Comments on: Why It’s Important to Monitor Your Blog Stats

By: Kimmo Linkama

Kimmo Linkama — Tue, 26 May 2009 20:40:27 +0000

“Bounce rates. How many people go to your site and then click off? You need to make your site sticky so people stay on it.”

Well, not necessarily. Bounce rate only shows how many people entered your site and left without clicking on another page.

So, if the first page they enter on your site or blog gives them the answer they need, you’ve accomplished something.

Then again, this only works if the page they enter in works towards conversion.

By: tradesmeninsights

tradesmeninsights — Tue, 26 May 2009 16:54:54 +0000

thanks for the nice words

By: The Quail

The Quail — Tue, 26 May 2009 16:52:29 +0000

Awesome Article;very informative and helpful.

By: tradesmeninsights

tradesmeninsights — Tue, 26 May 2009 16:44:44 +0000

thanks for your insights

By: mstrkrft2000

mstrkrft2000 — Tue, 26 May 2009 16:25:23 +0000

google analytics is a must! ☺

By: Mac

Mac — Tue, 26 May 2009 16:13:26 +0000

There is a ‘guru’ who made a similar comment about Bounce rates as you do here. He actually changes his book when I told him my point of view on blogs and bounce rates.

If you have regular readers, those that come each time you update your blog, you can’t expect them to re-read a half dozen pages. Having a good BR may simply mean that people come to your site one time, view a lot of pages and then leave to never return again.

Don’t put too much weight behind a bounce rate.