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Originally Posted by micoblanco
Honestly, this is new to me... the bounce rate thing...
But based on what I've read about this forum post, bounce rate is the time that a visitor stays in your website (correct me if I'm wrong)...
My questions are:
Which is better? Having a high bounce rate or low bounce rate?
Does it really affects SEO? If yes, in what way(s)?
I will very appreciate your answers. Thanks!
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No bounce rate is NOT how long someone stays on your site. Bounce rate measures whether or not a person will land on your site from any kind of visit and if that person 'bounces' straight back off, i.e. just leaves without looking further into the site. This can be measured by time but only a short period of time, i.e. 30 seconds and then it's not classed as bounce because they could ave found the info they were looking for. It can also be measured by them clicking onto another page within your site.
A low bounce rate is generally more desireable but it depends on your site, i.e. like it's been said before, Wiki won't have a low bounce rate because people will be finding their answers normally on the first page and under 30 seconds.
If you're selling something then a low bounce rate is NEEDED, it's mandatory!
Bounce rate doesn't affect SEO, it's an analytic of your site, not a communication between your webserver and the search bots.
HTH's
Boog's