Finding your No. 1 SEO Competitor
Your site will always have a ranking archenemy once you start targeting at a number of more competitive keywords. In order to win the ranking war, it is vital to determine your enemy’s game plan. Study what the enemy’s doing, immitate and outdo your opponent. In SEO, the on-page war is easy to outperform, it is that off-page war that plays the tricks — because it is hidden, powerful and beyond one’s control. Studying your competitor primarily mean to analyze what type of links he is getting: directory links, article submission links, edu/gov links, guest post links, resource links, do-follow comment links and etc. The quantity and quality of these links provides a good snapshot of your competition and how much should be done to outrank your opponent. But before you deal with link competition analysis, you need to determine your number 1 competitor first. Common sense tells us that its the site earning the ranking position you’re probably aiming on. But what if your targeting several keywords? Well, here’s the tip…
