: Tweaking site based on bounce rate I am trying to understand numbers I see on my site and need some help. Entry pages | Entries Bounced | % Bounced index.php | 23737.0 | 16512.0 | 70.0 404.php

I am trying to understand numbers I see on my site and need some help.

Entry pages | Entries Bounced | % Bounced
index.php | 23737.0 | 16512.0 | 70.0
404.php | 22726.0 | 15477.0 | 68.0
downloadform.php | 9718.0 | 6538.0 | 67.0
product1.php | 7534.0 | 3213.0 | 43.0

Does this mean visitors to my third entry (Where I ask visitors to fill out a form before downloading free s/w) are leaving in droves? That page is a form, which when submitted still displays the same URL. Does that affect the bounce rate calculation? I understand the index.php. 70% of the visitors are leaving quickly. I need an exit survey for that page (any effective methods?). That 404.php is a bother too (something from the old site, people must have bookmarked).

And another of my stats reports says:

Exit page | # of visits

404.php | 31282.0
index.php | 29846.0
downloadform.php | 10640.0
product1.php | 7227.0

I am trying to make sense of this data for further tweaking.

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@Angela700

It looks to me like your homepage is receiving a bounce rate of 70%
Your 404 page - 68%
The page where you are asking for user information - 67%
The download page for the s/w - 43%

You should first look at optimising your homepage in terms of CTAs and user experience before implementing exit surveys as these (in my opinion) give an incredibly clunky and rather spammy feel to sites. if your homepage is correctly optimised for your current goals you shouldn't have to worry about exit surveys.

It is natural for a page that requires users to input information to have a higher than average bounce rate.

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