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ketawabebas
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Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 9:22 am Post subject: How to beat competitors using SEO |
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It does not matter what your business does, it will have competitors. If it is from selling baby clothes to web design there will always be people trying to be cheaper and better than you. If they are online they will be fighting with you for that number one spot in Google and to be able to beat them, you must know how to successfully compete.
Search Engine Optimization is a hugely important way in which you can compete with your competitors online but to be able to do these you need to know who you are up against just as much as you know about your products and services.
You have to take a look at competitor’s sites and come up with a list of all of the sites that may be selling the same thing or offering the same services. Look out for the ones at the top of search engine lists as these are the ones that are obviously doing well. While you are on the site be sure to take a look at the design, keywords used and anything else that could make this site the top of Google. You could also do a cheeky check of their back links with a back link checker to see where they are linked to, and maybe as for your link to be on there too.
When you have done your research you should then start to search for ways to increase the SEO Value of your site by thinking of better keywords that will be more effective, different content, maybe a new layout that is SEO friendly and anything else that you can think of to make you stand out above your competitor. This may take some time and it is not a one off, you need to do this regularly to stay better than the rest.
As well as trying to look at other’s ideas you should try to come up with things that your competitors haven’t thought of yet. Different and new ideas will increase your position and ranking but make sure this is tested and successful before you depend too much on it.
Keep going over your research findings and decide what is good and what is lame and keep an eye on what your competitors are trying out. If you know your competitors you are halfway to being a success.
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johnwhite910
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Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 10:37 am Post subject: |
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this is the great article but in my opinion we should target only own work to get goal not comparators. _________________ armani wallets | armani belts | designer wallets |
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cecille20
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I guess checking the backlinks of your competitors is the best thing you can do. Since you have the idea on how many quality backlinks you need to do.  _________________ [Excessive URL's removed for spam. 1 URL per post allowed. - Admin] |
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jgalty
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Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 9:44 am Post subject: |
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| cecille20 wrote: | I guess checking the backlinks of your competitors is the best thing you can do. Since you have the idea on how many quality backlinks you need to do.  |
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shubh
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Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:58 am Post subject: |
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My strategy for dealing with competition is the same no matter what field I work in. I’m sure you can apply it to your particular field as well, although there’s a good chance you won’t want to, since it isn’t easy.
In fact, avoiding what’s easy is precisely the solution. If you want to carve out a place in a crowded field, one of the best ways to do that is to tackle the hard problems within that particular field, the kinds of problems that quickly discourage other people and force them to give up. _________________ luxury resorts
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mrandrei
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Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 3:00 am Post subject: |
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Nice tips! When it comes to competition analysis, I use SEO Elite to assess my competition. Such tools will help you in drafting an SEO plan. _________________ Midwest Metal Products
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mikaela2009
Joined: 23 Oct 2009 Posts: 3
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Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 5:22 am Post subject: |
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hi,
You can beat your competitors by tracking the links that linked in their sites.
You can use SEO Tools in doing this. When tracking their site you can also
see the keywords they used in linking. So it's a great thing that you can also
use them in your site.. If you want to beat your competitor i can recomend
you skgtechnologies to do that.
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mn-seo
Joined: 23 Apr 2009 Posts: 15 Location: Minneapolis, MN
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Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 5:07 pm Post subject: SEO & Competition |
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Sometimes in highly competitive industries, it may be very difficult to beat your competition at some very generic keyword terms, especially if your SEO campaigns are new or newer. In that case, you may choose to target long-tail keywords and focus on conversion. You may not get the top rankings or a lot of traffic, but your high conversion can make up the difference.
A lot newcomers to SEO assume that once their rankings reach the top, they have reached their goal. In the real world, you keep your eyes on conversion which is what turns traffic into dollars. You can beat your competitors with rankings, but if you lose the conversion battle, you lose the SEO war. _________________ Minneapolis MN SEO Company |
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betty
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Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 7:44 am Post subject: |
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This is great article. I think its good idea to take a look at competitors where you can find some ideas how to use SEO. _________________ bathroom shower|bathroom suites |
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bbrittany
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cayumi
Joined: 13 Apr 2006 Posts: 7 Location: Japan
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Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:40 am Post subject: Re: How to beat competitors using SEO |
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| ketawabebas wrote: | It does not matter what your business does, it will have competitors. If it is from selling baby clothes to web design there will always be people trying to be cheaper and better than you. If they are online they will be fighting with you for that number one spot in Google and to be able to beat them, you must know how to successfully compete.
Search Engine Optimization is a hugely important way in which you can compete with your competitors online but to be able to do these you need to know who you are up against just as much as you know about your products and services.
You have to take a look at competitor’s sites and come up with a list of all of the sites that may be selling the same thing or offering the same services. Look out for the ones at the top of search engine lists as these are the ones that are obviously doing well. While you are on the site be sure to take a look at the design, keywords used and anything else that could make this site the top of Google. You could also do a cheeky check of their back links with a back link checker to see where they are linked to, and maybe as for your link to be on there too.
When you have done your research you should then start to search for ways to increase the SEO Value of your site by thinking of better keywords that will be more effective, different content, maybe a new layout that is SEO friendly and anything else that you can think of to make you stand out above your competitor. This may take some time and it is not a one off, you need to do this regularly to stay better than the rest.
As well as trying to look at other’s ideas you should try to come up with things that your competitors haven’t thought of yet. Different and new ideas will increase your position and ranking but make sure this is tested and successful before you depend too much on it.
Keep going over your research findings and decide what is good and what is lame and keep an eye on what your competitors are trying out. If you know your competitors you are halfway to being a success.
more useful tips at:
http://ketawa-bebas.blogspot.com/search/label/SEO%20Tips |
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andrewsmith
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Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 12:21 pm Post subject: |
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I like your way of presenting the fact on competitors analysis. If SEO can be done after verifying what things the competitors is doing to promote their site, then we can focus on only those things! _________________ Marbella Property | Costa Del Sol property |
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ContentSpooling
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| Checking competitors site can also help you to know what keyword they are trying to target. BTW, nice article. |
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ishie
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Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 3:08 am Post subject: Re: How to beat competitors using SEO |
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| ketawabebas wrote: |
When you have done your research you should then start to search for ways to increase the SEO Value of your site by thinking of better keywords that will be more effective, different content, maybe a new layout that is SEO friendly and anything else that you can think of to make you stand out above your competitor. This may take some time and it is not a one off, you need to do this regularly to stay better than the rest. |
I totally agree on this. In fact, you should be one step ahead of your competitors. SEO is also all about innovating and giving attention-grabbing information, service or products to attract more readers and consumers. _________________ Nonprofit Web Design Pet Beds |
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