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What does the term "Bounce Rate" in Marketing mean?

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Question added by Tasneem Tahir
Date Posted: 2019/01/14
Promod Perumbrod
by Promod Perumbrod , Regional Manager , Savex Technologies Pvt.Ltd

Bounce rate in terms of website traffic lets you know about the visitors who arrive on your website and leave without initiating any other action or event, like visiting a second page

Pouryay Seyed Hassan SheshKALANI
by Pouryay Seyed Hassan SheshKALANI , Vice President , Golden Pasargad

The bounce rate could be a simple definition but it is hard to describe! Some say a bounce rate is the rate of website visitors who check only the main page of a site and get back without checking the other pages. And this definition can be wrong, as it may happen due to a technical problem or the visitor might have been redirected to the right page of a site and checked what required and got back. 

Some say the bounce rate is the multiple action (more than one), in a website. This could be a better definition but even this can't be a precise one if there is a technical problem.

I think a bounce rate should be defined as: 

The rate of entries to a website and getting out without an action, and this should be calculated within a specified time range, let say a 2-3 hour range, in which a visitor can see the needed pages and take the needed action. In case of a technical problem, the visitor can come back to the page and resume the action.

I know it would be hard to calculate the bounce rate in what I described but it is not something impossible.

When a visitor goes into your website and checks even several pages, but takes no action it means, your website is not eye-catching enough or the contents are not useful or everything is okay but the visitor has come to a wrong place which means the SEO is not correct. Of course you should consider a logical percentage for the curious people who enter websites check rather all pages and take no action.   

Darlington Chuks Ehisianya
by Darlington Chuks Ehisianya , External Accountant/Auditor

 Bounce rate is an Internet marketing term used in web traffic analysis. It represents the percentage of visitors who enter the site and then leave ("bounce") rather than continuing to view other pages within the same site. Bounce rate is basically calculated on how much time a person spends on your.

 Bounce rate is a measure of the ineffectiveness of a website in encouraging visitors to continue with their visit. It is expressed as a percentage and represents the proportion of visits that end on the first page of the website that the visitor sees.

Source” Internet.”

Mahmoud Hussain Hussain
by Mahmoud Hussain Hussain , مسؤول كمبيوتر , مكتبة دبي للتوزيع

Bounce Rate is an interesting metric provided by most ecommerce analytics programs. It is one of the "key performance indicators" or can be used by e-commerce sites to monitor and evaluate site traffic.While it is difficult to determine a "good" bounce rate, monitoring this measure as it relates to actions taken to engage customers can be highly productive.Bounce Rate is an interesting metric provided by most ecommerce analytics programs.It is one of the key performance indicators or key performance indicators that e-commerce sites can use to monitor and evaluate site traffic. While it is difficult to determine a "good" bounce rate, monitoring this measure as it relates to actions taken to engage customers can be highly productive.But first, you'll need to understand the bounce rate and its relationship to e-commerce sites.What is the bounce rate?It is said that a visitor who clicks on a website and leaves without clicking on other pages may "bounce". For every 100 visitors, the bounce number is the bounce rate.For example, if 1000 visitors on an e-commerce site on a given day, 583 of them going out without clicking through to any other page, the bounce rate would be 58. 3%, i. e. (583/1000) x 100.Why Should E-commerce Websites Bother About Bounce Rate?Wikipedia is an example of a website that should not be concerned if it has a high bounce rate. Many web surfers may land on a Wikipedia page as a result of a specific search from a search engine. The page that they drop on may have all of the information they were looking for, so they read through the page and exit Wikipedia.But this is not how things work for an e-commerce website.If a visitor visits a product page on an e-commerce website, the ideal result is that the visitor clicks the "buy" button and moves ahead with the purchase.Another important result is if the customer is directed to visit additional pages and add more products to their shopping cart.None of these will happen if visitors do not click on a website. This is why the "high" bounce rate is bad for e-commerce sites.What is the good bounce rate for e-commerce sites?There is no "good" overall bounce rate.Some e-commerce sites may have bounce rates in the 25% area, while others may go all the way up to 66%, i. e. Two out of three visitors visiting the site will leave without meaningful engagement. If the Ecommerce website bounce rate is higher than 66%, it is certainly worth investigating why the bounce rate is high.For example, are emails or other marketing communications for potential customers something other than what is displayed or delivered on a click? Is the site visually undesirable or difficult to navigate? When you make modifications to address these issues, it will be important to monitor whether the changes affect the bounce rate.Therefore, instead of focusing on the bounce rate relative to the arbitrary ideal, it may be useful to focus on improving the bounce rate relative to the historical bounce rates of the site.What are some of the reasons for the high bounce rate?There are many potential culprits behind the high bounce rate. Many tests and experiments may highlight some issues.Here are some common reasons for a high bounce rate:    One visitor landed on the website by mistake    The site provides a small number of related pages    Visitors can not locate or understand the navigation location    From the site visitors turn away    Site content - images, text and video - not attractive to the customer    The first page takes a long time to loadPop-ups or other interstitials interfere with customers    The site does not display well on the device used to access it    There is no call to actionFor a deeper analysis, read also an article specifically about why the bounce rate is high.How to Reduce Bounce RatesRegardless of the bounce rate of the e-commerce site, the goal should be to continually reduce it.Addressing the items listed above would be a good start in this process. The idea of ​​reducing the bounce rate is in perfect sync with the idea of ​​giving customers what they want, the main principle of retail sales in any channel.If customers feel that their needs will be met on an e-commerce site, they are likely to stay on site and continue shopping.Learn more about how to lower bounce rates.There is no need to get artificially obsessed with the recoil rate, but working to reduce it over time should produce good results. A low bounce rate will increase sales from hard-earned traffic on an e-commerce website.FreeChoose EditorCommercial licenses and permits are deductible    Team Alliance - Responsibility Sweep Rewards    Products Learn all about ITF goodsPopular Posts    Can the title of the book be copyrighted?    How to deal with stock market corrections    Best strategies to increase visibility at work    An example of a photo-photographer message

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