How to add a visitor counter to a blog?
 

Hi, everyone!
I am wondering if there is a way to (easily:o ) add a visitor counter to my blog on blogger.com?

Thanks,
Bea :)

What do you think!?
 

Oh my goodness - my shoulders are aching!*!*! I am finally thru with this thing tonight! Am I allowed per TOU to put a link to the blog I've been asking for help with on here? If not, just make this a "Thank You" to all who have put in their two cents worth, but if I am, then here it is: http://oddhappenings.blogspot.com/

Whew! A lot of work, but I'm proud of it.

Thanks, all! :-)

Okay..
 

Now it's time to "cut you to shreads". :)

Just kidding!

You're blog appears to be pretty good. I say "appears" because I can't read anything other than the bold print.

So.. No black back ground. Go with something lighter.

Do not use various type styles. Doing so just makes it that much harder for your viewers to read your blog.

Great blog, Bea... I look forward to reading more of it!
 

Great blog, Bea!

I've been fascinated by the "unexplained" ever since I was a kid... And every now and then I still catch myself watching a documentary about one of these "mysteries"...

Just to follow on from what Pete said, according to various tests advertisers have done, it's harder to read light text on a dark background - at least in print, so it could be true on the screen too...

However, I see why you did it. The black background adds "atmosphere"... :)

Maybe there's a way you can get the "best of both worlds" - perhaps with a black "border" around the text area, but have the actual background of the "main" section (where your text is) be of a lighter color (with black text)?

Anyway, great blog... I'm looking forward to the exposition of some mysteries!

And congratulations on putting your nose to the grindstone, and walking away without any injuries... ;)

- Dien

Re: How to add a visitor counter to a blog?
 

Oh, Pete - You scared me to DEATH! lol!!!

I do the blog, but I do it for my husband...he's not involved with the internet at all, & it's my little ploy to hope something goes successful, so I can have him around more - lol - but he picked the black. Now that you mention it, I do believe it would not be the easiest to read...I remember my Mom always saying anything that looked like neon was blurry to her!

Thank you for that.

Bea:) :)

Re: How to add a visitor counter to a blog?
 

hahahaha, yep, I'm no worse for wear, it seems! Thank you for that, Dien, I'm glad you enjoyed it...I like that sort of thing, too. He wants me to put an experience on there that I had when I was an early teen, but I'm not about to, so far, anyway - it spooks me to this day! :eek:

But anyway, now if I could just figure out a way to get a counter on that thing! I signed up for veretekk, but it seems to be a very complicated process to place a hit counter from them on the blog. Maybe we'll luck out & someone on here will know how.

Thanks Again,
Bea:)

Re: How to add a visitor counter to a blog?
 

Bea,

This is of course, just my 2¢ but I wouldn't put a counter on the site. Unless of course we're talking about making hubby happy again.

If you look around, you'll find very few if any of them on blogs, or any top-notch website.

Now then. If you simply MUST have a counter, do a quick google search and see what you can come up with. There may be a very simple one floating out there in space that would just do the trick for you.

Pete

Re: How to add a visitor counter to a blog?
 

Thanks, Pete! ;-)

Re: How to add a visitor counter to a blog?
 

Bea,

Interesting "Scary" niche Topic. :)

Best of Luck with your Blog(s) & Fishing out those ideas! ;)

For those that have some interest in Blogging...

Keep in Mind...

Local and many Business Niche type Blogs have barely been Tapped...

Here's a Bunch of mostly Free Blogging tools...

Much better than Counters & other Good stuff!

http://performancing.com/
http://www.problogger.net/archives/2...15/blog-tools/
http://www.blogexplosion.com/
http://www.blogpatrol.com/

And some Good Free Keyword Tools...

To Help Search out Keywords for your Niche Topics...
http://www.keywordworkshop.com/pages/Free-Tools-Listing

Phil