Comments on: Standard Metrics Revisited: #2: Top Exit Pages. http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2006/12/standard-metrics-revisited-top-exit-pages.html Pluralitas non est ponenda sine neccesitate. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:58:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: MixedRealities :: Metanomics goes wild about (virtual?) business metricshttp://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2006/12/standard-metrics-revisited-top-exit-pages.html/comment-page-1#comment-488008 MixedRealities :: Metanomics goes wild about (virtual?) business metrics Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:46:18 +0000 http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2006/12/standard-metrics-revisited-2-top-exit-pages.html#comment-488008 [...] Top Exit Pages (typically a web metric, but applies just as well in virtual spaces) http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2006/12/standard-metrics-revisited-top-exit-pages.html [...] [...] Top Exit Pages (typically a web metric, but applies just as well in virtual spaces) http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2006/12/standard-metrics-revisited-top-exit-pages.html [...]

]]> By: Useless Web Metrics for Your Sitehttp://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2006/12/standard-metrics-revisited-top-exit-pages.html/comment-page-1#comment-487936 Useless Web Metrics for Your Site Sat, 18 Jul 2009 12:46:57 +0000 http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2006/12/standard-metrics-revisited-2-top-exit-pages.html#comment-487936 [...] An exit page is the last page on your site your visitor accessed during a visit and indicates the end of this visitor’s session. The web pages with the highest number of exits can mean:Your pages are poorly designed (e.g. Poor site layout, bad background colors) Your visitors find exactly what they want on those pagesThe top exit pages or exit page rates does not tell whether you should improve your page. [...] [...]
An exit page is the last page on your site your visitor accessed during a visit and indicates the end of this visitor’s session. The web pages with the highest number of exits can mean:

Your pages are poorly designed (e.g. Poor site layout, bad background colors)
Your visitors find exactly what they want on those pages

The top exit pages or exit page rates does not tell whether you should improve your page.
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]]> By: What is Exit Rate? | CleverSagehttp://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2006/12/standard-metrics-revisited-top-exit-pages.html/comment-page-1#comment-435111 What is Exit Rate? | CleverSage Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:58:25 +0000 http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2006/12/standard-metrics-revisited-2-top-exit-pages.html#comment-435111 [...] Standard Metrics Revisited: #2: Top Exit Pages [...] [...] Standard Metrics Revisited: #2: Top Exit Pages [...]

]]> By: Jameshttp://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2006/12/standard-metrics-revisited-top-exit-pages.html/comment-page-1#comment-432931 James Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:00:19 +0000 http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2006/12/standard-metrics-revisited-2-top-exit-pages.html#comment-432931 I agree with Avinash.Taken as a whole, exit and bounce statistics won't be helpful unless one can examine a particular, narrow area or source of traffic. I agree with Avinash.

Taken as a whole, exit and bounce statistics won't be helpful unless one can examine a particular, narrow area or source of traffic.

]]> By: michael choehttp://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2006/12/standard-metrics-revisited-top-exit-pages.html/comment-page-1#comment-400219 michael choe Wed, 09 Jan 2008 04:14:33 +0000 http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2006/12/standard-metrics-revisited-2-top-exit-pages.html#comment-400219 i completely agree with avinash's statement that exit pages reports have limited value. they may be useful for analyzing leaks in the checkout process but a good checkout funnel can provide similar information.bounce rate is the way to go. i completely agree with avinash's statement that exit pages reports have limited value. they may be useful for analyzing leaks in the checkout process but a good checkout funnel can provide similar information.

bounce rate is the way to go.

]]> By: Gigacydehttp://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2006/12/standard-metrics-revisited-top-exit-pages.html/comment-page-1#comment-164776 Gigacyde Wed, 11 Jul 2007 23:55:32 +0000 http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2006/12/standard-metrics-revisited-2-top-exit-pages.html#comment-164776 This is all great stuff to keep in mind thank you. Can someone tell me why the 'Exit Pages' stat is significantly less(about half) than the 'Unique User Sessions'? Looking at other sites it appears to be a normal trend, but why? Should not each user session have an associated exit page? This is all great stuff to keep in mind thank you. Can someone tell me why the 'Exit Pages' stat is significantly less(about half) than the 'Unique User Sessions'? Looking at other sites it appears to be a normal trend, but why? Should not each user session have an associated exit page?

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