Where to Get Free Counters

Counters allow you to know how many people visited your website or page, or even viewed your auction ad on eBay®! Best of all, several sites are now offering free counters. Check out the different sites and choose the one you like the best. Also try to get a feel for how fast or slow their pages load - a slow server on their end can slow down your pages! First, though, you might want to check with your website provider (even if the webspace is free) since they may have built-in counters you can use. If the have them, that is probably your best option. If not, you can try the following:

WebTracker WebTracker is probably the most reliable counter available. It's actually a tracker, which means that you can check it without incrementing it (by viewing your stats through their site), and you can see many other stats such as what browser, operating system, the people using your site use. Many more stats.

eXTReMe Tracking A Java based counter. You display a small square icon, that actually looks good   It runs a javascript allowing it to collect amazing statistics.  Everything from their OS to the resolution of their screen! If someone's browser doesn't support javascript, it's got a CGI backup, if you don't need the number displayed directly on your page.

XpointCGI This place is one of the best CGI places out there. You get 13 scripts, all for free hosted on their server. Included is "X-Track" which is a tracker and keeps statistics on the people who access it.

LiveCounter Classic This is a java counter that will update when another person views the page even if you haven't reloaded it. Also, you can make your own digits to use for it. You can hide the counter, or set it to make a noise (if your observing to see people come to your site) customizable by you, You can use the same counter on multiple pages, it will a log file, and to fix the problem of non-java capable browsers, it has a backup CGI counter which will display for them. An excellent counter!

Bravenet Customizable standard looking counters. They have the segmented numbers, however you can control size, foreground/background/border colors, border thickness/existence. You can set transparency. You can rotate.

WWW Homepage Access Counter It's a rather plain counter, however there are tons of things you can do with it. For instance, you can set up a page to view all your counters, without incrementing them. They also give clocks.

Aaddzz FREE Counters You get a free counter or tracker.  They both keep logs like trackers do, however the counter displays the current count (in one of hundreds of styles) while the tracker just displays a logo for Aaddzz. Very nice service, currently in beta.

Beseen's Hit Counter They offer very user friendly counters with various styles. You need only cut and paste code! You don't have to fill out any forms or change anything at all in the code they give you.  This is rather amazing.

Page Docter's This page gives out free counters in several styles. They appear to put an ad on the counters. Also, you can get free graphics or scripts here.

WEBRIGHT SERVICES FREE COUNTER They give out counters with a choice of over 500 digit styles. They also have a banner which you can display next to or below your counter.

LBInet You get a free counter. With the counter a banner ad is loaded, the banner isn't as large as it is with Page Count, however it's there. It is a fast and reliable counter however.

Site-Stats This is another banner counter thing, like Page Count.  In fact, if I didn't know better I would say it is Page Count! You get a choice of the digit style, other than that it's a counter with a large banner attached to it. Oh yes, it does have nice statistics on your website for you to look at.

Cam's Dynamic Counter Applet A pretty spiffy looking java counter, it loads fast unlike a lot of them. It isn't as fancy as most of them either, however it looks fine...

Jcount They give you a free animated Java counter. They recently added an ad to the counter, not super obnoxious though. Nice.

Icount Alot like WebTracker, you display an icon that displays "I C" and it gives you limited stats about how many times it's been loaded. Actually it's pretty spiffy, small, out of the way icon, doesn't look like an ad, keeps stats by day, days of week, week, month, ever.

WebSideStory They give you a free counter and put the stats to use to put a "Top 1000 world sites" list together.

HBVcount2e Basic Just a regular free counter.

PageCount Pagecount gives you a counter, with a banner from one of their sponsers. So they make money by putting a banner on your page with a counter on the banner. However, they offer lots of stats on who visits your page, what time of day, etc.

Children Counter Basically the same thing as PageCount. It's put on by them, and I believe the only difference may be that the ads placed on the counter are required to be a little tamer.


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