There's nothing wrong with using your competitors as part of your digital marketing strategy; I guarantee they're watching you too!

1. there’s nothing wrong
with being a vulture
using your competitors for wins
laura hogan
@lauralouise90

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competition is
everywhere

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competitor analysis
is vastly underused

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first of all we need
to go back to
basics
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ranking
anyone in the
top 10/20
audience
those targeting
the same
buyers
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get alerts set up too
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monitor the serps
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broken link
building

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this works really well
with products and
guides

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luke’s deck

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use
screaming
frog to find
404s and
their links
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include /
exclude will
break the
data down
more
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deepcrawl
pulls it all
into one
place

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if a competitor
has closed,
there’s a pool
of links

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50% success rate

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building your media list

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download a competitor’s
graphic that did well and
drag and drop it into
google images
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23. BRAUMGroup 23@lauralouise90 | #brightonseo #SearchLeeds @lauralouise90
if you don’t have
alerts setup do a
simple brand search
in news

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get those author
details
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consider
your
outreach
style
thread link

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backlink
analysis
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let’s not forget
the basics
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29. BRAUMGroup 29@lauralouise90 | #brightonseo
my favourite for this
is semrush gap
analysis
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33. BRAUMGroup 33@lauralouise90 | #brightonseo
i like to filter links
based on how i can
approach them
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34. BRAUMGroup 34@lauralouise90 | #brightonseo #SearchLeeds @lauralouise90
majestic’s new index is
perfect for frequent
analysis

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how about
some
sneaky
bidding?

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althleisure > gyms
resale > online stores
construction > builder
merchants
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8:1 roi
low spend
low quality score

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check out
their
social ads

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ads library

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target their
followers with your
ads too

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let’s recap

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● crack on with their broken links
● build your media list with their
contacts
● bon’t underestimate a classic backlink
analysis
● bid on their audience via social
● complimentary brands offer ppc
opportunities

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keep analysing

44. cheers kids
laura hogan
@lauralouise90
www.jellybeanagency.co.uk