| The old adage, "keep your friends close,
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| | top 25 competitors. If any of those
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| and your enemies closer", is applicable
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| | websites are using pay per click on
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| not only to personal relationships but
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| | Google, you will also be able to obtain a
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| business relationships as well. While I'm
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| | partial list of the adwords they have
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| not suggesting that you befriend your
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| | purchased. The website gives you a
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| competitors, it is important that you are
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| | glimpse inside competitors, but the list
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| cognizant of your competitors' business
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| | they provide is by no means exhaustive.
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| ventures and methods.It is important to
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| | Incoming LinksThere are a number of ways
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| realize that while monitoring your
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| | to determine who is linking to a
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| competitors is essential, it could easily
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| | competitor.A simple search can be
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| become an obsession. Therefore, it is
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| | conducted in Google and MSN for
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| crucial that you strike a balance when
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| | "link:domain.com" (replace with
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| incorporating it into your business plan.
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| | competitor's domain). In Yahoo enter a
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| There are several ways to conduct
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| | search for "linkdomain:domain.com" (again
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| successful stealth competitive
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| | replacing with your competitors name).
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| intelligence operations. While it is
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| | The search will produce all webpages that
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| fanciful to imagine yourself as a secret
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| | provide a link to your competitor.
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| agent or spy, none of these techniques
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| | Ideally you can request links from the
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| are difficult, hidden or secretive. In
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| | websites as well.Other BackLink Tools -
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| fact, most of them are tools or services
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| | for Places to Submit to; this site
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| available to all businesses.1. Ego
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| | auto-generates another tools that works
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| SearchesWhat are ego searches? Ego
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| | in a similar way - ; simply enter the
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| searches are keywords or keyword phrase
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| | keyword and a list of sites that will
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| searches for a specific brand, product,
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| | allow you to request links appears.7.
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| or company name. Ego searches are a great
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| | Alexa RankingUse Alexa to determine not
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| way to monitor mentions of a competing
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| | only who is linking to a competitor, but
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| product. You can automate the set up of
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| | also to determine what sites are related
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| ego searches using RSS, so anytime a
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| | (list yours) . Alexa monitors web traffic
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| competitor's product or brand name is
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| | trends, and a list of similar websites.
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| mentioned in the news, blogosphere, or
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| | Alexa also has the ability to show a
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| print you receive notification and the
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| | website's popularity trends. Website
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| details in an RSS feed.How to Setup Ego
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| | MonitoringIt is generally a good practice
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| Feeds - RSS Ego Searches - Competitive
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| | to monitor competitors, and you can do
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| IntelligenceCompetitive Intelligence is
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| | this using a tool like CodeMonitor.
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| defined as the process of gathering
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| | CodeMonitor takes a snapshot of a
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| actionable information in a competitive
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| | websites' HTML and notifies of any
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| environment. Competitive Intelligence is
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| | changes. The differences in the web pages
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| researching the business environment or
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| | are highlighted, making it easy to
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| techniques that another business uses.
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| | discern what changes occurred.
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| Competitive Intelligence is often used to
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| | CodeMonitor is a free online tool, that
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| influence a strategy for business
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| | can be found at: Comparison
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| development.First, it is necessary to
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| | ToolsMarketLeap has some great search
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| know your competition. Background
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| | comparison tools that allow for you to
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| research can be conducted using the tools
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| | compare domains and ranking. Marketleap's
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| at DNS Stuff , and various other
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| | Trend/History report gives you a view of
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| websites. The DNS stuff website will
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| | how you or a competitors website's Search
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| allow you to do a whois lookup. A number
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| | Engine Saturation has performed over
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| of other research tools are also
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| | time. It also verifies search engine
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| available on the site.3. Google
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| | placement based on keywords so you can
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| AlertsReceive notification via email on
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| | quickly discern a competitors ranking for
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| the latest relevant Google search results
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| | various phrases in the top search
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| (web, news, etc.). Define the Google
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| | engines. Other Useful Spy ToolsDomain
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| Alerts using a competitors company name
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| | tools has a mark alert that allows you to
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| or product name. (3rd party tracking
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| | monitor the use of a trademark. They also
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| service) - Google Alert is the web's
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| | have a number of domain tracking and
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| leading automated search and web
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| | monitoring tools that can be helpful. in
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| intelligence solution for monitoring your
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| | mind that while you should be aware of
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| professional interests online. It tracks
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| | the direction a competitor is moving. I
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| the entire web for your personalized
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| | do not advocate copying a competitor.
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| topics and sends you new results by daily
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| | These tools above are to assist
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| email.4. Meta TagsHave you ever
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| | businesses in monitoring their
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| considered what keywords or phrases a
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| | competition. I am not suggesting that you
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| competitor is targeting on their website?
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| | replicate, duplicate, or copy anything
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| Have a peak at their meta tags by simply
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| | that a competitor does. Use the
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| viewing the webpage source. Pay
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| | competitive intelligence to make sound
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| particular attention to the header tags
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| | business decisions about the direction
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| that include title, description, and
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| | you want to take.Sharon Housley manages
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| keywords. Are these keywords part of your
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| | marketing for FeedForAll software for
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| marketing mix?5. InformationArm yourself
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| | creating, editing, publishing RSS feeds
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| with information. The Googspy website is
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| | and podcasts. In addition Sharon manages
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| particularly useful when used properly.
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| | marketing for NotePage a wireless text
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| Enter a keyword, company name, or domain,
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| | messaging software company.
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| click the results and view the companies
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