Favicon.ico's Effect on Page Loading Time?

[jetto]

If your site doesn't have it, and a browser requests it - that will produce a 404 error. The other option is to have it as a 0-byte file.

My question is: which is faster?

 

[Affiliati]

seriously??

It's a 16x16 pixel image for fucks sake.

 

[turbolapp]

^^ really.

If you can't design your own and don't want to outsource it, go to one of the free sites and make one, or snag one of their already made generic ones as a place holder for when you can be arsed to do it yourself.

 

[JoseArmando]

Let me guess, you read warriorforum?

 

[pushchris]

lol.

i dont even know how to respond to this question.

 

[walkerby]

hehe, is this question posted by robot automatically?

 

[Flash4Ever]

If your site doesn't have it, and a browser requests it - that will produce a 404 error. The other option is to have it as a 0-byte file.

My question is: which is faster?

Are you joking?
That' s really basic knowing of html and web.
If your HTML head tag has no favicon.ico, the browser will never fire an http request for it.

 

[imkazu]

screenshot your logo and scale it down to 16x16-ish
problem solved

 

[jetto]

Are you joking?
That' s really basic knowing of html and web.
If your HTML head tag has no favicon.ico, the browser will never fire an http request for it.

Wrong. The browser still requests it.

 

[jetto]

Imagine your Prosper202 domain. It doesn't really need a favicon does it?

 

[efeezy]

Be sure to use the "alt" tag on your favicon for proper SEO.

 

[Rage9]

Are you joking?
That' s really basic knowing of html and web.
If your HTML head tag has no favicon.ico, the browser will never fire an http request for it.

You are an idiot. Thanks for playing.

 

[DollasnCents]

STRICTLY BUSINESS

 

[Garrett]

I have a special favicon that increases conversions by 56.9%

PM me if you would like it. Could definitely take a losing campaign to a winner

 

[Flash4Ever]

You are an idiot. Thanks for playing.

Wrong. The browser still requests it.

You are right, I deserve this.
Why have I written a fucking stupid thing like this?
Maybe too much red wine tonight, only Lynx browser doesn't call for favicon

 

[CallOnMe]

epic thread

 

[pickledegg]

I have a special favicon that increases conversions by 56.9%

PM me if you would like it. Could definitely take a losing campaign to a winner

If I put a link to it in my page,say ten times, will I see a 569% increase in sales?


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[Hurr-Durr]

i host my 16x16 favicon on Akamai's CDN. Even a 0.0005123 second delay in loading could prove fatal to my business.

 

[droobleZ]

Step 1. Go to google.com
Step 2. Search for the icon you want.
Step 3. Specify 16x16 in Google.
Step 4. Save image, open with IrfanView, Save as 'favicon.ico'.
Step 5. Profit? ...

 

[Unarmed Gunman]

Be sure to use the "alt" tag on your favicon for proper SEO.

Yes, this. Also a title tag. I've even put my keyword in the favicon small enough so that the human eye can't see it, but the google still does so I get credit for it because google still sees it even though the human eye can't detect it.