Google Analytics fake traffic – how to get rid of it?

google analytics no fake logoIn one of the previous articles, we showed you how to use filters to exclude spam in Google Analytics. This solution was quite good, however, the spammers get better and we have to use a better technique to fight them back.

The issue with the fake traffic (also called ghost traffic) is that it completely spoils your analytical data. On top of that, the spammers often fake more pages visitied and non-zero average time on the page. (more…)

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Spam referrals in Google Analytics. How to filter them

google analytics screenshotSpammy referralsĀ – fake traffic

As a web developer or a blog owner, you know very well how difficult it is to fight spam. Sometimes it is a total nightmare. I remember an experience getting over 2000 spam comments within a few minutes. Today, there is a lot of effective ways how to fight this kind of spam.
However, spammers are getting smarter and we are forced to learn new ways how to prevent fake data in the analytics. (more…)

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