Give Me Your Honest Opinion As To Why My Bounce Rate Is 80%

Discussion in 'Websites' started by lifeAfterEbay, Jul 27, 2008.

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First 5 Seconds Impression

  1. I like the site design and will give it a look over

    33.3%
  2. Get me the hell outta here

    66.7%
  1. #1
    Hi everyone,

    I have had this site up for a month or so, I have been getting about a 70% bounce rate from visitors that have found my site through both yahoo and msn when they have actually used one of my main specific topic keyword phrases.

    My long tail searches terms get around 80 to 85 percent bounce rate...

    Now I think that really sucks and I would like your opinion to what you think I am doing wrong.


    I have not really got a whole lot of organic google traffic yet as I am obviously still way too new but I have got 4 of my terms in top 10 serps in yahoo in a matter of 3 weeks or so and generally have got around the same with msn

    I have only targeted the North American Search Engines so far.


    Regardless looking for your 2 cents, I dont think the sales copy is all that bad but by the bounce rate I really dont think may people are even reading it.

    The URL


    Ebay Suspension Solution


    Thank you in advice and feel free to be brutal....
     
    lifeAfterEbay, Jul 27, 2008 IP
  2. Alex-Z

    Alex-Z Peon

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    I think the logo is alright and it invites you to scroll down.
    I would definitely read it if i used ebay at all
     
    Alex-Z, Jul 29, 2008 IP
  3. siberia77

    siberia77 Active Member

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    I dunno, I feel like if i had an ebay suspension issue that I wouldnt EXPECT to have to buy something to sort it out and would assume the info is out there free. If i was your target audience I would be surprised by the text heavy sudden hard sell page and just keep moving.
     
    siberia77, Jul 29, 2008 IP
  4. cobwoyrob

    cobwoyrob Member

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    The logo does well for your site, but the rest of the copy is a bit plain. Spruce it up with a few more pictures. Maybe look into adding a sidebar with CSS and add a few articles about eBay. You could write anything, most likely having to do with common questions people who have been suspended by eBay. Split up your content and make it all appealing to the reader so that it inspires to purchase your product. The site has potential, in my opinion.
     
    cobwoyrob, Jul 29, 2008 IP
  5. camp185

    camp185 Well-Known Member

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    You lose visitors right after the blue text that is underlined. Underlined text is normally a hyperlink. In your case it is not so visitors are tricked to clicking, and not getting an action. Then you have a "Then Mark" comment. It looks like a testimonial, and I am sure by then visitors just think it's a crud site, and leave. Most people won't read all of you content. They skim. I am guessing the only reason you don't get a 100% bounce is because your stat software is tracking you, and counting your multiple page views in the sites creation. I have to scroll way way way way way way too too too much to get your site to do anything.
     
    camp185, Jul 29, 2008 IP