Tracking Link usage

can it be done? (can I do it?)

[coopfreak]

Hey, I was wondering if it is possible to count the number of times a link is click on my website. And if it is possible help in doing it. I have no idea, it would just be useful in design (most pop. at top etc.) Anyone?

[topr8]

do a search on your favourite search engine for: click thru counter

but be aware that there are seo issues with doing such a thing (imo)

[coopfreak]

Wow. I guess that would work and I'll try it if I can't find anything else. Problem is I'd have to set all that up for about 20-30 links. Anybody have a simpler way or a service that will do it or something...also - could you tell me what "seo" issues are? Gracias.

[4specs]

Do a search for:
onmousedown link tracking

it will lead back to some WebmasterWorld articles and others. This is how Google is tracking their outbound clicks.

I adopted this system about a month ago (140,000 clicks per month) to outbound links replacing a 302 redirection script. My link looks like:

<a href="http://www.#*$!.com/ onmousedown="return clk(this.href)">xxx</a>

the javascript is:
function clk(n)
{ if(document.images){ (new Image()).src="goto.php?"+n; } return true;}

gogo.php is a logging script - actually a simpler version of what I used as part of a 302 redirection. You can log what ever you want.