What is the best way to eliminate ghost traffic from Google Analytics?

[maxcarnage]

Hey Mozzers,

I just wanted to see how you all deal with eliminating Google ghost traffic sources from Google. I tried setting up a RegEx 'include' list before, but it seemed as though I was blocking potential traffic sources when I did as much (I'm probably missing something here).

Anyway, I'm interested to read how you all have dealt with this issue in the past, thanks for reading!

[TimHolmes]

I would recommend taking a look at the following if you are struggling with ghost referral type traffic. Its a great post that was touted around last year when referral traffic spiked for a lot of people. - Hopefully this is what you are after.

https://moz.com/blog/stop-ghost-spam-in-google-analytics-with-one-filter

[DonnaDuncan]

Hi J.P.,

i have personally found this article and the solution it proposes to be the most helpful - http://help.analyticsedge.com/spam-filter/definitive-guide-to-removing-google-analytics-spam/. Hope it helps.