Favicon on Blogger

It is good for us to customize our template so that people may look at it as your own and branded as original. Original in the sense that you revise it suits to your wants.

Here you can personalize your blog by changing the Icon up in the domain search engine/browser address. This what we called changing the Favicon. The visibility of Favicon would simply means that it is yours to own.

Here are some guidelines that we can apply.
I applied it already. Just see at the top of the search engine/brower address.

How to put Favicon on Blogger

Favicon is an icon associated with a particular web/site/blog and typically displayed in the address bar of a browser viewing the site.

Example of Favicon
When we entering blogger URL, we'll see "B" letter icon in address bar. That's favicon. It means it's a blogger icon.


How to Create Favicon in Blogger?

Here's the step how to create favicon in blogger

• Create your own icon image using image editor such as photoshop, gimp, or any other editor. I can't use photoshop? Simply, you can search an icon in internet. Choose maximum 32x32 pixel for best view

• Upload to your imagehosting, such as imageshack, photobucket. You'll need its direct link url

• Open your blogger dashboard. Go to Layout>Edit HTML

• Copy this code

"<""link href=""'""YOU CAN PUT HERE YOUR UPLOADED IMAGE URL" "rel=""'shortcut icon'""/>"

• Change the BOLD ITALIC TEXT "YOU CAN PUT HERE YOUR UPLOADED IMAGE URL" to your uploaded image URL

• Put that code before "<""b"":skin"">""<""!""[CDATA[""/*"

• Save

• Preview your blog.


NOTE: when copying the code eliminate the " so that it will function well.

How to put scrolling text/image in your blog? MARQUEE

There are two secrets in doing blogging that is first, PATIENCE. Patience is your vehicle in continuing your blog. Secondly, you have to fuel your vehicle with PASSION so that you'll be unstoppable. These two are your equipments in pursuing your blogging.

I would like to thanks Linda (www.multiplydesign.multiply.com) for sharing with us her expertise in MARQUEE.

Here's the Guide.

How to put /moving text and Images? (MARQUEE)

Instructions:

In one line you have to type this:

1. Open it with "<"
2. marquee direction = "left"
3. scrollamount = "3" or any scroll amount you want.
It depends upon your taste and design of your blog or site.
4. close it with ">"
5. then put your own text; replace MARQUEE TEXT.
6. close it with "<""/""marquee"">".

See the sample down.

MARQUEE TEXT


Direction dictates which direction your marquee will go. You can use up, down, left or right.

Scroll amount will dictate how fast your marquee will move. The higher the number, the faster the scroll.


MARQUEE TEXT


If you want to enclose big text or different-colored fonts within a Marquee, the Marquee code has to be outside the font and color and bold-faced HTML code, like this:

MARQUEE TEXT

If you want to edit the size of your font just follow the instructions:

Instructions:

1. Open it with "<"
2. after that type "font="10"; 10 stands for pixel. you can change that if you want.
3. if you like to put a color of your text just put "color="green" after the "font="10"
4. close it with "<""/""font"">"; then follow the instruction # 5 until 9.
5. marquee direction = "left"
6. scrollamuount = "3" or any scroll amount you want.
It depends upon your taste and design of your blog or site.
7. close it with ">"
8. then put your own text; replace MARQUEE TEXT.
9. lastly, you have to close it with "<""/""marque"">".


MARQUEE TEXT

You can also replace the MARQUEE TEXT into IMAGE you like to put.

I happen to browse this blogging guide in one of my folders. I remember that I download it from the known and great guru of blogging. Sorry that I didn't record his name. Anyway, if he reads this blogging guide he must leave a comment and presents his self for the record. In general, we have to consider this stuff because it's great and easy to follow. Once again thank you to the unknown author.

Before writing a post

1. Think of any topic. To have enough sources of factual information, research.
2. Think of your keyword. What is a keyword? Get a catchy and creative title that will encourage, persuade, and tempt your readers to read your post. Great titles may start with:
• How to …
• What is …
• What if…
• What to Do when…
• My Top Seven bah-blah-blah…

During writing your post
Always start your post with an introduction. It may be a follow-up question to your title. Whatever. If you jump right straight to the meat of the topic, your readers misses the appetizer. Actually, this is really up to you. Be creative enough to make your readers read your post further.

Using Keywords
• Use your keywords in post and page titles
• Use your keywords in URL of page
• Use your keywords in outbound links
• Use your keywords in bold tags
• Use your keywords in heading tags
• Use your keywords in image alt tags
• Use your keywords throughout your post
• Use your keywords in meta tags

Make sure you mention your keywords to 5-15% in your whole article. If you exceed, search engines will see keyword-stuffing. Besides, who wants to read an article with words repeated again and again? Even a first-grader can notice that. You need not check on your keywords religiously while writing your post; just write with the keyword guiding you through.
Useful Questions to Ask Yourself when Writing a Post
• What will people type into Google if they search the topic that I’m writing?
• What are the results when I type these keywords into Google?
• Will Google find my post relevant regarding my chosen keywords?

Using Numbers and Bullets
Highlight important points using numbers or bullets. This technique avoids your post being unfriendly to the eyes and confusing to your readers.

Using links
In every post, provide enough relevant links that direct readers to a source website (outcoming links), your other blogs (outcoming links but incoming link to your “other” blog), or your other posts (link within). These links may also direct your readers to your advertising network.
After Writing your Post

Now here comes SEO:
1. Use Technorati Tags to make your post searchable in Technorati.
2. Optimize your blog for search engines by using the All-in-one SEO pack if you are using Wordpress.
3. Submit your post to Article Submission website(s) so your post can generate enough backlinks. Use Submitterbot.com for easier submission to 34 articles. Take note though, your article is subject for approval. Subscribe to their newsletters so you can learn and be updated on their tips and tricks. Their helpful information can polish your English writing skills too.
4. Ping the world. In this way, web directories know that your blog is updated.
Thanks for reading. Hope you found this post helpful. Please leave a comment so we may know what you think.