is it possible to beat my competitors?

14 years ago

You need:

1. More content

2. Better site structure

3. More backlinks

4. Better backlinks <- backlinks from strong sites, good neighbourhoods etc...

5. Targeted keywords on your backlinks.

And look at PR a little, but really not that much.

That should do it

I have simplified it to fit it into a quick post, but this is pretty much the blueprint that I will aim for when looking at beating out some competition.

Jay

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all4realwithme

14 years ago

Originally Posted by JayXtreme

You need:

1. More content

2. Better site structure

3. More backlinks

4. Better backlinks <- backlinks from strong sites, good neighbourhoods etc...

5. Targeted keywords on your backlinks.

And look at PR a little, but really not that much.

That should do it

I have simplified it to fit it into a quick post, but this is pretty much the blueprint that I will aim for when looking at beating out some competition.

Jay

thanks jay for your reply.but how do i check these stats since only content and site structure are visible to the naked eye(of a newbie like me).is there some site or software that can check these stats of my competitors' websites?thanks again

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Shaun Lee

14 years ago

Look out for these:

1. Number of backlinks.
2. Webpages from authority websites, i.e. About.com, eHow.com, Wikipedia, etc.
3. Relevancy of the top ranking sites.

-Shaun

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all4realwithme

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Shaun Lee

Look out for these:

1. Number of backlinks.
2. Webpages from authority websites, i.e. About.com, eHow.com, Wikipedia, etc.
3. Relevancy of the top ranking sites.

-Shaun

thanks for stopping by shaun.i really appreciate your response to my post.

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jasonl70

14 years ago

Originally Posted by all4realwithme

thanks jay for your reply.but how do i check these stats since only content and site structure are visible to the naked eye(of a newbie like me).is there some site or software that can check these stats of my competitors' websites?thanks again

search for "traffic travis".. they have a free version which is pretty decent. Or else you can use yahoo site explorer and do it all manually..

Keep this in mind: you won't really know if you can outrank anyone until you get out there and start gaining real experience.

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robmena 14 years ago

If you wanna beat your competitors, you better be doing more or the same things they are doing. People think they can get on the same pages with competitors that are buying backlinks by the thousands of dollars. Just be sure its something you can compete with. If not look for some other keywords or a different business.

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all4realwithme

14 years ago

Originally Posted by jasonl70

search for "traffic travis".. they have a free version which is pretty decent. Or else you can use yahoo site explorer and do it all manually..

Keep this in mind: you won't really know if you can outrank anyone until you get out there and start gaining real experience.

thanks a lot for your response jason.i'll check out traffic travis asap.

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DannyCee

14 years ago

I believe in creating high quality content and create new constant regularly. Add some high quality backlinks in there, as well as keeping your content filled with keywords and you should be ranking high in no time :-)

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webdelux

14 years ago

Yeah you need what is called competative analysis. What I would do is this. Backlinks are important yes. So go to yahoo and type in the search bar: 'link:yourcompetitor.com'. This will give you the inbound link total for the site (in yahoo). You can also check this stat in Google. Use this search term: 'links:yourcompetitor.com' \\ Link to the high PR ranking sites they are linked to. You can check PR by googling 'PR checker'.

With that being said you will also need to compare density's of several factors. You want to look at the title of your web page as well as the title of the competiton. Also look at the density of the meta-descriptions as well. To learn more about density's I have just written an article in my blog all about it. (thegorillaadagency.com/blog/keyword-density-how-to/).

Hope all this is what you were loking for.

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marcdonovan

14 years ago

+1 for TT, but don't rely on the results you get. Double check the top 10 manually. Algorithm vs human, the human wins every time for things like this. The top bracket is your competition. Ignore the total number of competing sites in google.

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actionplanbiz

14 years ago

i would watch out for pr5+. it will usually be tough to handle

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tferraro11

14 years ago

I disagree with looking at their number of backlinks. You can beat your competitor with very little QUALITY backlinks. There are many time where a competitor of mine may have 3,000 backlinks and I am a few positions ahead of him with only 300 backlinks. Remember its Quality not quantity.

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youngworks 13 years ago

See it as a running race...the keywords you choose the determines the distance and type of runners you are up against.

The longer your competitor has been in the race (domain age) the faster you may have to run (building backlinks) to catch up.

Quality links is like drinking quality water... if your competitor is drinking good stuff you better too.

The art is not to run a race unless you have good chance of being in the top 10. That can be easily done, if you know how to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of your opponents.

Good luck and if win or lose, learn to enjoy the race!
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pethanks

13 years ago

Yes you can surely beat your competitor. Just strengthen your SEO and Social media campaign. For me that is the best thing to do.

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freebroc1

13 years ago

Every thing is possible. Everyone could be defeated, just work hard in smart ways.

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samuel.johnson

13 years ago

Article Submission
Social Bookmarking
Social Media Marketing
Forum Participation
Blog Comment (Be aware of spam)

Always prefer white hat seo.

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khenmhike

13 years ago

Focus first in making a good quality content before you do the rest. Remember that good content will give you a big chance to beat your competitors. When it comes in backlinking campaign, focus also in getting a good quality backlinks. Always remember that quality is better than quantity.

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