How to Spy on Your Competition | Ep. #426

<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">In Episode #426, Eric and Neil discuss how to spy on your competition. Tune in to discover the tools that will help you see what your competitors are up to, how you can compete, and ways you can replicate their strategies.</span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Time Stamped Show Notes:</span></h3> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">00:27 – Today’s topic: <em>How to Spy on Your Competition</em></span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">00:38 – <a href= "https://ahrefs.com">Ahrefs</a> is a great tool to use</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">01:22 – <a href= "https://www.semrush.com/">SEMrush</a> will show you phrases your competitors are bidding on for pay-per-click</span> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">01:40 – It will give you an idea of whether you should also be bidding on those keywords</span></li> </ul> </li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">02:14 – <a href= "http://www.adbeat.com/">Adbeat</a> goes deeper on ads and spend trends over time</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">02:41 – <a href= "https://builtwith.com">BuiltWith</a> will show you everything that your competitors are using</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">03:07 – <a href= "https://www.similarweb.com">SimilarWeb</a> will show you top categories, traffic trends and the breakdown of the traffic of a website</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">03:45 – <a href= "https://www.spyfu.com/">SpyFu</a> and <a href= "https://www.ispionage.com">iSpionage</a> are great tools</span> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">03:50 – iSpionage shows the keyword efficiency index</span></li> </ul> </li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">04:42 – <a href= "http://marketingschool.io/">Marketing School</a> is giving away a free 1 year subscription to <a href= "https://www.crazyegg.com/">Crazy Egg</a> which is a visual analytics tool</span> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">04:56 – Go to <a href= "http://singlegrain.com/giveaway">SingleGrain.com/giveaway</a> f