Comments on: Google Analytics and Bounce Rate Loyalty http://www.sitelogicmarketing.com/blog/01-google-analytics-and-bounce-rate Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:21:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ben Bailey http://www.sitelogicmarketing.com/blog/01-google-analytics-and-bounce-rate#comment-3910 Ben Bailey Fri, 13 May 2011 13:11:40 +0000 http://www.sitelogicmarketing.com/?p=942#comment-3910 If you have the Analytics tracking code on your pop-up, then yes. If there is no tracking code, then Google Analytics cannot see it as a page. Ben If you have the Analytics tracking code on your pop-up, then yes. If there is no tracking code, then Google Analytics cannot see it as a page.

Ben

]]> By: niks stokes http://www.sitelogicmarketing.com/blog/01-google-analytics-and-bounce-rate#comment-3909 niks stokes Thu, 12 May 2011 17:43:32 +0000 http://www.sitelogicmarketing.com/?p=942#comment-3909 I’d like to ask you if Google regards a pop up on the homepage as a ‘page viewed’. In other words, if a visitor comes to my homepage that equals 1 page view. I’d like to ask you if Google regards a pop up on the homepage as a ‘page viewed’. In other words, if a visitor comes to my homepage that equals 1 page view.

]]> By: Randy http://www.sitelogicmarketing.com/blog/01-google-analytics-and-bounce-rate#comment-3824 Randy Wed, 09 Mar 2011 14:18:06 +0000 http://www.sitelogicmarketing.com/?p=942#comment-3824 Ben, thanks for this article...this looks like something interesting to try out on my blog. I run GA on Wordpress, with 3 posts showing at a time, and I was never really comfortable with having such a high bounce rate (similar to Tyler's post #14 above me). Ben, thanks for this article…this looks like something interesting to try out on my blog. I run GA on WordPress, with 3 posts showing at a time, and I was never really comfortable with having such a high bounce rate (similar to Tyler’s post #14 above me).

]]> By: Tyler http://www.sitelogicmarketing.com/blog/01-google-analytics-and-bounce-rate#comment-3823 Tyler Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:48:44 +0000 http://www.sitelogicmarketing.com/?p=942#comment-3823 Interesting. I run a information site with a blog and have a very high bounce rate but have a pretty high average time on site, I'll have to use this, see what the results are. Interesting. I run a information site with a blog and have a very high bounce rate but have a pretty high average time on site, I’ll have to use this, see what the results are.

]]> By: Thomas Jenkins http://www.sitelogicmarketing.com/blog/01-google-analytics-and-bounce-rate#comment-3821 Thomas Jenkins Fri, 12 Nov 2010 17:02:56 +0000 http://www.sitelogicmarketing.com/?p=942#comment-3821 How reliable is the bounce rate information from alexa? we've always used that. How reliable is the bounce rate information from alexa? we’ve always used that.

]]> By: Ben Bailey http://www.sitelogicmarketing.com/blog/01-google-analytics-and-bounce-rate#comment-3820 Ben Bailey Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:28:11 +0000 http://www.sitelogicmarketing.com/?p=942#comment-3820 Dan, If the pop-up has no GA code tracking on it, then no. Google Analytics can only see a page that is tagged. If the pop-up has an onclick event to create a pageview in GA using JavaScript, then yes, it will track it. Dan,

If the pop-up has no GA code tracking on it, then no. Google Analytics can only see a page that is tagged.

If the pop-up has an onclick event to create a pageview in GA using JavaScript, then yes, it will track it.

]]> By: Dan http://www.sitelogicmarketing.com/blog/01-google-analytics-and-bounce-rate#comment-3819 Dan Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:52:17 +0000 http://www.sitelogicmarketing.com/?p=942#comment-3819 I'd like to ask you if Google regards a pop up on the homepage as a 'page viewed'. In other words, if a visitor comes to my homepage that equals 1 page view. If he/she clicks on a pop up informational field that's located on the homepage and does not require logging in, is that a 2nd page view? Thanks in advance Dan I’d like to ask you if Google regards a pop up on the homepage as a ‘page viewed’. In other words, if a visitor comes to my homepage that equals 1 page view. If he/she clicks on a pop up informational field that’s located on the homepage and does not require logging in, is that a 2nd page view?
Thanks in advance
Dan

]]> By: Frank Motola http://www.sitelogicmarketing.com/blog/01-google-analytics-and-bounce-rate#comment-3818 Frank Motola Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:06:05 +0000 http://www.sitelogicmarketing.com/?p=942#comment-3818 Is there a low limit, say 2 seconds or so that will allow a visitor to land on your page without Google analytics registering any visit? Reason I ask is that I have been testing Facebook ads and from their side my stats show say 50 clicks, but from the Google side, only 20 show up. Any idea why? Thanks, Frank Is there a low limit, say 2 seconds or so that will allow a visitor to land on your page without Google analytics registering any visit? Reason I ask is that I have been testing Facebook ads and from their side my stats show say 50 clicks, but from the Google side, only 20 show up. Any idea why?
Thanks,
Frank

]]> By: cbpredator http://www.sitelogicmarketing.com/blog/01-google-analytics-and-bounce-rate#comment-3817 cbpredator Sat, 10 Apr 2010 07:25:33 +0000 http://www.sitelogicmarketing.com/?p=942#comment-3817 fantastic read Ben thanks fantastic read Ben
thanks

]]> By: Ben Bailey http://www.sitelogicmarketing.com/blog/01-google-analytics-and-bounce-rate#comment-3816 Ben Bailey Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:30:26 +0000 http://www.sitelogicmarketing.com/?p=942#comment-3816 Trina, This method of measuring Bounce Rate is not always best. For a blog, I like it because many people will land on the homepage, and read multiple posts, but Google Analytics only sees one page viewed, and counts it as a bounce, even when they looked at multiple posts. For another type of website, the single page viewed is a valid measurement for bounce rate. If you already have segmented out Bounces, then you won't see any data if you implement this custom segment. Also, you are correct in that the bounce measurement will have changed so you will no longer be "comparing apples to apples." Ben Trina,

This method of measuring Bounce Rate is not always best. For a blog, I like it because many people will land on the homepage, and read multiple posts, but Google Analytics only sees one page viewed, and counts it as a bounce, even when they looked at multiple posts. For another type of website, the single page viewed is a valid measurement for bounce rate.

If you already have segmented out Bounces, then you won’t see any data if you implement this custom segment. Also, you are correct in that the bounce measurement will have changed so you will no longer be “comparing apples to apples.”

Ben

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