Every blog that exists has some motive behind it. Some bloggers may want to share their ideas with the world, some just want a medium to write, and some are on a mission to help others with their own experience. But a common reason of existence is there in all the blog i.e. to attract as many as visitors to the blog.
To increase the number of followers who come and read what you have written one should keep track of the blog’s visitors which gives you an idea of how many people are visiting your blog per day or in a month. This will also give you an insight on the traffic which is bouncing off i.e. the bounce rate of the blog.
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What Exactly This Bounce Rate Is:
Everyday some new visitors come to the blog, some come through search engines and some come through links or references. However some or most of the visitors leave your blog as they land on it. They leave your blog by simply closing it down or by clicking the back button.
What Can Be Reason For It?
- They may have found the site content not relevant to the search term that brought term to the blog.
- The find the information provided on the site not useful.
- The site is not appealing enough to garb the attention of the visitor.
- The load time of the site is very slow.
Blog Bounce Rate
How To Track The Bounce Rate
One can track the blog’s bounce rate by signing up for Google Analytics. They will provide you with the tracking code which you need to add to all the blog pages. This will gives you with all the tracking data in your analytics account dashboard.
The formula used for calculating Bounce Rate is;
Bounce Rate = Total single page view visits/Total number of visits
What You Can Do To Reduce The Bounce Rate i.e. The Number Of People Leaving The Blog.
Try some tips and tricks to make your blog more practical and useful to the visitors. Improve the blog quality to persuade people to spend time on your blog.
Each and every single visitor is important and valuable for your blog and your blogging business.
Try these steps to make your blog effective and valuable for your visitors:
Keep it simple:
Keep your blog post content simple and use apt and clear titles for them. Provide the information in most simple way. Support it with auxiliary images. If the visitor gets what they want in first glance then there is less chance of them bouncing out.
Make your Blog User Friendly:
Make the navigation system of the blog simple. The design should be easy and user friendly so that user can find what they want in two to three clicks. This will make it easier for the visitors to get what they are searching for; that is all they really want so chances are they will come back the next time too.
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Focus on your Blog Topics:
Highlight your popular post which can help you to target those repeat visitors as well as target the new ones. Try to focus on the topics which have exhibited a good response in the past.
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Analyse the Data:
Analyze the Google analytics data of your blog, study the behavior of the visitors i.e. know which page they are visiting the most. Study which page has the high bounce rate. The data will tell you that by using which keyword has brought the visitors to the blog.
Give more then what they ask for:
Provide complete information about the topic you are discussing in your post. If you don’t offer an option for your readers to look for more, they will most probably leave.
Use proper categories for your blog post:
Using categories in your blog give your visitors a sort of menu to your blog. It make easy for them to choose the category they most desire and can read the posts that are of their interest.
Use Highest Quality Content:
Content is what makes a blog good or bad. There is nothing more important than quality content in a blog which makes a visitor interested in your blog. Always come up with creative ideas to share with your readers.
Be unique and useful. Don’t try to be just “different” in your niche. Make your niche by providing quality content.
Speed Up Your Blog:
Keep the technical stuff up to date. Use the latest technology in your blog. Everyone is busy in their life, so no one has the time to wait for the blog to load. Keep the loading time to 5 to 10 seconds at the max. Your page should load in fractions of seconds. Make sure your blog code is clean and clutter free. Use these tips to improve your blog’s bounce rate.
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Speeding up the blog, analyzing the data using Google analytics to understand the mindset of readers are some very useful tips. And of course content is the supreme of all. Good post for reducing bounce rate.