The goal of any website is, ultimately, to persuade your visitors to convert into paying customers or clients. If you’ve been having a difficult time turning website traffic into qualified leads and acquiring more clients, there’s a chance your bounce rate is too high.
If you’ve been searching for ways to improve your bounce rate, you’ve come to the right place.
Your bounce rate refers to the percentage of visitors who enter your website and leave it without continuing to browse through other pages on your site.
Bounce rates are an important metric to track because they provide valuable insight into what pages on your site are most beneficial to your users. Pages that you thought were important may have a high bounce rate which means you should reconsider the layout, formatting, or content on your website.
There isn’t a hard-and-fast rule about what is considered to be a good bounce rate. Companies generally aim for a bounce rate of less than 40 percent. Bounce rates north of 55-65 percent mean your website could be improved significantly.
“Good” bounce rates depend on many factors such as the type of website it is, the industry, your business goals, and so many other moving parts.
Finding a team that will work with your individual business’ needs can help set your company up for success. Work with your web developer to consider some of the following common ways to improve your bounce rate.
Simply put, the faster your website loads, the better your bounce rate will be. Improve your Google page speed in a variety of ways; reduce redirects, leverage browser caching, optimize images, and many more.
Cumulative layout shift (CCL) is a metric tracking your website’s visual stability – it refers to unexpected layout shifts that disrupt the user’s experience. Strive to have a CCL score of less than 0.1 to keep a positive user experience that can help improve your bounce rate. If necessary, work with your web developer on how to fix the CCL on your website.
The largest contentful paint (LCP) measures the point during the page load timeline that pinpoints the time it took for the page’s main content to load. A fast LCP helps convince users that the content is useful despite not all of it loading.
The world is more on-the-go than ever. Mobile bounce rates used to be around 60 percent but as more sites become mobile-friendly, their bounce rates are improving.
Keep all website content easy for the reader to digest. Short, simple sentences and the proper formatting hierarchy can help you improve user experience and improve the bounce rate.
Your blog should be an updated, timely resource for your customers. Keep all blog information updated and accurate and be mindful that quality blog content will help answer a question for the reader.
The easiest, most straightforward part of your website should be the contact form. Make it simple for users to get in touch with you via your website.
Additions such as relevant videos and personable photos can bring value to your website and increase the chances of conversion.
There are a variety of strategies that you can implement into your web design to help reduce bounce rate, but nearly all of them revolve around high-quality website content.
Creating a content strategy and working with an editorial manager can help gradually increase the amount of time a user spends on your site. Consistently being mindful of your bounce rate and taking strides to improve it will go a long way in improving your ROI.
If you’d like assistance in evaluating your current website content and developing a sound strategy on how to reduce your bounce rate, lean on us at Comrade. With years of experience helping to optimize websites and boost conversions, your team is in great hands.
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