Just curious if anyone else out there that manages a website has seen an increase in the googlebot visits this weekend?  Curious if the google dance is currently in progress?  Anyone offer a link exchange?  Working on getting page rank increased?

I’m not sure, haven’t checked the stats yet, but I did notice that my site is finally searchable on google and yahoo.  woot!

how do i get a hit counter on a personal website that doesnt have any?

Code it yourself?

There are a ton of free counters out there on the web, use google to search for them—I have one on my site, which will be taken down—I was just using it to measure traffic initially—I personally think they look tacky.  You host should provide AWSTATS for you to view.