How to Track Visitors to a Blogger Blog Using FreeStats

You can track visitors to your Blogger blog by using the free counter from FreeStats. Here's how.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Internet access
• Blogger account

1. Go to FreeStats (see Resources below).
2. Enter a user name and click "Sign-up Now."
3. Select either the Free Statistics counter or, if you want more detailed statistics, one of the fee-based option packages.
4. Enter the required registration information, including your name, your email address and the Web address of your Blogger blog.
5. Copy the code that's generated. You will paste this code into your blog template.
6. Log in to your Blogger account and click on "Template."
7. Click on "Add a Page Element."
8. Select the "Add to Blog" button under "HTML/JavaScript" on the New Page Element window.
9. Paste the code you copied into the content block and select "Save Changes."
10. Track the number of visitors to your blog by logging in to your FreeStats account and clicking on "Traffic."

Tips & Warnings

• You can upgrade to a fee-based package at any time if you decide you want more tracking information.
• Do not modify the code for the counter. If you do, it will not function properly.