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Session Duration

Definition

The average amount of time visitors spend on your website during a single visit, a proxy for content quality and engagement.

Why it matters

Longer session duration indicates visitors are finding value in your content. Search engines interpret it as a quality signal. Short sessions may suggest poor UX or irrelevant traffic.

Example

A founder's blog shows an average session duration of 4 minutes 20 seconds, meaning visitors are reading full articles, not just landing and leaving. This is excellent content engagement.

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