Still being outranked after copying backlinks?

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zacatictac

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I have copied all of my competitors backlinks and done a few scrapebox blasts to a site of mine. I waited a few weeks and they still outrank me. i have thousands of backlinks (checked yahoo site explorer) and they only have 20 or so forum backlinks, all of wich i have copied. Anybody have any ideas on why this might be? Granted im only one or two spots below them, but still im a bit curious as to what i should do to get that #1 spot. Thanks guys.
 
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Go through an on-page SEO checklist (just google that) and do the same with their website to see if they are superior in that aspect.

As powerful as backlinks are, on-page SEO cannot be completely ignored as it still plays a large part. Everything from h1 tags to keyword density play a part.

It could just be that you need to tweak a few aspects of your website to get there.
 
Also you may just need to wait a bit. I have noticed that Google seems to be giving links more worth as they age. So if your competitor has had a link for a year and you have had it for a week then they are still getting more credit for that link.

I had the same thing happen on a site I have been working on for several months. I had the sites above me way outclassed in links, my onpage was good but I could not get past #5 for a couple of months. It just sat there at #5 no matter how many links I built. I was seriously frustrated and then one day I jumped to #3 and then a few days later to #1 and it has been solid as a rock for a few months now. Just keep building links and it will come. Start thinking about new keywords or a new site in the meantime.
 
Problem is yahoo site explorer still wont show all your competitors backlinks!

Send me a PM of your competitor and i will give you the number of backlinks for free so you can have a better idea on how many you really need!

If you want a list of their backlinks then check my sig too.

But remember all stats you get on backlinks from the regular paths (yahoo site explorer, google etc) never show the true amounts.

Lewi
 
Hey, time is also a variable in the equation of ranking. Just like wine, let old wine age while creating new batches...:D
 
Other linking factors.
Actual age of domain
DMOZ and Yahoo listings
EDU links
Keyword in URL and domain name

Does your competitor have all these? Do you have all of these?
 
you might just be sandboxed, 20 forum backlinks is nothing to compete with. Give it a few weeks i am sure you will be no.1 .
 
4 things comes in mind:

- website age
- keyword in domain name
- on-site SEO
- content update frequency
 
He probably has some full articles pointing to his site that explorer isn't picking up. Throw up a few articles in places like articlebase and hubpages and point those back to your main site. Google gives the whole article with a link more juice than just a link.
 
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