Make your own Favicon Logo: an Easy Tutorial

First off, what is a favicon and why do I need one?  If you’re looking for how to make your own favicon logo, this tutorial is for you!

How to make your own favicon for your blog! Favicons are so important to your branding and they are so easy to do with this quick tutorial!

A favicon is the small icon on each browser tab associated with a website’s URL. Not only are they are one of the quickest ways to tell websites apart when you have many tabs open, but they are an important part of your overall branding.   A great favicon can help you establish your visual identity online and helps strengthen your brand.  If you don’t assign a favicon, your website will be represented by an icon that looks like a blank sheet of paper.  Probably not the look you’re going for, huh?

How to make your own favicon for your blog! Favicons are so important for your branding and they are so easy to do with this quick tutorial!

That’s my sweet little favicon in the photo above.  The good news is it’s super easy to make your own favicon logo by creating and uploading an image to your blog.

Make Your Own Favicon Logo

You want your design to be really simple, because the icon is so small.  When it comes to favicons, simple is better!

This is my favicon.  Notice that while it has a few different colors, its overall  shape is really simple:

How to make your own favicon for your blog! Favicons are so important for your branding and they are so easy to do with this quick tutorial!

If you have a WordPress site running version 4.3 or later, it’s a snap to install your favicon. In your WordPress Dashboard go to Appearance—>Customize—>Site Identity.  There you’ll find a place to upload an image of your choice.  Just make sure your image is a square a least 512 px by 512 px.  You can easily create a square image using free programs like Canva or PicMonkey.  Once you upload your image,  just Save & Publish and you’re done.   Once you refresh your page, your favicon should appear.

How to make your own favicon for your blog! Favicons are so important for your branding and they are so easy to do with this quick tutorial!

If your website requires an image in the .ico format, there are many free favicon generating websites like favicon-generator.org that can do the job for you.

See how easy it is to make your own favicon?  Give it a try.  I’d love to see what you come up with!

Instant Pot Chicken with Ginger and Curry

OMG! This Instant Pot chicken recipe is so delicious and easy! My whole family loves it! I love the ginger and curry flavors!

I have been been experimenting with my Instant Pot and came up with this really delicious Instant Pot Chicken recipe!  It’s fast, delicious, healthy and the whole family loves it.  What more could you want in a recipe?

Instant Pot Chicken Thighs with Ginger and Curry

Instant Pot Chicken with Ginger and Curry
 
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This healthy and delicious dish comes together quickly and cooks in a snap with your Instant Pot. Cook up a pot of rice while the chicken cooks and you'll have dinner on the table in no time!
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Ingredients
  • ⅓ cup tomato paste
  • 4 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons curry powder
  • 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs
  • ⅔ cup water
Instructions
  1. In your Instant Pot, whisk together tomato paste, garlic, curry, ginger, cumin, salt, pepper and water.
  2. Add onion and chicken and stir to combine.
  3. Seal your Instant Pot and set it to the "Poultry" function.
  4. Once cooking is complete, let your pot depressurize.
  5. Enjoy!

What’s your favorite Instant Pot recipe?

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