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What is Google Analytics Referral Spam or Spam Bots?

Referral spams or spam bots are false and irrelevant data in Google Analytics program. Google Analytics is a free analysis software from Google that allows one to collect information about visitors of your website or online store and analyze. The referral spam generated data in the Analytics account for visits and bounce rates on your website, though these were no visitors. That is, there is traffic displayed when none has happened.

The domain of referral spam locks your data to your site by directly in Google Analytics. The result on your site yourself no harm, the spam domains produce neither broken downloads, more malware or similar. Nevertheless, you can sample the wrong data you money! The analytics data is no longer meaningful and an analysis and strategic recommendations for action based on these data can lead to wrong decisions. So change your Analytics account with filters, so you can rely again on your data.


The aim of the creators of spam domains is that advertisers find these domains in your Analytics account and click on these domains because of curiosity. Of course, we are curious what brings unknown page to traffic to your own website! That could be an untapped source of future customers! Please do not click on the domains, as these usually set a cookie and transfer them to an online store. 

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