High Bounce Rate - Time on Site is High Too?

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    Take a look at this. My bounce rate is almost 100%, but time on site is over 4 minutes for this page. This can't be right can it?

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    jaycutler, May 5, 2011 IP
  2. Miroslav Chodak

    Miroslav Chodak Active Member

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    #2
    What's on that page? If it's a video or a longer text that people watch/read, without much incentive for people to click deeper, your numbers are quite likely...
     
    Miroslav Chodak, May 5, 2011 IP
  3. lifeplayer

    lifeplayer Notable Member

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    #3
    why not, bounce rate mean that the visitor stay at the entrance page only and leave after without visit another page
    One page site with video on the page normally will found 100% bounce rate and long visit time
     
    lifeplayer, May 6, 2011 IP
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    infonote Well-Known Member

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    Try and modify the navigational structure of the site so the user will visit another post/page in your site instead of going to another site.
    Try and search this form for usability.
     
    infonote, May 6, 2011 IP
  5. Health Designs

    Health Designs Peon

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    #5
    high bounce rate is very bad for you business. you must analysis of your website, also check navigation structure, page load time, your targeted keywords are proper or not all the things are very important for decrease a bounce rate.
     
    Health Designs, May 6, 2011 IP
  6. PromoDirect

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    I agree with lifeplayer. You must have proper internal linking on that page. Also make sure that you have excluded your own visits. Make sure your ip is been excluded in GA.
     
    PromoDirect, May 6, 2011 IP
  7. runna

    runna Banned

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    Why is high bounce bad ?
     
    runna, May 6, 2011 IP
  8. GuidoB

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    Bounce rate means the % of visitors who only check 1 page. If it is high, it looks like they are not very interested (unless the website only has 1 page??)
     
    GuidoB, May 6, 2011 IP
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    saqib889 Peon

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    yes it might happen in case of video

     
    saqib889, May 6, 2011 IP
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    mrwordsworth Active Member

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    Image is not visible to me...Can you re-upload to another image host.
     
    mrwordsworth, May 6, 2011 IP
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    saqib889 Peon

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    Miroslav answer also have a power.
     
    saqib889, May 6, 2011 IP
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    Do you understand what is bounce rate?lol
     
    lifeplayer, May 7, 2011 IP
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    Try to improve your internal link structure, to decrease bounce rate.
     
    jonsonseo, May 7, 2011 IP