Comments on: To target underscore blank or not – the bounce effect? http://aquapebble.co.uk/2010/01/28/to-target-underscore-blank-or-not-%e2%80%93-the-bounce-effect/ Sat, 07 Jan 2012 09:52:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Lee http://aquapebble.co.uk/2010/01/28/to-target-underscore-blank-or-not-%e2%80%93-the-bounce-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-657 Lee Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:15:54 +0000 http://aquapebble.co.uk/?p=909#comment-657 Just an update: I found a pretty cool plugin called pretty Links that creates shorter urls using your own domain. So it seems I can go back to providing the page link rather than the home page! :D Just an update: I found a pretty cool plugin called pretty Links that creates shorter urls using your own domain. So it seems I can go back to providing the page link rather than the home page! :D

]]> By: Lee http://aquapebble.co.uk/2010/01/28/to-target-underscore-blank-or-not-%e2%80%93-the-bounce-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-647 Lee Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:20:58 +0000 http://aquapebble.co.uk/?p=909#comment-647 Hi Brian, when measuring bounce there is a max 30 minute session limit (or so I have read about Google analytics) before you have bounced. In other words if you do not leave the site by typing another url, clicking a link to an external site that opens in the same window or pushing the back button and leaving the site within 30 minutes and you have not left the page you are on you will be registered as a bounce. Now there is a possibility that this is measured differently by different tools - I am not sure. I am not 100% sure what you mean. If you mean why I have a link to an article about a problem I have (blub) and it only shows as a summary on the front page and you have to click to read the full article; there are a number of reasons. I am going to assume this is what you mean and explain it. First reason is that I have a few posts on my home page and I have tested putting the full articles up and also tested expanding them on front page and it just makes the home page too long. Also seems people don't tend to read the full article - I think so much writing is overwhelming. Second reason is that I provide links to other relevant articles which do not show on the home page, but on the article page. Third reason is that it reduces your bounce rate in Google analytics, which effects your rankings. Fourth reason that I link to home page in Linkedin instead of article page, is that the post url is too long and a few groups are not accepting tiny urls due to risk of malice software. I have done quite a lot of testing of different ways and have found this works best. If there was a more secure way of creating tiny urls I would certainly use them. And lastly why do I link to a blub: it is so that people can fully understand my dilemma without a word limited. This article is really about trying to get views on this as I like to make decisions looking at things from a 360 degree view. I hope this helps you to understand the methods to my madness. :D Hi Brian, when measuring bounce there is a max 30 minute session limit (or so I have read about Google analytics) before you have bounced. In other words if you do not leave the site by typing another url, clicking a link to an external site that opens in the same window or pushing the back button and leaving the site within 30 minutes and you have not left the page you are on you will be registered as a bounce.

Now there is a possibility that this is measured differently by different tools — I am not sure.

I am not 100% sure what you mean. If you mean why I have a link to an article about a problem I have (blub) and it only shows as a summary on the front page and you have to click to read the full article; there are a number of reasons. I am going to assume this is what you mean and explain it.

First reason is that I have a few posts on my home page and I have tested putting the full articles up and also tested expanding them on front page and it just makes the home page too long. Also seems people don’t tend to read the full article — I think so much writing is overwhelming.

Second reason is that I provide links to other relevant articles which do not show on the home page, but on the article page.

Third reason is that it reduces your bounce rate in Google analytics, which effects your rankings.

Fourth reason that I link to home page in Linkedin instead of article page, is that the post url is too long and a few groups are not accepting tiny urls due to risk of malice software.

I have done quite a lot of testing of different ways and have found this works best.

If there was a more secure way of creating tiny urls I would certainly use them.

And lastly why do I link to a blub: it is so that people can fully understand my dilemma without a word limited. This article is really about trying to get views on this as I like to make decisions looking at things from a 360 degree view.

I hope this helps you to understand the methods to my madness. :D

]]> By: Brian Meeks http://aquapebble.co.uk/2010/01/28/to-target-underscore-blank-or-not-%e2%80%93-the-bounce-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-645 Brian Meeks Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:50:24 +0000 http://aquapebble.co.uk/?p=909#comment-645 I am new to blogging. I had heard a different definition of bounce. I thought it was people who went to your site and immediately left. If people stayed and read the article, they didn't register as bounced. Perhaps I am wrong. I am also curious whey you have a link to a blub, then we have to click on another link, to get the whole article. I have seen this before. Is this to improve bounce rate? I have only been at this for 27 days, so I am still learning. Brian Meeks http://extremelyaverageone.blogspot.com/ I am new to blogging. I had heard a different definition of bounce. I thought it was people who went to your site and immediately left. If people stayed and read the article, they didn’t register as bounced. Perhaps I am wrong.

I am also curious whey you have a link to a blub, then we have to click on another link, to get the whole article. I have seen this before. Is this to improve bounce rate?

I have only been at this for 27 days, so I am still learning.

Brian Meeks
http://extremelyaverageone.blogspot.com/

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