How can we surpass powerful competitors online?

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Hi!

I believe that competition is our worst enemy online.

Could you give me some advice about how to surpass powerful competitors?

Thank you!
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  • Profile picture of the author Dan C. Rinnert
    Originally Posted by clever7 View Post

    I believe that competition is our worst enemy online.
    Are you sure? Because, typically, a person's own worst enemy online is not their competition but themselves.

    To surpass your competition, do things better or cheaper or faster.
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  • Profile picture of the author entrepreneurjay
    Be willing to work smarter, and harder than them and offer something they don't.
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  • Profile picture of the author abdulquddus
    Originally Posted by clever7 View Post

    Hi!

    I believe that competition is our worst enemy online.

    Could you give me some advice about how to surpass powerful competitors?

    Thank you!
    Do the things which your competitor doesn't do
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  • Profile picture of the author Rob Howard
    Or team up with your competition and do a JV.

    Unless you are selling cars or something people only buy once, there is no need to worry about the competition.

    And Dan has it right - your biggest enemy is inside you - laziness, procrastination, lack of education or decision making skills...etc. etc.

    Rob
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  • Profile picture of the author NerdGary
    Competition is ALWAYS good as a rule of thumb in business/online business.
    But to surpass a competitor that has dozens of inhouse SEO o n staff... it would be a bit hard to surpass them yourself in a short time.

    The way around it is to use other methods of marketing... article marketing , social networking, youtube, etc..

    Focus on the areas that your competitors lack dominance.
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  • Profile picture of the author forumfish
    Alot of good advice, but I have yet to see anyone mention staying ahead of the curve. When it comes to being in business, it's all about being 1-step ahead and not focusing on what your competition has already done.

    As far as seo, organic is not everything. Do profit sharing, design elements for customers and get the name out through word of mouth. If it's a good product, customers will refer back. Another good tactic is to create controversy, stir up a good conversation that pushes the limits.

    Most of all, be consistent with all internet marketing tactics. Large or small, consistency is what will help in the long run.
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  • Profile picture of the author Tyrus Antas
    What did they do to become powerful? What kind
    of content do they offer? What content is popular on
    Google? What links are they getting?

    Simply reverse engineer their processes and then do
    it yourself, but better.

    Tyrus
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  • Profile picture of the author clever7
    Thank you!

    There is a lot of work involved everywhere. Nothing is simple online, as most marketers declare.

    We may work hard, and do our very best, but if our competitors are too powerful, it’s very, very hard to beat them.
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  • Profile picture of the author jasonmorgan
    Could you give me some advice about how to surpass powerful competitors?
    Why do you want to pass me up? You tryin' to take my money?

    Research everything you can about SEO and ranking sites if you want to play the google game. Getting thousands of backlinks is a good place to start.
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