Bounce Rate is defined as the percentage of visitors that leave a webpage without taking an action, such as clicking on a link, filling out a form, or making a purchase.
Bounce Rate is important for three main reasons:
Someone that bounces from your site (obviously) didn’t convert. So when you stop a visitor from bouncing, you can also increase your conversion rate.
Bounce Rate may be used as a Google Ranking factor. In fact, one industry study found that Bounce Rate was closely correlated to first page Google rankings.
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Bounce Rate is the percentage of people that land on a page and leave.
Exit Rate is the percentage of people that leave a specific page (even if they didn’t initially land on that page).
For example, let’s say someone lands on Page A from your site. And they hit their browser’s back button a few seconds later.
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