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Saturday, March 26, 2011

Mini Lesson in Google Analytics

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The 294 Visitors means they are "Absolute Unique Visitors". This means that the people who return to your site are not counted twice.

Bounce Rate Definition A low Bounce Rate is good. See the quote from Wikipedia. (Click image to enlarge)
Here is an update as of 7:13 AM EST 3.28.2011. (Click image to enlarge)

3 comments:

  1. Kim - they may not be absolutely unique, their IP addresses are absolutely unique. You can test this by using the web browser on your smartphone. Browse to a webpage that you have Google Analytics code setup for, then shut off the mobile network on it, then turn it back on (you will now have a different IP address - http://www.whatismyip.com/), and go to that webpage again. Google Analytics will see that as a unique new visit. Folks use this technique to generate fall click-throughs on webpages that they have Google Adsense ads being generated on. ~Dave

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  2. Actually, the favorable bounce rate depends upon what you are trying to accomplish. On my webpages, I want peeps to see an ad that they want to click-through on, so I am looking for higher bounce rates. For my point-of-sale webpages, I want them to navigate through as much of my site, and find things to buy. On my genealogy webpages, I have my Google Adsense setup for pay-per-impression, so I want them to navigate through as many webpages as they find inteest in. ~Dave

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  3. Thanks Dave, this must be David Hurd! I know that analytical mind anywhere. lol

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