Guest book
Instead of hard-programming voting component into web page you can use remotely hosted voting feature which is simpler and usually free.
Remotely hosted Guestbook is particularly useful in case when hosting doesn't support scripting or doesn't provide DB connection. Moreover it can be efficient when you manage several websites and want to use one guest book for all websites. External Guest Book services are not a good solution for such cases as your guest book would reside at a different website and most probably would have a design not corresponding to your website style, with very limited tools to configure.
So for example functions guestbook service at dreambook.com. Created guestbook resides at the provider’s site and contains the link to Dreambook site.
A paid GB service of
Message board, guestbook, polls, and more. - Website Toolbox in return resides at your own site and doesn’t include any ads.
votingserver.com – free service, which provides professionally looking guest book residing at your website (nobody can distinguish where guest book is actually located). It allows adding a guestbook even if your hosting provider doesn't support DB or restricts server-side script. The system used in creating your website also doesn’t matter. Voting Server can support one Guest Book for several websites.