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Internet Geek Terminology – bounce rate
Posted by: | CommentsEarning online income – be it as a publisher, blogger, Internet provider, or affiliate means needing industry knowledge (just as in any other career or business).
I spend a lot of time speaking with new affiliates and bloggers hoping to earn ad revenue on their blogs and as a result I decided to focus some of my posts on the “Internet terminology’ every publisher (and blogger) needs.
Today ’s Internet Geek Terminology choice is:
BOUNCE RATE
Where you will see this term ? In your traffic stats .
What is it ? This is a term of measurement that defines the percentage of initial visitors to your website (or blog) who ‘bounce’ away from your site instead of clicking through to a second page within your site.
Example A
Susie lands on your website and sees a second blog post (or page) that she likes – she clicks another blog post to open it and read. Susie is NOT a bouncer 
Example B
George lands on your newest blog post and starts reading – George sees a banner for hot girls in your side bar and clicks it. George goes to look at hot girls (and to download spy-ware and Trojans to his site.) George IS a bouncer. (Of course you don’t have those banners on your site it was just a hypothetical example.
What are other ways a person can ‘bounce’ off their initial visit ?
A visitor can bounce by:
- Typing a new url into their browser.
- Clicking a link on your page to a different website
- Closing the browser window or tab
- The session timing out (inactivity)
So how to you determine your blogs bounce rate ?
Bounce Rate = Total Number of Visits Viewing Only One Page / Total Number of Visits`
What is a good bounce rate?
Pick a card, because it’s not a black and white answer. You have to KNOW the purpose of every page to determine what a good bounce rate is for any page. If you PURPOSE is to get a visitor to click through to an affiliate offer or ad then you want a high bounce rate. If the purpose si to engage the user into registering for your site then you want a low rate.
Generally an AVERAGE bounce rate rate is between 45- 60 %.
BlogHer – win your way with JVC
Posted by: | CommentsI received a GREAT opportunity by email today fora chance to win one of FOUR free trips to the BlogHer ’10 Conference in New York City on August 6 – 7, 2010. JVC will provide four winners with roundtrip airfare, hotel accommodations and a full registration to this popular event and a JVC HD Everio camera to power their blog with rich high-definition content.
Amazing set of unique twitter icons
Posted by: | CommentsI love it when I find something to share. These twitter icons by WebTreatsETC are so far – the most creative I have found.
Making WORDPRESS better- user role selection at registration
Posted by: | CommentsIf you have a moment please stop by Wordpress and VOTE for my idea for future releases.
Click Here to vote <- you will need to register (which you should anyway so you can vote and rate all the great plugins you use.)
My idea is simple. Currently you can only select ONE default role with wordpress. This means when a visitor registers on your blog they are set to for example susbcriber.
You then have to manually change each user to their role in the admin section.
What if you created new roles (maybe you have a blog for VA’s and you want the OPTION for user to register as a VA or a Business owner ) and you want the user to select the right one when they register.
My suggestion is for WordPress to:
instead of a ‘default role’ on the general settings page ;
allow admins to select either
a Default role
OR
select MULTIPLE user roles to be included within a DROP DOWN to be included on the user registration page
So please go vote for my idea – and if you are looking for a way to create CUSTOM roles in WordPress you should check out Justin T’s Member Role WordPress Plugin.
Free Valentines Day Vector icons and stock art
Posted by: | CommentsPromoting some valentine’s day affiliate programs and need some valentine’s day stock art or Valentine’s Day icons ? Here’s a list of FIVE free heart vector icon sets:
Free JPG and EPS web 2.0 style heart icons
Free Valentine Cookie Heart and candy icons
Vector Hearts and Valentine Wallpapers
Valentine’s Day Vector Icon Set
Hope these help promote your Valentine’s Day affiliate programs! Be sure to check out the Cookie Surprise Affiliate Program. It’s a great affiliate program with tons of Valentines Day Creatives.
