SEO question for the experienced

App Developers · 03-27-2011, 04:34 PM

Hi, I have a few questions regarding SEO. I have a competitor that checks my site in the following way: site: mysitename.com "Keyword Here"
They check it about 20 times a month. What are they looking to find with this search? I have pulled the search a few times myself and it pulls most of the time my website pages. Does this also pull backlinks for that particular keyword? Thanks.

afam4eva · 03-27-2011, 04:42 PM

I think it's one of your competitors that are doing this. They probably want to know where you're getting your backlinks from. So that they can equally get backlinks from there or at least know how to checkmate your site.

Fleki · 03-27-2011, 04:45 PM

If i do it to my website it lists all of the pages that have the keyword that you mentioned highlighted.

It looks like they're looking for the pages of your website that are optimized for the certain keyword to me.

It could be something else though...

App Developers · 03-27-2011, 05:27 PM

Thanks for the responses. I have the same thoughts but wasn't sure if I was correct.

yukon · 03-27-2011, 05:38 PM

You can't get backlinks from a site:domain.com search.

Chances are they are checking out your keywords.

Mike Grant · 03-27-2011, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by yukon

You can't get backlinks from a site:domain.com search.

Chances are they are checking out your keywords.

This.

They're checking your keywords and your site structure for the keyword. They're trying to reverse engineer what you've done.

Sue McDonald · 03-27-2011, 05:48 PM

Yes it is most definitely a competitor checking out your keywords and trying to find out why you are probably higher in rankings than they are. There are no links.

App Developers · 03-27-2011, 05:52 PM

Interesting. Thanks Mike. I guess I can try it out on a few of my competitors and see how it works out. Thanks for the information.

nunugenius · 03-27-2011, 06:11 PM

to check competitor backlink, use yahoo site explorer

do it efective, just backlink from dofollow attribute, and use wheel in 15-20 sites web 2.0

honed · 03-27-2011, 11:01 PM

Wouldn't that be a tedious method? If they are smart enough to use that method, then why not one of the many online keyword analyzers (keywordspy, spyfu, wordtracker etc.)?

dadamson · 03-27-2011, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by honed

Wouldn't that be a tedious method? If they are smart enough to use that method, then why not one of the many online keyword analyzers (keywordspy, spyfu, wordtracker etc.)?

You will probably find that they are actually using a tool to do this, search queries by the tool will still show up as visits if the tool/user follows through to the page. And it sounds like they don't know how to use it properly lol!

Terellk · 03-28-2011, 12:39 AM

They are trying to see how many pages you have with your website. Search engines love the more content pages you have. And it is possible they are looking for how many backlinks you have, but the best way to do that with google for example is "YourWebsite.com" which still sucks.....

03-27-2011, 04:34 PM	#1
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afam4eva HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 185 Thanks: 12 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts Contact Info	Re: SEO question for the experienced I think it's one of your competitors that are doing this. They probably want to know where you're getting your backlinks from. So that they can equally get backlinks from there or at least know how to checkmate your site.
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03-27-2011, 04:45 PM	#3
Fleki HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 144 Thanks: 3 Thanked 19 Times in 9 Posts	Re: SEO question for the experienced If i do it to my website it lists all of the pages that have the keyword that you mentioned highlighted. It looks like they're looking for the pages of your website that are optimized for the certain keyword to me. It could be something else though...

03-27-2011, 05:27 PM	#4
App Developers HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 446 Thanks: 71 Thanked 16 Times in 16 Posts	Re: SEO question for the experienced Thanks for the responses. I have the same thoughts but wasn't sure if I was correct.
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yukon SEO Strategist War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 6,532 Thanks: 355 Thanked 1,992 Times in 1,273 Posts	Re: SEO question for the experienced You can't get backlinks from a site:domain.com search. Chances are they are checking out your keywords.
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Sue McDonald HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Gold Coast Queensland Australia Posts: 358 Thanks: 4 Thanked 37 Times in 32 Posts	Re: SEO question for the experienced Yes it is most definitely a competitor checking out your keywords and trying to find out why you are probably higher in rankings than they are. There are no links.
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App Developers HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 446 Thanks: 71 Thanked 16 Times in 16 Posts	Re: SEO question for the experienced Interesting. Thanks Mike. I guess I can try it out on a few of my competitors and see how it works out. Thanks for the information.
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nunugenius Active Warrior Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 48 Thanks: 2 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: SEO question for the experienced to check competitor backlink, use yahoo site explorer do it efective, just backlink from dofollow attribute, and use wheel in 15-20 sites web 2.0
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honed HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 236 Thanks: 9 Thanked 31 Times in 30 Posts	Re: SEO question for the experienced Wouldn't that be a tedious method? If they are smart enough to use that method, then why not one of the many online keyword analyzers (keywordspy, spyfu, wordtracker etc.)?

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Terellk Warrior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: SEO question for the experienced They are trying to see how many pages you have with your website. Search engines love the more content pages you have. And it is possible they are looking for how many backlinks you have, but the best way to do that with google for example is "YourWebsite.com" which still sucks.....
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