Comments on: How does your competitor get more traffic than you? Six steps to help you now! http://www.insiders-view.co.uk/how-does-your-competitor-get-more-traffic-than-you-six-steps-to-help-you-now/00636 Insurance Blog Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:10:43 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: George http://www.insiders-view.co.uk/how-does-your-competitor-get-more-traffic-than-you-six-steps-to-help-you-now/00636/comment-page-1#comment-42530 George Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:31:42 +0000 http://www.insiders-view.co.uk/how-does-your-competitor-get-more-traffic-than-you-six-steps-to-help-you-now/00636#comment-42530 Hi Adam seomoz are generally good guys: helpful advice, an active community and a great set of tools. However, their prices are high (for their PRO account). I met up with Rand (the owner) a few weeks ago at their LondonSEO meet - he's up front about the costs and you know what you're getting yourself in to. Having said that, the seomoz tools are a little different to that of hitwise. seomoz are essentially giving you the juicy details of their own search engine (that they've built over the last few years). This isn't quite the same as getting data from ISPs like hitwise, but it's still useful. Another alternative is majesticseo who aren't that focused on the UK market but they have good data. Feel free to contact us if you want more *personal* thoughts! Hi Adam
seomoz are generally good guys: helpful advice, an active community and a great set of tools. However, their prices are high (for their PRO account). I met up with Rand (the owner) a few weeks ago at their LondonSEO meet – he’s up front about the costs and you know what you’re getting yourself in to.

Having said that, the seomoz tools are a little different to that of hitwise. seomoz are essentially giving you the juicy details of their own search engine (that they’ve built over the last few years). This isn’t quite the same as getting data from ISPs like hitwise, but it’s still useful.

Another alternative is majesticseo who aren’t that focused on the UK market but they have good data.

Feel free to contact us if you want more *personal* thoughts!

]]> By: Adam http://www.insiders-view.co.uk/how-does-your-competitor-get-more-traffic-than-you-six-steps-to-help-you-now/00636/comment-page-1#comment-42515 Adam Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:31:37 +0000 http://www.insiders-view.co.uk/how-does-your-competitor-get-more-traffic-than-you-six-steps-to-help-you-now/00636#comment-42515 Hi George Many thanks for that. I was searching today and found seomoz, looks like an American set up but has many features. Wondered if anybody had any views on them? Thanks once again! Hi George

Many thanks for that. I was searching today and found seomoz, looks like an American set up but has many features. Wondered if anybody had any views on them?

Thanks once again!

]]> By: George http://www.insiders-view.co.uk/how-does-your-competitor-get-more-traffic-than-you-six-steps-to-help-you-now/00636/comment-page-1#comment-42487 George Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:42:54 +0000 http://www.insiders-view.co.uk/how-does-your-competitor-get-more-traffic-than-you-six-steps-to-help-you-now/00636#comment-42487 Hi Adam, This post may help you although it's fairly difficult to get good, accurate stats within the UK without paying a huge amount. http://www.insiders-view.co.uk/insurance-traffic-trends/0092 A few alternatives you can try are Quantcast, Nielsen NetRatings and Compete. Hi Adam,
This post may help you although it’s fairly difficult to get good, accurate stats within the UK without paying a huge amount.
http://www.insiders-view.co.uk/insurance-traffic-trends/0092

A few alternatives you can try are Quantcast, Nielsen NetRatings and Compete.

]]> By: Adam http://www.insiders-view.co.uk/how-does-your-competitor-get-more-traffic-than-you-six-steps-to-help-you-now/00636/comment-page-1#comment-42461 Adam Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:18:07 +0000 http://www.insiders-view.co.uk/how-does-your-competitor-get-more-traffic-than-you-six-steps-to-help-you-now/00636#comment-42461 Guys, any suggestions for an alternative to hitwise? The company wants a cheaper option for competitor analysis, keyword selection and tracking. Used hitwise for sometime, but rather expensive! Many thanks Guys, any suggestions for an alternative to hitwise?

The company wants a cheaper option for competitor analysis, keyword selection and tracking. Used hitwise for sometime, but rather expensive!

Many thanks

]]> By: Ernest http://www.insiders-view.co.uk/how-does-your-competitor-get-more-traffic-than-you-six-steps-to-help-you-now/00636/comment-page-1#comment-42210 Ernest Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:36:57 +0000 http://www.insiders-view.co.uk/how-does-your-competitor-get-more-traffic-than-you-six-steps-to-help-you-now/00636#comment-42210 Many forums have suffered from SEO spammers and sellers of sex/pharmaceutical products for a long time. So you can expect to find pretty strong spam protection tools on any popular forums. If you contribute to a forum and build up a reputation over time as being relatively impartial and helpful you can build up a number of valuable links - but it's worth checking to see if nofollow tags are automatically put onto links before you put the hard work in (unless you're striving for PR/gossip/brand value as much as SEO). Many forums have suffered from SEO spammers and sellers of sex/pharmaceutical products for a long time. So you can expect to find pretty strong spam protection tools on any popular forums. If you contribute to a forum and build up a reputation over time as being relatively impartial and helpful you can build up a number of valuable links – but it’s worth checking to see if nofollow tags are automatically put onto links before you put the hard work in (unless you’re striving for PR/gossip/brand value as much as SEO).

]]> By: Adam http://www.insiders-view.co.uk/how-does-your-competitor-get-more-traffic-than-you-six-steps-to-help-you-now/00636/comment-page-1#comment-41769 Adam Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:51:55 +0000 http://www.insiders-view.co.uk/how-does-your-competitor-get-more-traffic-than-you-six-steps-to-help-you-now/00636#comment-41769 Interesting read, it would be great to have more of this sort of thing here. Adam Interesting read, it would be great to have more of this sort of thing here.
Adam

]]> By: George http://www.insiders-view.co.uk/how-does-your-competitor-get-more-traffic-than-you-six-steps-to-help-you-now/00636/comment-page-1#comment-41717 George Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:47:53 +0000 http://www.insiders-view.co.uk/how-does-your-competitor-get-more-traffic-than-you-six-steps-to-help-you-now/00636#comment-41717 @emma, we're not advocating spamming. We're suggesting you reach out to your community. @Ed, Thanks for the tip @emma, we’re not advocating spamming. We’re suggesting you reach out to your community.

@Ed, Thanks for the tip

]]> By: Ed http://www.insiders-view.co.uk/how-does-your-competitor-get-more-traffic-than-you-six-steps-to-help-you-now/00636/comment-page-1#comment-41716 Ed Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:26:46 +0000 http://www.insiders-view.co.uk/how-does-your-competitor-get-more-traffic-than-you-six-steps-to-help-you-now/00636#comment-41716 Another Google search query to find forums on specific topics. Example: "powered by vbulletin" +intitle:car Replace what is inside the quotes for a common footer footprint for other forum platforms to find more forums. Another Google search query to find forums on specific topics.

Example: “powered by vbulletin” +intitle:car

Replace what is inside the quotes for a common footer footprint for other forum platforms to find more forums.

]]> By: emma http://www.insiders-view.co.uk/how-does-your-competitor-get-more-traffic-than-you-six-steps-to-help-you-now/00636/comment-page-1#comment-41701 emma Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:41:24 +0000 http://www.insiders-view.co.uk/how-does-your-competitor-get-more-traffic-than-you-six-steps-to-help-you-now/00636#comment-41701 I find that forum moderators are extremely hawk eyed when new people join and whether they are spammers. They just get so many spammers I expect they frown upon any advertising at all from new members. I find that forum moderators are extremely hawk eyed when new people join and whether they are spammers. They just get so many spammers I expect they frown upon any advertising at all from new members.

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