Statistical Visitor HIT Counter from StatCounter.com

Statistical Visitor HIT Counter

Are you curious to install a statistical ‘HIT’ Counter to your blog in blogspot? If yes, there is a free yet dependable ‘Statistical HIT Counter’ invisible web tracker from (http://www.statcounter.com/).

You can configure the web stats to suit your requirements and install without much hassle. What you have to do is just insert the code generated by the Website on your web page or blog and you will get your HIT counter on your blog to analyze and monitor all your visitors to your blog in real-time! This user-friendly, reliable and fast loading service counter is offered free of cost. How amazing it is? 

Fast and reliable Widget

Fig. 1. Installation Options Menu (Source StatCounter on Blogger/Blogspot)

From the users’ feed backs it is clear that the widget provides accurate, real-time visitor statistics with detailed visitor tracking information and analysis. Installing StatCounter on Blogspot is really Childs play. I have installed the widgets in all my blogs Learn to Earn from Internet Home Business (http://blog-casts.blogspot.com/), Know Your Mantra (http://know-your-mantra.blogspot.com/) and Know Your English Skills (http://know-your-english-skills.blogspot.com/) So let me explain step-by-step instructions for anyone to install widget in his / her blog. 

 Step by Step Instructions

1) Just get yourself registered.
2) Now you start feeding information i.e. name of your blog or website, the URL of your blog or Website. Once you complete this step you will get menus showing installation options
3) I have included the screenshot obtained from http://blog.statcounter.com/2008/09/statcounter-on-bloggerblogspot/
4) Now let me explain how to install your StatCounter code on Blogspot.
5) Log on to your ‘Dashboard’. Choose your blog and choose Layout option.
6) Next choose Page Elements and then choose Add a Gadget
7) Under the scroller window showing basic gadgets, just choose HTML/Javascript widget
8) Leave the Title window blank. Proceed to paste the code generated from StatCounter http://www.stacounter.com. Verify and save.
9) You may reposition the widget at a comfortable location
10) Come out of the Add a Gadget and then from Page Element.
11) Now view your blog.
12) You will find your StatCounter at the designated location and it will now begin recording visitor information!

Source:
StatCounter on Blogger/Blogspot http://blog.statcounter.com/2008/09/statcounter-on-bloggerblogspot/

Five Star Rating Widget from Spotback

Spotback Rate Everything Widget

If you are curious to know about how your audience view and rate your blog or blog posts, then you can add spotback Rate Everything Widget (http://spotback.com/). Here is a post on ‘how to get the widget for your blogspot / wordpress blogs’. You might have seen such facilities in a few commercial services such as Amazon. Today the same rating facility is just few clicks away. How wonderful it is?

Rating tool lets your audience to rate your posts and there is instant feedback. There is a freedom to navigate your blog and identify the posts of interest.

Why You need this tool?

On Internet you may find humpty number of widgets on ‘five star’ rating. The Spotback Rating tool helps your audience discover your posts and add rating to them. No programming or coding knowledge required. It is a Childs play. You are able to install the widgets free of cost. You may find your rating and tagging history saved in your own personal profile and alerts you with statistics.

Spotback Widget code no: 35074

Just Register

To start with you have to register with spotback. After a cool login you may choose either ready-to-use-design from SpotBack widget gallery or you may use the editor to roll-your-own. You have freedom to add the desired element and to modify even CSS properties i.e. background images, font size and color, borders, labels, etc.

Step by step instruction:

1) Login using your User Id.
2) On spotback home page you will find a link ‘Get a Widget’ (http://spotback.com/widgets/intro). Now click the link.
3) You will find number of widget styles. Just choose the one you like. Later you may modify its font size and color, borders, labels, etc.
4) Once your selection is over you will get the code suitable for your blog categories i.e. blogspot classic, blogspot new and wordpress. Choose the right one for your template style.
5) There will be an ID number displayed along with the widget you have chosen. Just note the number.
6) You may both copy the code and integrate it using ‘edit html’ menu. If you are not comfortable there is an alternate method.
7) Alternatively go to your blog dashboard and reach the Template tab. Just click on ‘Page Elements’, then ‘Add a Page Element’.In the pop dialog box choose for ‘Html/JavaScript’. That screen will open an input form.
8) In the box labeled Title, just enter something or leave it blank. Copy the following code from your notepad:

9) Just replace the id number with the words marked in bold italics.
10) Click on Save Changes.
11) If all went well, you are back at the Page Element screen and your new widget is sitting at the top of your sidebar. Just drag and reposition the widget just below your blog post (main bar). That is all.
12) Now View your blog. Test your rating widget. Make sure they are working properly. If there are any bad links, just go back to your Page Element screen and edit it.