It is amazing how many spelling mistakes creep into web sites. Many of these are simple typing errers, and many more are the result of plain laziness. When you've finished your page, take a careful look at it and do your best to ensure that the spelling and grammar are as good as you can make them. We'll be putting up some advice on this subject soon. If you're using a web counting service, it'll almost certainly be busy and the visitor won't know where he or she is in the queue anyway.
Web counters are uncool in the extreme.