{"id":12909,"date":"2019-07-11T18:28:22","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T12:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/?p=12909"},"modified":"2023-06-21T15:57:10","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T10:27:10","slug":"competitors-inputs-to-optimize-your-link-building-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/competitors-inputs-to-optimize-your-link-building-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Replicate Competitor\u2019s Backlink strategy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Untitled-design-9.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13346\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Untitled-design-9.png?resize=640%2C356&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Untitled-design-9.png?w=882&amp;ssl=1 882w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Untitled-design-9.png?resize=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Untitled-design-9.png?resize=768%2C428&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is nothing wrong in stealing your competitor\u2019s backlinks. Here are some of the legal means to spy and replicate the competitor\u2019s backlink strategy. It doesn\u2019t matter they rank better or worse than you. Consider the traffic flow to your competitor\u2019s that you lack. So, in a way or either it would help you to improve your search ranking and <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/6-seo-techniques-to-drive-organic-traffic\/\">drive massive traffic<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Or, at least assist you in improving the authority of your domain.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Why do we use this strategy?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why replicating competitor\u2019s backlink strategy is so powerful?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s take it this way. Search for a keyword \u2018mind mapping software\u2019 in Google and look at the results that appear on the 1st page.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Google-Top-Results.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12911 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Google-Top-Results.png?resize=640%2C504&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\u2018mind mapping software\u2019 in Google\" width=\"640\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Google-Top-Results.png?w=680&amp;ssl=1 680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Google-Top-Results.png?resize=300%2C236&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only by having good link profiles, those domains are awarded better ranking positions. But, each domain will have a unique link profile. Google loves them individually and displays in the search engine results accordingly. Otherwise, we could say that these domains meet or exceeds Google\u2019s expectations and hence, here.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, empower your link profile, putting all of your competitor\u2019s link profiles together. Your link profile will be much active, isn\u2019t it? Your link profile is now 10 x times powerful to astound Google. Hence, you will see remarkable <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hiblogging.com\/improve-you-search-engine-rankings\/\">growth in the search engine ranking<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another great thing about this stealing <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/the-new-and-upgraded-competitor-analysis-module\/\">competitor\u2019s<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> backlinks is, you are taking your entire competitor\u2019s hard works and efforts. You are letting competitors build a backlink strategy for you. You are merely nabbing it to enhance your link profile.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>How to Spy &amp; Replicate Competitor\u2019s Backlink Strategy?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s explore the step-step process to use the competitor\u2019s backlink strategy. Using any powerful SEO tools, you are likely to conduct a backlink audit and analysis on your competitor\u2019s domain. However, I am not here to nudge any tool exclusively. You go with your favourite to achieve the freshest and accurate results.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s get doing the steps to replicate the competitor\u2019s <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/a-highly-relational-strategy-to-building-backlinks\/\">backlink strategy<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to give power to your link profile.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Step \u2013 1: Find your Competitions<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To identify your competitor\u2019s, you will have to check the top-ranking sites for the keyword that you want to rank for. Just type the keyword, say, \u2018mind mapping software\u2019 in Google. The domains that are ranking in Google\u2019s 1st page are your intense competitors. And, that\u2019s the place you want to achieve for your target keyword.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To make your research and analysis diligent, it\u2019s better to go with small numbers. From the ten results, take either top 3 or top 5 most prominent competitors. If you want to do with all the 10, then you will be lost overwhelming with massive data.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Competitors.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12912 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Competitors.png?resize=619%2C604&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Find your Competitions\" width=\"619\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Competitors.png?w=619&amp;ssl=1 619w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Competitors.png?resize=300%2C293&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 619px) 100vw, 619px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before that, let me give you a small note about the page level and domain level competitions. If a site competes with you only for specific keywords, then it is page level. Otherwise, if it competes as a whole domain, then it\u2019s domain level.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here you go \u2013 consider the page level competitions for the narrow approach that makes a big difference.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, now you have the list of 3 or 5-page-level competitors for the specific target keyword.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Step \u2013 2: Get the Competitor\u2019s backlinks<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The way you will get your competitor\u2019s backlinks is using any of your favourite SEO or backlink checker tools.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are a lot of free and paid backlink checker tools available in the market. Each has its own database size offering the variant ranges of results. For more accurate analysis, I would suggest better to combine the results from multiple tools.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then, Figure out the domains linking to your competitors. For an instant, let\u2019s take the first one. Feeding the URL to whichever backlink tool you use, you will get to know about referring domains and backlinks that are pointing to your competitor\u2019s domain.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Likewise, collect the backlink data for all the five competitors.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Step \u2013 3: Analyze &amp; Create a Master List of Backlinks<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What if your competitors have more referring domains, you will have to invest more time to run through all. Your list will be massive. So, it\u2019s essential to sort out the list using filters. Let\u2019s separate the wheat from the chaffs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Running through a small analysis of your competitor\u2019s backlinks, you are likely to find out which backlinks are going to work best. Ultimately, you want to get quality backlinks. Otherwise, you will get hit by Google penalties that might <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/common-mistakes-in-link-building\/\">hurt your SEO<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google considers hundreds of factors to rank a site or page in the search engines results page. As you have a big list of backlinks, check the authority of the domain to omit a reasonable volume of backlinks. It may be either Domain Authority or Domain Rating or anything you believe.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Concerning the referring domains, sort the DR Field to single-out authoritative domains that are linking to your competitors. You may click on \u2018Live\u2019 to have only the active links. Almost any backlink checker tool will have these basic filtering options.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Backlink-Analysis.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12913 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Backlink-Analysis.png?resize=300%2C429&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Replicate Competitor\u2019s Backlink strategy\" width=\"300\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Backlink-Analysis.png?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Backlink-Analysis.png?resize=210%2C300&amp;ssl=1 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most importantly, the referring sites must be Google-indexed. It\u2019s simple to check. You don\u2019t require any specific tools to do so. Use the below string in Google search box \u2013\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">site:domainname.com<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you find results, that means Google is indexing the site. If not, then it might a got a penalty hit or an expired domain. Better to neglect backlinks from such domains.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Google-Indexed-URL.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12914 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Google-Indexed-URL.png?resize=640%2C286&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Replicate Competitor\u2019s Backlink strategy\" width=\"640\" height=\"286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Google-Indexed-URL.png?w=781&amp;ssl=1 781w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Google-Indexed-URL.png?resize=300%2C134&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Google-Indexed-URL.png?resize=768%2C343&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, from the backlink audit report from the tools you use, you are supposed to run through a few other criteria too. They are \u2013\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 Where your competitor\u2019s domain got links from<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 Number of outbound links in the particular page on your competitor\u2019s site<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 Authority of the individual pages<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 Anchor text distribution ratio (whether or not over-optimized with exact keywords)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 The ratio between dofollow and nofollow links<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is no hard rule that the target backlink must meet all the above-said thresholds. As far as you scrutinize, you will get high-quality backlinks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, make a list of all the sorted backlinks of your five different competitors from different sources. If you find any duplicates, remove them before getting into the replicating competitor\u2019s backlink strategy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may use Google Spreadsheets for easy process. Starting with small numbers is good to take it further. Say, five backlinks from each competitor. So, you have now a list of 25 backlinks. Not actually the backlinks, the proven link prospects.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Step \u2013 4: Now, it\u2019s perfect for replicating<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Replicating the backlink strategy is nothing but getting a link on the domain (where your competitor has got link already) using the same link building technique your competitor used.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just open the referring page one by one and check how your competitor got a backlink on that page.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, it might be via blog commenting or author bio link via guest posting, or forum links or anything.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Forum-Backlink.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12915 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Forum-Backlink.png?resize=631%2C356&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Replicate Competitor\u2019s Backlink strategy\" width=\"631\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Forum-Backlink.png?w=631&amp;ssl=1 631w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Forum-Backlink.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 631px) 100vw, 631px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If it is a backlink in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/learning\/content\/does-blog-commenting-play-vital-role-seo\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">blog comment<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> area, then you drop your own comment and get a backlink.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If it\u2019s a forum site, register your account and join the discussion to get a natural backlink.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the case of guest blogging, then check out the <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/7-factors-to-keep-in-mind-while-guest-posting\/\">guest post guidelines<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the particular site, outreach the owner or editor to get an opportunity to contribute valuable content on your behalf.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Or if it is Quora link, then register or login to your account and provide valuable answers to the questions asked linking to your site.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For your attention, whenever you try to replicate a backlink, never forget to offer valuable content or solutions to the audience. Don\u2019t slip off from the core responsibility.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So far, we have seen how to find the competitors, analyzing their link profiles, and replicating the backlinks. Finally, you are likely to generate new backlinks. What are all the other ways, replicating competitor\u2019s backlink strategy can help you?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some of the ideas you can try understanding your competitor\u2019s backlink strategy and analyzing their link profiles.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>1. Niche-relevant Market Study<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While running through your competitions link profile or specific page where they have got backlinks, you will get to know more aspects. Those are likely to help to understand the market standards and the target people behaviour.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How your competitor\u2019s link profile grows or declines over time?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What type of content attracts more backlinks?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What sort of domains linking to your competitor\u2019s site?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Which backlink generates high traffic to your <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/tools\/web-analyzer.html\">competitor\u2019s website<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What type of expert level of audience they have?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having all these data handy, you can make alterations to your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/how-to-fit-ai-in-your-content-marketing-strategy\/\">content marketing strategy<\/a> too getting more backlinks and hence, organic traffic. Above all, analyzing the top competitor\u2019s backlinks and ranking potential, you will get to know how competitive your niche is.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>2. Link Reclamation<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the competitor\u2019s backlink audit report, you will notice if any broken links out there. It\u2019s an open opportunity to gain a backlink for your site.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While analyzing the domains linking to your competitor\u2019s site, if there are any link points to your competitor\u2019s page that does exist, it\u2019s nothing but a broken link. For example, if there is a 404 error page on your competitor\u2019s site and there is a link from other site pointing to the page.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Broken-Link.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12917 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Broken-Link.png?resize=640%2C282&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Replicate Competitor\u2019s Backlink strategy\" width=\"640\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Broken-Link.png?w=861&amp;ssl=1 861w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Broken-Link.png?resize=300%2C132&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Broken-Link.png?resize=768%2C338&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check if you have relevant content on your site. If so, outreach the website owner, and intimate about their broken link. Also, request a link to your content. Possibly, you will get the opportunity here as you help the webmaster notifying about the broken link and also offering content to give life to their link.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When I talk about replicating <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/backlinks\/\">competitor\u2019s backlink<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> strategy to my clients, they think that it\u2019s an offence or illegal. But it is not so. You are just studying the competitor\u2019s inputs to optimize your link building strategy. From which, you will get more link building opportunities without even breaking your mind.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I would insist you to give a try and astonish with the results building more quality backlinks in a few days.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is nothing wrong in stealing your competitor\u2019s backlinks. Here are some of the legal means to spy and replicate the competitor\u2019s backlink strategy. It doesn\u2019t matter they rank better or worse than you. Consider the traffic flow to your competitor\u2019s that you lack. 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