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Excellent Analytics Tip #7: The Adorable Site Abandonment Rate Metric

Occam's Razor

Inspite of its absolutely adorable qualities it is surprising that this metric does not get as much prominence as, say, conversion rate ( stop obsessing post , best practices post ). How could that not be simply the best thing in the world? This can be great source of actionable insights.

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Excellent Analytics Tip#5: Conversion Rate Basics & Best Practices

Occam's Razor

It is only fair to follow up a post titled " Stop obsessing about conversion rate " with this post. Conversion rate is a very important metric, used properly. Here is my point of view on the basics and best practices for measuring conversion rate. Is your company heavily into Direct Marketing (email, snail mail etc)?

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Standard Metrics Revisited: #3: Bounce Rate

Occam's Razor

It is quite likely that your company is spending tons of time, energy, and dollars on web marketing efforts yet conversion rates (or ROI) are stuck in the two to three percent range. Are your email, affiliate, other marketing campaigns yielding low bounce rates? 2: Measure the bounce rate for your traffic sources.

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