You on the right are a master of blogging? With 20,000 visitors per day, with a six figure income and 50 000 subscribers. No, I'm not asking it for a Yes or no I am not the two responses. Have you ever wondered how some blogs in your niche reached these milestones I mentioned above?
Ever tried to catch up with them? If you want to grow up like them the best thing to do is to observe. Yes, they are your competitors/rivals, but there are a lot of things you can learn from them.
If you blogging effectively written on a popular topic of niche, it is certain that you are facing in some competitions. But some are too afraid to deal with them because they are large fish. Does fall, with a little effort, you can take with them. Never think contests are a burden for your blog/site. Sure that it will cause problems for you, but if you carefully observe your competitors you will find much to learn. Comparison of your blog to others on the blogosphere is a very nice strategy if you do so in law.
Create a list of your competitors.It's the main thing. There will be big fish and small fish in the pond of your niche. You must consider both. The stronger you will be distress in terms of traffic, revenue, content and etc... There are also smaller are increasing in a huge ratio than your blog.
The best place to find your competitors is technorati blog Directory. You can find a list of blogs in almost all popular niches. Browse the categories and find the best catch up. Do not add all top 100 to our list just the top 10 blogs-bookmark them. And then look in the sidebar and you can find a list of the Top 10 risers - add the first 2 or 3 to your list. Well, you're ready for digging.
To analyze and find what makes them stronger than you. To find the secret behind their remarkable growth is to observe the new risers.
Yes you are getting. Try to find answers to these questions.
1. What they offer to readers
Why your readers go to the blog of your opponent, all the time and not yours? Don't blame Google for it! This is because they have something special to their readers! Then, you find the "something special" in this blog. It can be good content, writing style, layout friendly user or perhaps something else. See if it is long - duration. If it is an action very your niche see if you can give a version of this "something" new and sophisticated Not just copy, but getting good quality gears and make more with some new upgrades.
2. What are the Sources of traffic
It is certain that this including "something special" and pass sleeping bring you visitors. You must find what your competitors are doing to drive traffic to their site. Try to find the best keywords driving traffic SE this blog-use headkeys for this. Add the positions for which these keywords if they fit your niche.
Try to find their influence in social networks such as Twitter, Facebook, Digg, stumbleupon and more. Study the way they manage their disciples. How many times they tweet/post? If they help others grow - observe these foods. Find out their targeted users (in terms of age, interests - you know).
You will also find links to the Big Blogs in your niche; using tools such as tools for webmasters. Links can you put in the search engines. Find that link these blogs regularly and send an e-mail describing your blog. They may begin to promote you.
3 Revenue streams
Almost all the blogs on web is for making money online, but only a few are (which must be you!) aware of how they can do. Your ads and affiliate links must be compatible with your niche. otherwise it would sound like the addition of salt to the ice cream (Oh its nasty). Like this, each put Adsense on their blog. AdSense is not good for all niches. If you want to find the best way to earn money to observe the list that you just created. Most of the big names in your niche must be a very large number. You should visit their site to know what is their main income stream. If you could not find anything much, only their request through the contact form. The ads/affiliate programs / other streams of income used in these sites may agree perfectly too your blog. Then keep an eye on them.
Try to understand these 3 things perfectly. Analyze only blogs in your blogs perfectly. If there is that doubts just send them, there will be a response (pray for it!). Understand how the big names in your niche to maintain their me. Try to bring something more than what they and follow their marketing styles as well as to build a community social as they are. Everything that you adapt to them, be authentic, don't be a Copycat and be yourself.
These are just 3 things flashed, in my mind when I go to write this post. The list does not stop these 3 things. There are many others, that you can learn your rival (or a competitor).What you would like to learn from your competitors? I look forward to your answers…
