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Very well put: "In order to grow beyond your competition and evolve past the scope of a tit for tat mentality, you must think of your competitors as your mentors. You may have heard that you should thank your teachers, even though it may not be obvious, your competitors bring out the best in you and for that you both mutually grow in the process to perfect your industry or trade."
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from bwelford 1424 Days ago #
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Unless you know where they are in the race, how can you stay ahead of them?

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from SeoDesignSolutions 1424 Days ago #
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Competitive analysis and research of course...glad you enjoyed the article Barry...

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from smallbiztrends 1424 Days ago #
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You can’t argue with anything in this article.  I just wish it had provided more information about HOW to monitor competitors, what type of information and metrics to track, and what to do with the information,

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from annie7 1424 Days ago #
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@smallbiztrends No matter how much I hate linking to myself in comments here is the series on competitive research you might be interested in: Selecting and tracking your competitors.;)P.S. also check my other articles for practical competitive research.

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from SeoDesignSolutions 1423 Days ago #
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@smallbiztrends, Presto, manifesto - I suppose that this post would be of more use, thanks for the constructive feedback 4 Indispensable "SEO TOOLS" for Competitive Research

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