| Depending on the nature of your site, of | | | | |
| course, one good way to help your visitors | | | | Then select the region of the graphic - as |
| remember to come back and see you is by | | | | evenly square as you can get it - with the |
| offering cool buddy icons for them to | | | | mouse cursor and go into the programs menu |
| download. | | | | and select 'crop'. |
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| It's very easy to do. First you'll need some | | | | Go back to the image size option in the |
| graphics software, the Gimp is a good, free | | | | program's function menu and resize your image |
| alternative to Photoshop, even Irfanview can | | | | to 50 by 50 pixels. |
| make these though. | | | | |
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| | | | Save as either a .gif or .jpg format, and be |
| Start by selecting some images that fit | | | | sure the file is 7k or less, and that's it. |
| nicely with your theme. Character graphics | | | | You have a buddy icon. Make several and offer |
| (people and animals) work best, but I've also | | | | them for free download. |
| seen cars, planes, computers and so on used. | | | | |
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| | | | Now every time your visitor fires up their |
| Open up the graphic in your editor of choice. | | | | AIM instant messaging client, they'll see the |
| If the file is large you may have to shrink | | | | icon they got from you and remember your |
| it some first, using image size, and | | | | site. Start Your Home Business at |
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