Definition
A graphical representation of data where varying degrees of a single metric are shown using colors.
Information
Heatmaps are often used by online marketers to show what percentage of people interacted with different parts of a web page, whether it is via eyetracking, clicktracking, mousetracking, etc. The most-used parts of the page are often displayed with dark red, with less viewed parts displayed as lighter red, orange, yellow, etc. This can be a very powerful tool when preparing website navigation and sales copy.
Tools
Heatmap functionality is often bundled with other conversion-oriented tools in all-in-one suites:
Mouseflow – has a “free forever” plan and a free trial.
Hotjar – has a “free forever” plan and a free trial.
Inspectlet – has a “free forever” plan.
see also: Web Analytics Tools
see also: Analytics Discounts category at MarketingDiscounts.io
Related Terms
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