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Zidalgo & 'Bounce Rates' – What's Going On?
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12:42 am
March 18, 2009


meddle007

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I'm really stumped on this one, so I thought I'd post a topic here to see if anyone could possibly explain what I'm seeing.

I have used Google Analytics to track my site for the past 13 months or so…and during that entire run, my 'Bounce Rate' has been ZERO.  A whopping 0% for the life of my blog.  Then – on the exact date I switched to a Zidalgo theme, my bounce rate has shot through the roof.  Each day it's off the charts and for the life of me I cannot figure out why.

Google Analytics Bounce Rate

Is it something in the theme that causes this?  Admittedly I don't 100% understand what Bounce Rate is – but I do know it's not a 'good thing'.

Any response to this would be greatly appreciated.


Thanks,
Matt

8:40 pm
March 19, 2009


admin

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Post edited 5:42 pm – March 19, 2009 by admin

Well a 0% bounce rate is really unlikely. It's more then likely that your stats tracking code was outdated or incorrect, and not registering all stats. Also when you have people working on your site, posting your link on forums, etc. you're going to have people bouncing off your site.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bounce_Rate

1:05 am
March 21, 2009


meddle007

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Thanks for the reply and info.

And like I said – I don't really understand bounce rates yet, so I'll do a little more reading up.


~Matt
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