What is the Difference Between Pageviews, Users, and Sessions?

Join Tyler in this episode of Ezoic Explains as he clarifies the difference between pageviews, users, and session.

While these terms all mean different things, they can bleed together as one may rely on or relate to the other.

User/New User/Return User - Used inside of Google Analytics. The same as a visitor. A new user is when someone visits tour site for the first time. A return user is when a visitor comes to your site any time after their initial visit.
Session - A single visit; when a user visits your site, their visit is called 'a session.' The next time a user visits, it would be their second session. If your sessions are higher than the amount of users that have visited your site, that means some of them visited more than once.
Pageview - Every page that a user visits during their session. The most granular of these three terms. If your pageviews are more than your users or sessions, it means visitors are going to more than one page on your site.
Session Duration - How long a user is on your site in a given session.
Bounce Rate - Percentage of users that leave after visiting just one page.

These are the core terms for any website owner to understand, especially if they want to use Google Analytics.

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