Keeping your website in line with current events is a great way to let your visitors know there's a real person behind your website. Studies show people are more likely to return to a website that's frequently updated. So what better way to show you're keeping your site up to date than adding a New Year's countdown to it? Here's how you do it with WebStarts.

Step 1_ 

Go to http_//countingdownto.com and customize your countdown widget by choosing the day and time to countdown to.

Step 2_

When your widget is done click on the embed button. This will provide you with some HTML code. Click on the HTML code to select it and then right click and copy it.

Step 3_

Go to the page where you'd like to add the countdown widget and choose to insert the HTML by clicking on Insert > HTML Code and pasting the code in the area provided. Once the code is pasted click Ok. You'll then be able to drag and drop your countdown widget wherever you'd like it to appear on your page. When you're done click save and your changes will be published immediately.