Comments on: Google Analytics Explained Almost

By: Mel @ Acuity

Mel @ Acuity — Tue, 04 May 2010 07:11:53 +0000

As long as there is a link Marvis – that would be fine!

By: Marvis Ukich

Marvis Ukich — Tue, 04 May 2010 07:01:03 +0000

Would it be possible to get permission to use some of your posts on forums with a link?

By: ElanMan

ElanMan — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 04:00:41 +0000

Nice post.
There is a lot of functionality in GA that a lot of people probably don't bother with/know exists (myself included and I've been using it for a long time). I too was concerned about bounce rate recently (just over 50%) on my blog.
But then, most of the visits come from google search where they type in a specific search term. I'm assuming they find what they want and then leave? I've since managed to get the bounce rate down to about 30%.
But I can't help wondering, is the bounce rate as important on a blog?

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By: Antharas

Antharas — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:30:59 +0000

I visited your blog from this keywords phrase “check google position” and I read quite a few pages.

I think you have great content here and content is what all we would really care after all SEO techniques.
.-= Antharas´s last blog ..SEO Engineer and researcher =-.

By: ElanMan

ElanMan — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 21:35:29 +0000

@Quimp @Jeff Swanson
Glad to hear that other people aren’t concerned about a higher bounce rate on a blog site.
I won’t worry any more

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By: Jeff Swanson

Jeff Swanson — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:41:29 +0000

Elanman, I just wanted to give another confirmation that you shouldn't be worried at all about a high bounce rate on your blog. Your analysis about the user finding what they need and leaving is accurate. Think about a blog you read often. You probably go to the homepage, read what's new, and then leave. Jeff Swansons last blog post..Two examples of great fast food brands

By: Quimp

Quimp — Wed, 27 May 2009 16:32:49 +0000

ElanMan, there are other ways of measuring a blog’s success. The number of views and the number of subscriptions are much more interesting in my opinion. In fact, I’ll make the hypothesis that the more returning visitors you have, the higher your bounce rate will be.

I say you shouldn’t be too worried about it if your only service is blogging and if your site is small. If you have a large database, then you should add emphasis on similar stories/posts so that those seeking information can find related content easily.

Of course it’s just my opinion! Certainly a low bounce rate wouldn’t hurt, it might simply not be as bad as you think.

By: ElanMan

ElanMan — Tue, 26 May 2009 20:51:02 +0000

Nice post. There is a lot of functionality in GA that a lot of people probably don't bother with/know exists (myself included and I've been using it for a long time). I too was concerned about bounce rate recently (just over 50%) on my blog. But then, most of the visits come from google search where they type in a specific search term. I'm assuming they find what they want and then leave? I've since managed to get the bounce rate down to about 30%. But I can't help wondering, is the bounce rate as important on a blog? ElanMans last blog post..Using CSS Pseudo-Elements

By: Andy

Andy — Tue, 26 May 2009 12:30:18 +0000

Don’t mean to be a flamer by any means as I hope this post may be useful to some people, so thank you for taking the time to write it. My only concern (if you can call it that) is that all of this stuff is clearly explained inside analytics itself with the help section.