I want to decrase my bounce rate, i've been working on it quite a lot, without any success (the best decrase was from 80 to 75%). This is a "standart" url: http://it.narkive.com/2010/1/3/4782458-nun-me-fanno-compra-su-amazon.html It's in italian, ther is an english version too, but it's different (i've edited the italian version to make tests since that it receives enought visitors, 2000+/day). Here it is: en.narkive.com As you can see (use google traslator (link to the traslated version) or your imagination) there is a search box and a green box on the right with similar topics. Do someone have any idea on how to decrase this bounce rate?
its probably due to the traffic source. If the traffic is targeted than you should have a lower bounce rate. Lots of traffic is useless unless it converts
I think that you have too many visible ads above the fold. If you put some quality content, like the related discussions higher up (or something like "my best articles"... people will see them and click. If people click on your ads, it will not help you decrease the bounce rate because the ads are on other servers. To me, the more quality content and internal links you have above the fold, the lower the bounce rate. - Jens
Content all comes from usenet, i can't decide the quality of it. If people click on ads instaed of the internal link, that could make me only happy. Most of the traffic comes from google, so yes, it's not targeted. I will try to put another box with the most replyed topic of the last x days from the category of the thread, it should be interesting! I haven't other ideas...
To decrease bounce rate you will need to do 3 main things. 1) Have such quality content people will be more willing to look at a second page 2) Make your content leading to another page. IE at the end of a post: If you liked "A" then I am sure you would find "B" useful 3) Make your site more interactive for users.