Create a public folder and then upload the image in the public folder. When you upload this image on tripod, please DO NOT upload the image in private folder under file manager. ico image on Tripod as many other image hosting sites might not allow you to upload. Then Go to File->Save As->Microsoft Windows Icon-> Save. Adjust Height to - 16, Width to - 16 and click on the little nexus right beside of the height and width boxes. > Then Right click on the image -> image -> Scale Image. Once you have downloaded GIMP, open the image you wanna make a Favicon of, with GIMP. > I used GIMP as it lets you resize and convert the image file very easily. > Now you can either use Irfanview - Download Here - or GIMP - Download Here - to crop and convert the image to size 16x16 and file extension. If you are an artist kinda person or wanna keep your identity personal and rather represent the flavor of your blog or your personality with a logo, you can either use MS Paint or PhotoShop. If you are a blogger, the best Favicon would be your image as a Favicon.

> First you need to have an image or logo ready for your Favicon. So do you wanna have one? I can show you how. Besides it gives your readers, a visual perspective of yourself or of your persona. Many websites and blogs are branding themselves by introducing this kind of image or logo appended to their web address. You should be able to see a miniature image of myself. if you did notice, good and if not, look at the corner of your browser's address bar. Did anyone notice something new? No? Look again.

How to make a favicon in gimp