and why I am removing my Ecard from my two blogs (edit, I won’t be removing my EC yet. I’m doing some experiment).
THIS POST IS WRITTEN BASED ON THE RESEARCH I MADE ON BOUNCE RATE. MY VIEW MAY OR MAY NOT CHANGE IN THE FUTURE AS NEW FACTS ARE PRESENTED. THANKS.
When I sign up with entrecard I was so excited to try it. Everyday I try to drop ECs as much as I can. But somehow I got tired of dropping my card and then I read about BOUNCE RATE.
Wiki define BOUNCE RATE as (sometimes confused with Exit Rate) is a term used in web site traffic analysis. It essentially represents the average percentage of initial visitors to a site who “bounce” away to a different site, rather than continue on to other pages within the same site.
A bounce occurs when a web site visitor leaves a page or a site without visiting any other pages before a specified session-timeout occurs. There is no industry-standard minimum or maximum time by which a visitor must leave in order for a bounce to occur. Rather, this is determined by the session timeout of the analytics tracking software.
A visitor can bounce by:
- Closing an open window or tab
- Typing a new URL
- Clicking the “Back” button to leave the site
- Session timeout
I was a little bit concerned when I read this especially since I read somewhere (but I haven’t confirmed it yet) that bounce rate is one of the factor that affect page rank. I admit I am one of those Entrecard droppers who just visit a site, drop my card and close my browser or type another url. I am now having a guilty feeling when I read this article. I might be doing more harm that good to fellow bloggers.
I am not sure how to determine my blog’s bounce rate (edit : GOOGLE ANALYTICS measures BOUNCE RATE) but I know right now it is a little bit high. I am thinking of ways to decrease that number. I might remove the EC card on my two blogs after I served all advert that are on my queues right now. But there is still a thing that is bugging my mind. It is typical for us bloggers to go to a blog and just leave a comment in the tagboard or cbox or whatever you call it. Does that count as a bounce rate or not ? And would commenting help reduce bounce rate ? What do you think ?
Now that I learn the truth about bounce rate, I’m going to change my blog hopping habits. I hope you do too to help fellow bloggers!

June 22, 2008 at 11:21
Is this true sis?
Sorry for not visiting much, I’m still not feeling well
If you have time nga pala pls visit my new blog, http://twisted-angel.info
June 22, 2008 at 17:53
Thanks for the info sis.
This is why i try to drop comments when I can.
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June 23, 2008 at 09:47
wahh, i am guilty and dropping away too, but don’t know much really, patang 1 week pa ako sa EC..ehehe!
anyway, will drop comments na din talaga..:)thanks for the info Milet, TC
June 23, 2008 at 09:47
@Vannie:
ako din nde ko lam to eh. kaya nga magdodrop na ko ng comments from now on.
June 29, 2008 at 14:41
I always stay in the blogs I dropped for few minutes, looking for a nice post to read, but some don`t offer nice reading so what will I do lol!
July 9, 2008 at 12:33
I wouldn’t worry too much about the bounce rate if you’re posting good articles like you are. People will definitely read and comment.