What's the difference between exit ratio and bounce rate?
Bounce rate is the percentage of single-page sessions (session-based). Exit ratio is the percentage of pageviews that ended sessions (pageview-based). For example, if someone bounces from the homepage, it counts toward homepage bounce rate. If they visit homepage → product page → exit, it counts toward product page exit ratio.
How to improve high exit ratio pages?
First, verify if the page meets user needs. Review content quality, readability, clear CTAs, page speed, mobile optimization, and internal link placement. Use A/B testing to try multiple improvements and measure exit ratio changes. Note that completion pages should naturally have high exit ratios.
What's a good exit ratio?
Appropriate exit ratios vary by page purpose. Blog/content pages: 30-50%, category/navigation pages: 10-30%, completion pages: 70-90%. Compare with industry averages and your site's baseline.
Is 0% exit ratio good?
Theoretically great, but practically unusual. All sessions must end somewhere, so some exit ratio is inevitable. A 0% reading may indicate short data collection period, low traffic, or tracking errors.
Is 100% exit ratio a problem?
Not always. Thank you pages, purchase completion pages, and 404 pages naturally approach 100% exit ratio. However, 100% on landing or product pages indicates serious content or UX issues requiring immediate attention.
What if mobile and desktop exit ratios differ significantly?
Significantly higher mobile exit ratios may indicate responsive design issues, slow page loading, or mobile-specific usability problems. Mobile optimization is crucial in the mobile-first indexing era. Monitor device-specific exit ratios regularly and implement mobile-specific improvements.
Quick wins to reduce exit ratio?
Add internal links to related content, place clear CTAs (guide to next steps), improve page load speed, use engaging headlines and images, create readable text structure, and enhance mobile optimization. Most importantly, make it clear what users should do next.
Why doesn't my Google Analytics exit ratio match this calculator?
Google Analytics session definitions (30-minute timeout, date change, referrer change) and tag placement may affect exit ratio calculations. Bot exclusion settings and filtering also impact results. This tool uses the basic formula (exit pageviews ÷ total pageviews × 100), which may slightly differ from Google Analytics.