Is this how SEO works?
- Thread starter DopeTM
- Start date
LakeForest
Supreme Member
- Nov 11, 2009
- 1,268
- 1,816
You know the answer is logically both.
Look at your competitors' backlinks, find the ones that will help you, and post to those.
Hopefully, the work you're doing on your site is so good that you have backlinks your competitor could not possibly emulate directly.
Look at your competitors' backlinks, find the ones that will help you, and post to those.
Hopefully, the work you're doing on your site is so good that you have backlinks your competitor could not possibly emulate directly.
abyssal_miss
Power Member
- Jun 18, 2011
- 621
- 140
if you manually built those links with unique articles, absolutely you'll help your site. your competitor probably used bots and low quality content. it's a lot of work.
www.majesticseo.com is probably better to find the backlinks. Also, you can use scrapebox to find competitors backlinks as well.
www.majesticseo.com is probably better to find the backlinks. Also, you can use scrapebox to find competitors backlinks as well.
priyanka24
Newbie
- Jan 8, 2013
- 28
- 2
Go for white hat techniques you will definitely get good and quality backlinks for your site. Use unique content for articles.
hootsparta
Elite Member
- Aug 23, 2012
- 1,646
- 349
Ya white hat SEO is the best way to beat your competitor..
Get more back links from high quality sites.
Get more back links from high quality sites.
Jakerxxx
Junior Member
- Jun 19, 2010
- 166
- 31
SEO is so much more than backlinks. SEO consists of on-page optimization and off-page optimization.
You're talking about a backlinking technique, which is part of off-page SEO. I love checking the backlinks of competitors, it's a very easy way to build your backlinks. However, check the quality of those links! If you and your competitor have websites about guitars, and most of your backlinks are from sites talking about the weather, Google may punish you and your competitor eventually. Sure, you may rank well...but that ranking may only be temporary. Build relevant, high quality backlinks.
I personally do 14 backlinks a week, or 2/day. Very simple, and very natural.
You're talking about a backlinking technique, which is part of off-page SEO. I love checking the backlinks of competitors, it's a very easy way to build your backlinks. However, check the quality of those links! If you and your competitor have websites about guitars, and most of your backlinks are from sites talking about the weather, Google may punish you and your competitor eventually. Sure, you may rank well...but that ranking may only be temporary. Build relevant, high quality backlinks.
I personally do 14 backlinks a week, or 2/day. Very simple, and very natural.
panda23
Regular Member
- Apr 10, 2012
- 232
- 113
It's like bodybuilding. You're obviously a skinny guy who just got into the field while your competitor is already all buffed up. You looked into his routine, daily exercises and daily meals. Now you have all the information needed. You choose what is best for you and what is right for your body. The same thing goes to your website. You can't just follow all his SEO tactics. There are some links that could hurt your site badly just like bench pressing 100lbs with your skinny hands, which can be good for him. Just a point of view from bodybuilding. 
SEO_Alchemy
Elite Member
- Sep 8, 2012
- 1,625
- 1,446
.......it's a start. But also realize that many many times when you use this technique the links your competitor has will no longer be available due to comments being closed, no more accounts being made, etc.