and register for a counter,

follow the instructions given and select a counter that you like

enter your name, email address, & password for your account

enter the name of  your website ,   add your  url space site ,   

choose were you want your counter to start from

select increment all hits (which means even counts when you log on ) or unique  ( which means it  wont count when you log on to your space )

tick agreement

copy the top counter code onto a web page  (notepad)  note pad is in start.. all programs .... accessories .....

save that file as html.

the go to my documents or where you saved that html  and open it up

the counter should be there

right click the mouse button and select copy

go and open a bog entry  .... hold the ctrl key and press v  to  paste

your counter will appear in the window

enter any text you want ( like see how many hits my space is getting )

now click publish

and thats it