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Competitor Analysis

Researching competitor SEO strategies and performance.

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What is Competitor Analysis

SEO competitor analysis involves studying competitors' organic search performance, keyword rankings, backlink profiles, content strategies, and technical implementations to identify opportunities and inform your strategy.

Example

Analysis shows competitor ranks for 500 keywords you don't, has 3x your backlinks, but poor Core Web Vitals you can beat.

How to apply it

Identify true SERP competitors (not just business competitors), analyze their top content, find their backlink sources, identify content gaps, study their site structure.

Tip:Your real competitors are whoever ranks for your target keywords - not necessarily your business competitors. A blog might outrank you, not a rival company.

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