Web page counter issue

[ABabeNChrist]

I have a website that I added a counter on the bottom of the main page so that I could keep a report of when and how often my site is visited. I’ve noticed sometimes I can revisit my site and the counter hasn’t move, the numbers are the same as my last visit. Is this typical or is there a way to correct this.
I’m using a website tool to assist me because my level of expertise is not expertise by any means.
I looked over the coding that the web tool used and I couldn’t see anything that could cause my problem.

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<img src="C:/Program Files/Yahoo SiteBuilder/sites/www.Mysite.net/sitebuilder/images/thumbnails/ Main_counter.png" alt="Counter">

Any thoughts?

[HansV]

Is there really a leading space in the file name before Main?

[ABabeNChrist]

COPYO
Similar to a type-O but using the copy approach.
My mistake sorry, No space.

[Leif]

....I’ve noticed sometimes I can revisit my site and the counter hasn’t move, the numbers are the same as my last visit. Is this typical or is there a way to correct this.

It really depends on whether or not you have had any visitors! Can you be sure you have? If it is clever, your counter may not count multiple visits from the same person, or at least, not on the same day.

I’m using a website tool to assist me because my level of expertise is not expertise by any means.
I looked over the coding that the web tool used and I couldn’t see anything that could cause my problem.

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<img src="C:/Program Files/Yahoo SiteBuilder/sites/www.Mysite.net/sitebuilder/images/thumbnails/ Main_counter.png" alt="Counter">

The link appears to be to a static image on your local hard drive. Do you know how it is updated dynamically?
If you have an image on your web displaying a 'live count', what is the url for it? It is possible that a static image is created to display the count, but I would expect some sort of script to run to update the count.

I would recommend you look at using Google Analytics. Apart from not having to display a 1997-era counter, you end up with confidential data which can show you the number of visitors, the number of (unique) visits, where your visitors are in the world, traffic sources, etc. etc.