Using Microsoft® FrontPage® 2002

Click on the Insert menu and select Web Component.  From the dialog box that pops up, select Hit Counter.  A list of various styles of hit counters will be displayed.  Select the style of hit counter you would like to use and hit Finish.  The hit counter will be inserted into your page.

Using Microsoft® FrontPage® 2000 or '98
This feature is built into Microsoft FrontPage 2000 or '98 and the FrontPage 2000 Server Extensions which are installed on Acme's Web Servers.  Open the page that you wish to place on a counter on in your FrontPage Editor.  Click on INSERT from your pull-down menu and select ACTIVE ELEMENT and HIT COUNTER.  For further instructions on working with the hit counter component in Microsoft FrontPage, please refer to your Microsoft FrontPage '98 manual.

Using Microsoft® FrontPage® '97
This feature is built into Microsoft FrontPage '97 and supported by the FrontPage Server Extensions installed on Acme's Web Servers.  Open the page that you wish to place on a counter on in your FrontPage Editor.  Click on INSERT from your pull-down menu and select WEB-BOT and HIT COUNTER.  For further instructions on working with the hit counter component in Microsoft FrontPage, please refer to your Microsoft FrontPage '97 manual.

Other Sources of Hit Counters
There are some great free hit counters available on the web that are easy to configure and use.  Here are a few of our favorites, as recommended by C|Net:

FastCounter from LinkExchange is free, and yes, it's fast. Although the counter sports a small LinkExchange logo, the quick setup process lets you choose from a number of colors. As a registered user of FastCounter, you can also visit the FastCounter site to get your weekly traffic numbers.

LE FastCounter

Icount provides a counter that is simple and free (the company also offers advanced services for a small monthly charge).

For reviews of counters both free and "almost free," visit CounterGuide.com.