Comments on: Have Your Top Competitors Do Some Of Your SEO For You http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/have-your-top-competitors-do-some-of-your-seo-for-you.html Internet Marketing News Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:43:12 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Genetic diseases http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/have-your-top-competitors-do-some-of-your-seo-for-you.html/comment-page-1#comment-73879 Genetic diseases Wed, 20 May 2009 08:23:21 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/have-your-top-competitors-do-some-of-your-seo-for-you.html#comment-73879 great post!keep it on... great post!keep it on…

]]> By: SEM Scholarship, and the winner is……………… » SEM Training & Certification http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/have-your-top-competitors-do-some-of-your-seo-for-you.html/comment-page-1#comment-52166 SEM Scholarship, and the winner is……………… » SEM Training & Certification Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:58:04 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/have-your-top-competitors-do-some-of-your-seo-for-you.html#comment-52166 [...] was a tie in the second sem scholarship contest with CK Chung aka KidDisco’s article “Have Your Top Competitors Do Some Of Your SEO For You“ also getting 4 votes. The tie breaker was the fact that Jeff had 3,385 visitors compared to [...] [...] was a tie in the second sem scholarship contest with CK Chung aka KidDisco’s article “Have Your Top Competitors Do Some Of Your SEO For You“ also getting 4 votes. The tie breaker was the fact that Jeff had 3,385 visitors compared to [...]

]]> By: I Need Your Help! Go Check Out My SEM Scholarship Contest Entry | Online SEO Blog http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/have-your-top-competitors-do-some-of-your-seo-for-you.html/comment-page-1#comment-50549 I Need Your Help! Go Check Out My SEM Scholarship Contest Entry | Online SEO Blog Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:49:14 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/have-your-top-competitors-do-some-of-your-seo-for-you.html#comment-50549 [...] peeps! I submitted a last-minute entry into the Marketing Pilgrim Scholarship [...] [...] peeps! I submitted a last-minute entry into the Marketing Pilgrim Scholarship [...]

]]> By: kevin in bellingham http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/have-your-top-competitors-do-some-of-your-seo-for-you.html/comment-page-1#comment-46590 kevin in bellingham Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:13:02 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/have-your-top-competitors-do-some-of-your-seo-for-you.html#comment-46590 Thank you for the information. I will start looking into those handy little trick asap. I dont think I will go as far to remove the competitors links though. Thank you for the information. I will start looking into those handy little trick asap. I dont think I will go as far to remove the competitors links though.

]]> By: Slotted http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/have-your-top-competitors-do-some-of-your-seo-for-you.html/comment-page-1#comment-43582 Slotted Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:55:43 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/have-your-top-competitors-do-some-of-your-seo-for-you.html#comment-43582 >I am already using your rules Of course you are. You are a realtor. Screwing people is what you do. >I am already using your rules

Of course you are. You are a realtor. Screwing people is what you do.

]]> By: San Diego Homes http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/have-your-top-competitors-do-some-of-your-seo-for-you.html/comment-page-1#comment-43580 San Diego Homes Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:32:27 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/have-your-top-competitors-do-some-of-your-seo-for-you.html#comment-43580 I am already using your rules. thanks I am already using your rules. thanks

]]> By: San Diego Insider http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/have-your-top-competitors-do-some-of-your-seo-for-you.html/comment-page-1#comment-36806 San Diego Insider Fri, 16 Nov 2007 23:02:32 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/have-your-top-competitors-do-some-of-your-seo-for-you.html#comment-36806 Not my style either. I would rather beat you than cheat you. Not my style either. I would rather beat you than cheat you.

]]> By: Dylan Darling http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/have-your-top-competitors-do-some-of-your-seo-for-you.html/comment-page-1#comment-36802 Dylan Darling Fri, 16 Nov 2007 22:47:36 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/have-your-top-competitors-do-some-of-your-seo-for-you.html#comment-36802 I would never go this far. I would never go this far.

]]> By: Eric Badgley http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/have-your-top-competitors-do-some-of-your-seo-for-you.html/comment-page-1#comment-34998 Eric Badgley Wed, 24 Oct 2007 04:07:08 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/have-your-top-competitors-do-some-of-your-seo-for-you.html#comment-34998 I would say this in unethical and I would use this form of seo on my site I would say this in unethical and I would use this form of seo on my site

]]> By: Easy Inbound Links - Alibi Productions http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/have-your-top-competitors-do-some-of-your-seo-for-you.html/comment-page-1#comment-30440 Easy Inbound Links - Alibi Productions Tue, 14 Aug 2007 01:58:24 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/have-your-top-competitors-do-some-of-your-seo-for-you.html#comment-30440 [...] links is to follow the leader. Just like with keyword research, it’s often suggested that you look at your competitor to see what terms they are targeting. This works the same way for inbound [...] [...] links is to follow the leader. Just like with keyword research, it’s often suggested that you look at your competitor to see what terms they are targeting. This works the same way for inbound [...]

]]> By: Final Five for $10,000 SEM Scholarship | The Internet Marketing RSS Aggregator http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/have-your-top-competitors-do-some-of-your-seo-for-you.html/comment-page-1#comment-27320 Final Five for $10,000 SEM Scholarship | The Internet Marketing RSS Aggregator Tue, 05 Jun 2007 19:42:06 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/have-your-top-competitors-do-some-of-your-seo-for-you.html#comment-27320 [...] Have Your Top Competitors Do Some Of Your SEO For You - CK Chung (aka Kid Disco) [...] [...] Have Your Top Competitors Do Some Of Your SEO For You – CK Chung (aka Kid Disco) [...]

]]> By: Seo Mumbai » Friday Favorites 4/20/07 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/have-your-top-competitors-do-some-of-your-seo-for-you.html/comment-page-1#comment-26650 Seo Mumbai » Friday Favorites 4/20/07 Wed, 23 May 2007 20:53:34 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/have-your-top-competitors-do-some-of-your-seo-for-you.html#comment-26650 [...] There are some really great submissions for the SEM Scholarship contest. CK Chung (anything that starts with a entourage reference ranks high in my book), Eric Hebert, Ahmed Bilal, Simon Heseltine, Jeff Horsager, Todd Mintz, and Dustin Woodard, are among the favorites I’ve read so far. [...] [...] There are some really great submissions for the SEM Scholarship contest. CK Chung (anything that starts with a entourage reference ranks high in my book), Eric Hebert, Ahmed Bilal, Simon Heseltine, Jeff Horsager, Todd Mintz, and Dustin Woodard, are among the favorites I’ve read so far. [...]

]]> By: Automatic Blog Posting! » Blog Archive » Guerrilla Marketing http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/have-your-top-competitors-do-some-of-your-seo-for-you.html/comment-page-1#comment-26456 Automatic Blog Posting! » Blog Archive » Guerrilla Marketing Sun, 20 May 2007 15:30:55 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/have-your-top-competitors-do-some-of-your-seo-for-you.html#comment-26456 [...] Principles of defensive warfare 1. Those in the top spots should play defense by constantly repeating the things that got them to the top within the acceptable rules. 2. The best defensive strategy is to try to outrank your own sites with other sites. 3. Strong competitive tactics should always be emulated with improvement or bought. [...] [...] Principles of defensive warfare 1. Those in the top spots should play defense by constantly repeating the things that got them to the top within the acceptable rules. 2. The best defensive strategy is to try to outrank your own sites with other sites. 3. Strong competitive tactics should always be emulated with improvement or bought. [...]

]]> By: Search Engine Optimization Warfare - The Competitive Webmaster’s Guide to Understanding the Dynamics of Top Rankings - Stuntdubl - SEO Consultant http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/have-your-top-competitors-do-some-of-your-seo-for-you.html/comment-page-1#comment-26297 Search Engine Optimization Warfare - The Competitive Webmaster’s Guide to Understanding the Dynamics of Top Rankings - Stuntdubl - SEO Consultant Thu, 17 May 2007 17:50:53 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/have-your-top-competitors-do-some-of-your-seo-for-you.html#comment-26297 [...] Principles of defensive warfare 1. Those in the top spots should play defense by constantly repeating the things that got them to the top within the acceptable rules. 2. The best defensive strategy is to try to outrank your own sites with other sites. 3. Strong competitive tactics should always be emulated with improvement or bought. [...] [...] Principles of defensive warfare 1. Those in the top spots should play defense by constantly repeating the things that got them to the top within the acceptable rules. 2. The best defensive strategy is to try to outrank your own sites with other sites. 3. Strong competitive tactics should always be emulated with improvement or bought. [...]

]]> By: Marketing Pilgrim Announces SEM Finalists - TheVanBlog http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/have-your-top-competitors-do-some-of-your-seo-for-you.html/comment-page-1#comment-26216 Marketing Pilgrim Announces SEM Finalists - TheVanBlog Wed, 16 May 2007 20:31:11 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/have-your-top-competitors-do-some-of-your-seo-for-you.html#comment-26216 [...] Have Your Top Competitors Do Some Of Your SEO For You [...] [...] Have Your Top Competitors Do Some Of Your SEO For You [...]

]]> By: Final Five for $10,000 SEM Scholarship » Online Marketing Blog http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/have-your-top-competitors-do-some-of-your-seo-for-you.html/comment-page-1#comment-26186 Final Five for $10,000 SEM Scholarship » Online Marketing Blog Wed, 16 May 2007 14:34:35 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/have-your-top-competitors-do-some-of-your-seo-for-you.html#comment-26186 [...] Have Your Top Competitors Do Some Of Your SEO For You - CK Chung (aka Kid Disco) [...] [...] Have Your Top Competitors Do Some Of Your SEO For You – CK Chung (aka Kid Disco) [...]

]]> By: Johnny Fuery http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/have-your-top-competitors-do-some-of-your-seo-for-you.html/comment-page-1#comment-25397 Johnny Fuery Wed, 02 May 2007 01:07:59 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/have-your-top-competitors-do-some-of-your-seo-for-you.html#comment-25397 I agree that competitive intelligence is key, and looking at competitor's source code, meta tags, etc. should be a commonly employed strategy. I would even go so far to say that SEO should be started there. However, I disagree with you when it comes to removing/changing links of your competitors. That is extremely uncool. One can be extremely successful in business without cheating. Don't do it. I agree that competitive intelligence is key, and looking at competitor’s source code, meta tags, etc. should be a commonly employed strategy. I would even go so far to say that SEO should be started there.

However, I disagree with you when it comes to removing/changing links of your competitors. That is extremely uncool. One can be extremely successful in business without cheating.

Don’t do it.

]]> By: HeatMaps Help to Increase AdSense Earnings (Search Engine Roundtable) : TheBlogSense.com http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/have-your-top-competitors-do-some-of-your-seo-for-you.html/comment-page-1#comment-24899 HeatMaps Help to Increase AdSense Earnings (Search Engine Roundtable) : TheBlogSense.com Fri, 20 Apr 2007 17:04:23 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/have-your-top-competitors-do-some-of-your-seo-for-you.html#comment-24899 [...] There are some really great submissions for the SEM Scholarship contest. CK Chung (anything that starts with a entourage reference ranks high in my book), Eric Hebert, Ahmed Bilal, Simon Heseltine, Jeff Horsager, Todd Mintz, and Dustin Woodard, are among the favorites I’ve read so far. [...] [...] There are some really great submissions for the SEM Scholarship contest. CK Chung (anything that starts with a entourage reference ranks high in my book), Eric Hebert, Ahmed Bilal, Simon Heseltine, Jeff Horsager, Todd Mintz, and Dustin Woodard, are among the favorites I’ve read so far. [...]

]]> By: Friday Favorites 4/20/07 - Stuntdubl - Search Engine Marketing Consultant http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/have-your-top-competitors-do-some-of-your-seo-for-you.html/comment-page-1#comment-24892 Friday Favorites 4/20/07 - Stuntdubl - Search Engine Marketing Consultant Fri, 20 Apr 2007 16:20:07 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/have-your-top-competitors-do-some-of-your-seo-for-you.html#comment-24892 [...] There are some really great submissions for the SEM Scholarship contest. CK Chung (anything that starts with a entourage reference ranks high in my book), Eric Hebert, Ahmed Bilal, Simon Heseltine, Jeff Horsager, Todd Mintz, and Dustin Woodard, are among the favorites I’ve read so far. I love Social Media! - Votes are noticed and appreciated:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...] [...] There are some really great submissions for the SEM Scholarship contest. CK Chung (anything that starts with a entourage reference ranks high in my book), Eric Hebert, Ahmed Bilal, Simon Heseltine, Jeff Horsager, Todd Mintz, and Dustin Woodard, are among the favorites I’ve read so far. I love Social Media! – Votes are noticed and appreciated:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]

]]> By: Greg http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/have-your-top-competitors-do-some-of-your-seo-for-you.html/comment-page-1#comment-24760 Greg Tue, 17 Apr 2007 22:03:39 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/have-your-top-competitors-do-some-of-your-seo-for-you.html#comment-24760 Competitive: having a strong desire to compete or to succeed Intelligence: the gathering or distribution of information, esp. secret information "Ryan, your conclusions are all wrong. Halsey acted stupidly" That’s crazy talk with hijacking links and sure smells of the road to failure. Although re-inventing the wheel is not the goal, originality is. If you recall your history most all bandits eventually died an uncomfortable death in captivity for trying to circumvent the system. Building credibility is one key to your success online and the suggestion of hijacking links to better ones position is just plan crazy talk and does nothing but damage credibility. Using analytics to determine ones competitors and what these competitors are doing to build their linking structure is very sound advice but attempting to hijack links is only for the foolish. Competitive: having a strong desire to compete or to succeed

Intelligence: the gathering or distribution of information, esp. secret information

“Ryan, your conclusions are all wrong. Halsey acted stupidly”

That’s crazy talk with hijacking links and sure smells of the road to failure. Although re-inventing the wheel is not the goal, originality is. If you recall your history most all bandits eventually died an uncomfortable death in captivity for trying to circumvent the system.

Building credibility is one key to your success online and the suggestion of hijacking links to better ones position is just plan crazy talk and does nothing but damage credibility.

Using analytics to determine ones competitors and what these competitors are doing to build their linking structure is very sound advice but attempting to hijack links is only for the foolish.

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