No..."standalone" means that it would not be integrated into your BUILD script or ANY other Links SQL script.

By running it through crontab (which you can set to run on the first day of the month), you can automatically update your HITS in the Links table on a monthly basis.

For more info on Crontab, search the web (like through google.com) for Crontab.

Also, there is a well-written tutorial on creating crontab jobs in this site's Resources section! (Search for cron).
Regards,

Eliot Lee
http://anthrotech.com/