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 rather than continuing to view other pages within the same site. Search Engine Journal contributor Natalie Hoben has published an article highlighting 20 proven ways to reduce your bounce rate. She says, “Here are 20 proven ways to reduce your bounce rate when needed. 1. Pay Attention To Page Load Time When a user has to wait an excessive amount of time (and by excessive I mean more than three seconds) for a page load, it creates an incredibly... [...]

MOZ has published a new Whiteboard Friday video ‘7 Dead Simple Ways to Reduce Bounce Rate’ featuring Cyrus Shepard. The MOZ team says, “Is a high bounce rate bad? The answer is: it depends, but yes, sometimes it can be. Is a high bounce rate bad for SEO? That’s where it gets a little more complicated. In this week’s episode of Whiteboard Friday, Cyrus gives you seven easy SEO tips to address your bounce rate, and increase engagement and satisfaction to make your users happier”. 7 Dead Simple Ways to Reduce Bounce Rate MOZ  [...]

Cindy Donovan Bettye has been hard at work, turning out useful software for people and companies who market their goods and services online. One of her latest and best is StickyPost. This is a new WordPress plugin that any person can use. It lets you pull into your posts, graphics that will illustrate them, making them more attractive, more “sticky”. In summary, StickyPost lets you turn any post into an image-rich, fully monetized slideshow divided into compelling bite-sized mini-posts. Three steps: 1. Write your post 2. Decide how many sections you would like it divided into 3. Click... [...]

Bounce rate is one of the key factors in determining your ranking in the search engines. A bounce is when a visitor arrives on a page on your site and leaves without going to another page to explore your site. You want visitors to hang around, explore the information riches you provide, and become a frequent visitor. The first step is to get them to stay a while. That’s the purpose of WP Sticky Posts, a WordPress plugin that takes long posts and divides them into multiple sections that go on separate pages. If your posts, even your best ones, are on a single page, a visitor may stop with... [...]