Everything About Distinguishing And Promoting Your Directory With A Favicon

Hey all,

I just updated Directory Kit with a new article and think that I should share it with you - Everything About Distinguishing and Promoting Your Directory With A Favicon

The main reason I wrote the article is because not a lot of people use favicons. By reading this articles I hope that more and more directory owners will use it

Sneak Peak:

The full article can be seen here. Once again all comments are greatly appreciated.

 

yup indeed this is a very nice feature ..

i have it on Genuine Paid Directory because it personally attracts me as a visitor when i visit a site which have a fav. icon.

 

i couldnt do favicon

thanks

 

Excellent article slashpix, i was going to create a favicon about a month ago and never quite got to doing it, now i have no reason not to, i will reread your article again tomorrow and create my own finally.

Thank you

Hope to see some wonderful favicons from everyone.

 

To tell you a secret, in the post I said that I saw only one directory using a favicon out of a hundred. And it was your directory - IDK

 

i agree .. every little thing counts .. i try to create favicon.ico for every site i make.

 

Hey good job again...just realized why my favicon for my site doesn't show up in IE

 

Nice work...

I may opt for this after i get a few things in order...

thx for the article and guidence

thx
malcolm

 

Thanks for the article!

I always wanted to know more info about Favicon and you made my search a lot easier.

 

Tried it, works on FF but not on IE see : www.h-log.com , how come ?

I placed in header following code :

<link rel="shortcut icon" href="http://www.h-log.com/favicon.ico" />

What am i doing wrong?

 

You should do the following as it states from this site:

• Add the page to your favorites. If you already have the page in your favorites folder, remove it and add it again.
• Make sure, the icon file is called favicon.ico and it is placed in the root folder of your web server.
• Make sure, the path to the favicon in the header of your page is absolute, not relative.
• Delete your temporary internet files. If the folder with temporary files has reached its maximum, the favicon may not be used.
• If your favicon is still not showing, leave us a comment below.

 

Cool it shows, but does it show for you guys also?

 

I've always found that IE has trouble with favicons. I have them for almost all my websites, but what tends to happen is that IE picks them up for a day, and then forgets about them and you can't get them to display a second time unless you delete the bookmark and add it again.

 

I have noted it & bookmarked your article.

I will surely add it soon.
Just a step towards perfection

 

yes, your favicon.ico works for me

 

how did i kno i was that lucky one didn't see a backlink hehe

 

Favicons are a great way to maintain brand consistency. Fortunately, our logo makes for a great favicon! Check it out at AllBuziness.com!

 

Thanks for reminding me. I create favicons for all my clients' sites but sometimes get a bit lazy when it comes to my own sites. I just made one for my directory.

cheers & gracias ~
Denise