bounce rate is really high, what should i do?

add191 · 12-15-2011, 03:44 PM

I have an Amazon product review website and the bounce rate is really high, like above 80%

All of my reviews are related to my keywords, and they are sell keywords like "*** reviews", "best ****"

I had optimized my website to be very simple as well as easy to read

What did i do wrong?

bigcat1967 · 12-15-2011, 03:59 PM

send my your url...

Caeristhiona · 12-15-2011, 04:06 PM

I agree with bigcat - could you post a link to the site so I can take a look around? Writing and marketing-with-words is kind of my thing, and I'd love to help

add191 · 12-15-2011, 04:44 PM

hepaairpurifiersinfo. net
currently rank #5 for the keyword: best air purifier

aygabtu · 12-15-2011, 05:13 PM

If you want a better bounce rate, give them less info on the landing page, and good navigation to the other reviews, etc. If you have pages of information on your landing page, they don't need to click to see more.

Make sense?

Curious, what is your avg time on site value? Under 90 seconds is definitely a red flag given the content you have on that page.

add191 · 12-15-2011, 05:21 PM

definitively under 90 sec, so i need a less informative landing page, right?

aygabtu · 12-15-2011, 06:24 PM

Definitely. You don't want to overwhelm them, but have good 'teasers' for the other information on your site. But make them click to get it. You can also then try to rank for different keywords on the other pages.

Pal7 · 12-15-2011, 06:27 PM

Looks like a parked domain page to me. No wonder.

oneshotmarketing · 12-15-2011, 06:28 PM

Try adding some more pages and if you have some legit comments, approve them and let them show on your page

caseycase · 12-15-2011, 06:28 PM

Adding some videos can often lower the bounce rate and increase time on site as well.

MikeTheBuilder · 12-15-2011, 06:42 PM

Definitely add snippets to drag them into your inner pages. With snippets, your viewers can target in on exactly what they're looking for by the title. This would help your bounce rate.

charlescl · 12-16-2011, 06:07 AM

put some article links in the foot area, people used to scroll to the end of page to find something they are interested after they finish reading the contents.

I installed the "upPrev" plugin and reduce the bounce rate by 50%, here is my experience:
How to Reduce Bounce Rate of Your WordPress Blog and Keep Your Visitors

And I think 5 post is a small number, try add more post, would help you more success.

calfred · 12-16-2011, 06:12 AM

2 reasons:

1) Your traffic is not targeted, meaning a lot of it came from random or related long tail combination (I have my big authority site without backlinking to prove this. ANd I ran this experiment for 1 year plus)

2) Your site doesn't look good. Yes, looks count when it comes to bounce rate.

vanished · 12-16-2011, 07:21 AM

Here`s some tips:

1. You should make your text column wider. It currently doesn`t look natural. Also, your text is too small.
2. You should remove those big ugly pics from the beginning of the articles or move them down and make them smaller.
3. Try different themes.

12-15-2011, 03:44 PM	#1
add191 Day Dreamer Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 75 Thanks: 2 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	bounce rate is really high, what should i do? I have an Amazon product review website and the bounce rate is really high, like above 80% All of my reviews are related to my keywords, and they are sell keywords like "* reviews", "best **" I had optimized my website to be very simple as well as easy to read What did i do wrong?

12-15-2011, 03:59 PM	#2
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12-15-2011, 04:06 PM	#3
Caeristhiona Warrior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Contact Info	Re: bounce rate is really high, what should i do? I agree with bigcat - could you post a link to the site so I can take a look around? Writing and marketing-with-words is kind of my thing, and I'd love to help
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12-15-2011, 04:44 PM	#4
add191 Day Dreamer Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 75 Thanks: 2 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: bounce rate is really high, what should i do? hepaairpurifiersinfo. net currently rank #5 for the keyword: best air purifier

12-15-2011, 05:13 PM	#5
aygabtu Advanced Warrior Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 608 Thanks: 20 Thanked 29 Times in 24 Posts	Re: bounce rate is really high, what should i do? If you want a better bounce rate, give them less info on the landing page, and good navigation to the other reviews, etc. If you have pages of information on your landing page, they don't need to click to see more. Make sense? Curious, what is your avg time on site value? Under 90 seconds is definitely a red flag given the content you have on that page.
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12-15-2011, 05:21 PM	#6
add191 Day Dreamer Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 75 Thanks: 2 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: bounce rate is really high, what should i do? definitively under 90 sec, so i need a less informative landing page, right?

12-15-2011, 06:24 PM	#7
aygabtu Advanced Warrior Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 608 Thanks: 20 Thanked 29 Times in 24 Posts	Re: bounce rate is really high, what should i do? Definitely. You don't want to overwhelm them, but have good 'teasers' for the other information on your site. But make them click to get it. You can also then try to rank for different keywords on the other pages.
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12-15-2011, 06:27 PM	#8
Pal7 Warrior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 27 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: bounce rate is really high, what should i do? Looks like a parked domain page to me. No wonder.

12-15-2011, 06:28 PM	#9
oneshotmarketing Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 23 Thanks: 14 Thanked 7 Times in 5 Posts	Re: bounce rate is really high, what should i do? Try adding some more pages and if you have some legit comments, approve them and let them show on your page

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caseycase WSOReportCard.com War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Oklahoma, US Posts: 977 Thanks: 378 Thanked 134 Times in 97 Posts Social Networking	Re: bounce rate is really high, what should i do? Adding some videos can often lower the bounce rate and increase time on site as well.
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12-15-2011, 06:42 PM	#11
MikeTheBuilder Active Warrior Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 54 Thanks: 17 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts Contact Info	Re: bounce rate is really high, what should i do? Definitely add snippets to drag them into your inner pages. With snippets, your viewers can target in on exactly what they're looking for by the title. This would help your bounce rate.

12-16-2011, 06:07 AM	#12
charlescl Warrior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 21 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: bounce rate is really high, what should i do? put some article links in the foot area, people used to scroll to the end of page to find something they are interested after they finish reading the contents. I installed the "upPrev" plugin and reduce the bounce rate by 50%, here is my experience: How to Reduce Bounce Rate of Your WordPress Blog and Keep Your Visitors And I think 5 post is a small number, try add more post, would help you more success.
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12-16-2011, 06:12 AM	#13
calfred Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Malaysia Posts: 501 Thanks: 296 Thanked 50 Times in 42 Posts Contact Info	Re: bounce rate is really high, what should i do? 2 reasons: 1) Your traffic is not targeted, meaning a lot of it came from random or related long tail combination (I have my big authority site without backlinking to prove this. ANd I ran this experiment for 1 year plus) 2) Your site doesn't look good. Yes, looks count when it comes to bounce rate.

12-16-2011, 07:21 AM	#14
vanished www.GreenLabelSEO.com War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 78 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Contact Info	Re: bounce rate is really high, what should i do? Here`s some tips: 1. You should make your text column wider. It currently doesn`t look natural. Also, your text is too small. 2. You should remove those big ugly pics from the beginning of the articles or move them down and make them smaller. 3. Try different themes.
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