
What Bounce Rate to Set on a Traffic Campaign
What bounce rate to set on a traffic campaign, why zero percent is the obvious tell, and why GA4 reports back a different number than the one you configured.
SparkCliks·Website Traffic
Everything tagged engagement rate vs bounce rate.

What bounce rate to set on a traffic campaign, why zero percent is the obvious tell, and why GA4 reports back a different number than the one you configured.

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