midden Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 How easy is it to place a hit counter on my existing website and how is this done? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrea Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 It is very easy - just google 'hit counter' and you'll find all kinds of free ones where you can customize and then just cut and paste. HOWEVER - this is from this thread But ask yourself if you need one? All pay hosts and most free hosts offer some form of statistics on the back side of the web site. That is all you need. Hit counters up front and visible look bad and unprofessional. Especially for newer sites they highlight the fact that few come to the site suggesting it is not worth the visit. Nobody really cares what number they are or how many come there. They include every hit you make checking your corrections etc, so are inflated. Back end statistics usually ignore you and show unique hits and not repeat hits to the same page just because someone is backing out or returning to the index page to go somewhere else. You want ubique hits to each page. They are really not a good idea to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linton Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 It is very easy - just google 'hit counter' and you'll find all kinds of free ones where you can customize and then just cut and paste. HOWEVER - this is from this thread Andrea ROCKS! I have thought about that too but I think the uniqueness, content, layout, ease of use and simplicity etc of a site are key factors that will draw people to your site. I am a noob so you know ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSW Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 I was gonna say that... Well OK, I did say that then and now by default... But I wanted to say that fresh! She beats me again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrea Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 She beats me again. My goal in life.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midden Posted March 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Thanks for the replies. I've decided against placing one on my site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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