StatCounter provides free customisable hit counters, visitor tracking and website stats for Blogger / Blogspot. You simply need to:
- Sign up for a free account at StatCounter and follow the wizard
- When it asks for your web page editor be sure to choose Blogger / Blogspot from the drop down list
- Copy the StatCounter code (highlight + ctrl c)
- Log into your Blogger / Blogspot blog.
- Go to the layout area.
- Click the link for "add a gadget".
- Choose the "HTML/JavaScript" option.
- Paste the StatCounter code into the content section of the gadget.
- Click "Save".