How to Improve Your Data in Google Analytics by Filtering Hostnames

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your analytic data by filtering

hostnameHeck yeah!

www.anniesinger.me

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access the filters for

your test view

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Name it

Select “include only”

“traffic to the hostname”

“that contain”

Type in your root domain

Hit Save

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Visit your referral traffic report

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How to Improve Your Data in Google Analytics by Filtering Hostnames

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