcon from Pics
FavIcon Generator

Next, the “free” part.

You’re a DIY fan and enjoy tinkling with tools. Try one of the best free icon editors around to create your own unique favicon:

PixelToolbox

Now that you have an icon, you must associate it with your Web page. There are a few ways to do this. The easiest is to name your icon file as “favicon.ico” and upload it in the root directory of your domain. For example, http://eMoneyWantsYou.com/favicon.ico. Go ahead. Try it. Bookmark my site. You will see the little favicon sticking out from the rest of the other links.

See, Favicons Made Easy just got easier and free, right?

I can’t help you if you want a real eye candy of a favicon though. I’m no artist nor designer. This is where the Favicons Made Easy report will help. It is one of the topic covered amongst others, like:

• Selecting and creating images for favicons.
• Recommended free image editing software.
• Links to free online favicon generators where you can instantly convert existing images to favicons.
• How to convert images to .ico file formats.
• Discover which image formats work and which ones won’t.
• Secrets to forcing web browsers to display your favicon.
• Easy instructions on how to install a favicon on your website.

There you have it. When it comes to favicon, you can go:

• the “Easier” way - FavIcon from Pics and FavIcon Generator,
• the “Free” way - PixelToolbox, or
• the “Eye Candy” way - Favicons Made Easy.