Favicon is short for favorites icon. It’s an icon that is associated with a particular website. It shows up in the address bar of the viewer’s browser to the left of the URL. See some examples:
Here is the readily recognized “G” Google favicon
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So, you’ve decided you want a website. Now what? Well, the first step is to pick out a domain name. Go to a domain registrar such as Dotster or GoDaddy . Search to see if the name you want is already taken. So your name is JaneSmith and JaneSmith.com is available? Great. But what if some other overachieving Jane got to your name before you did? You can pick a variation of your name such as JaneASmith. You could use a hyphen Jane-Smith.com, or you could add author such as janesmithauthor.com While the best solution is to use your name, if you are already writing under a name and someone else owns that domain, you’ll need to be creative. [Read more →]
Why do writers need websites? Let’s face it, publishers put their promotional $$ behind big time authors. That leaves the rest of the authors of the world.
There really is no valid reason for a writer not to have a website. People google you…be there for them. Afraid of all things techie? Well, stick around and we’ll offer you help in that area in future posts, but for now let’s just talk about the whys of having a writer’s website. [Read more →]
