In a previous post, I showed you how to block referral spam from your analytics account. I now use an updated method of returning the referral spambots to the spammer’s site. Well, the spammers are at it again, this time with organic keyword spam.
If you have seen a rise in organic keywords that just don’t look right in your analytics account, you may have fallen victim to organic keyword spam.
One of the most common phrases being used in organic keyword spam at the moment is:
beat with a shovel the weak google spots addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/ilovevitaly/
How to find organic keyword spam
You can find organic keyword spam by logging into your Google Analytics account, on the left-hand navigation, select ‘Acquisition’ and then ‘Channels’. Click on organic.
Most of the keyword data will be blocked by ‘not provided’. If you see something like the image below, I’m afraid your Analytics data has been manipulated.
How to Block organic keyword Spam
Blocking organic keyword spam is a fairly simple process. Just follow these simple steps below to stop any further manipulation of your precious Google Analytics data.
1. Navigate to your admin section
2. Select the account that you would like to work on.
3. Select All Filters and then click + ADD FILTER.
4. For the filter name, enter
“beat with a shovel the weak google spots addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/ilovevitaly”
5. In Filter Type, choose Custom Filter > Exclude Filter > Campaign Term > Filter Pattern: “beat with a shovel the weak google spots addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/ilovevitaly” and click Save.
That’s all. No more keyword spam clogging up your Google Analytics data.
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Mike says
November 18, 2015 at 3:39 amThanks for this helpful tutorial on how to remove organic keyword spam! I’m really getting sick & tired of all these spammers!
Adam Vowles says
December 23, 2015 at 7:32 pmMe too 🙁
nhic eguia says
November 19, 2015 at 7:02 amSpam is being rampant. Thank you for this information.
Adam Vowles says
December 23, 2015 at 7:32 pmNo problem.
Layla Summers says
November 20, 2015 at 11:41 amThis is a really useful tutorial on how to look into things on its own if you have an ecommerce web site and need to have the analytics program
Adam Vowles says
December 23, 2015 at 7:31 pmGlad you like it
Amber says
November 21, 2015 at 6:28 pmThank you for informing us of the new organic keywords being used! I will be following these steps and doing what I can to get rid of it immediately.
Adam Vowles says
December 23, 2015 at 7:31 pmGood luck! Let me know if you get stuck.
Dawn says
November 21, 2015 at 6:31 pmThe keywords these spammers are using to get to us are definitely creative. How do they come up with things like “beat with a shovel the weak google spots addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/ilovevitaly/”; seriously?
Adam Vowles says
December 23, 2015 at 7:30 pmThey are trying to make you search for the mozilla addon.
Isabel says
November 27, 2015 at 12:05 pmThis is a useful tutorial. I have a blog which I have not worked on for the last 6 months. Your tutorials will come in handy when I finally sit down and fix my site. Thanks!
Adam Vowles says
December 23, 2015 at 7:30 pmGlad you found it useful 🙂
Kevin says
November 30, 2015 at 11:30 pmWhat is the purpose of this organic keyword spamming? I’m not really understanding what the spammers are gaining out of this.
Adam Vowles says
December 23, 2015 at 7:29 pmThey are essentially trying to get traffic from a website owner seeing that a website spam in analytics and investigating where it has come from