Comments on: Why Bounce Rate Should Never Be a Ranking Factor

By: Siju George

Siju George — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 05:32:52 +0000

Yes I agree with you. Bounce rate cannot be a ranking factor. If we see a user from search engine want an answer to his question. After getting the answer he will went back and the bounce rate of a useful website increases.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:37:26 +0000

you know I’ve been hearing a lot about bounce rate lately and I think… I have an insanely high one. xD I guess my blog just sux that much LOL

By: Karl Hadwen

Karl Hadwen — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:16:25 +0000

Not many people actually know bounce rate is a factor, and I myself click open a few tabs and just drop the others. Since I’ve started a new blog, I’ve tried to make my bounce rate better and when split testing things I find that my bounce rate improves in terms of people staying on the page longer.

By: blogcop

blogcop — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 07:53:40 +0000

I agree. Also, bounce rate is not much use when viewed in isolation of other statistics. Stats are at their most useful when viewed in conjunction with other metrics.

By: Dez

Dez — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:52:43 +0000

When I am doing research on a topic I typically will click anywhere from 3 to 8 links on the first page of google’s results. Usually I’ll open the link in a new window and keep the tab with the search results readily available.
So yes, I agree with you that using bounce rates to affect SEO is a bad indicator or effectiveness.