Semalt: Tips On How To Filter Internal Traffic From Google Analytics

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23.05.2018

Semalt: Tips On How To Filter Internal Tra c From Google Analytics

Did you know that your own visits, commonly referred to as internal traf c can adversely affect Google Analytics statistics? During the early stages of your campaign, your activities tend to affect your reports as your websites receive little traf c during that time. Internal traf c affects not only the number of visits recorded in the Google Analytics, but also the average time spent by visitors on your site, the bounce rate, and other important parameters. Some tools have been put forward to track down your daily visits and the traf c generated by internal parameters. However, each metric method comprises of merits and demerits. Google Analytics helps marketers to track down the traf c generated by internal visits. Balancing of both internal and external traf c is a necessity to have an effective campaign in the long run. Frank Abagnale, the Semalt Customer Success Manager, presents the list of ways that will help you to select the best method that will favor your campaign, and how to implement it.

The Google Analytics Filtering Feature This is one of the commonly used features that work to lter out domains, page titles, and IP addresses. Filtering out the source domain and the IP address is considered as the ideal choice to restrict your internal visits from affecting your reports and statistics. The ltering feature allows content marketers and website owners to exclude all features related to the internal environment. According to experts, Google Analytics ltering tool blocks Trojan virus and malware from generating fake traf c.

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