Checking competition...?

[Xrproto]

So when you are checking out the competition in a niche and searching the engines for the keywords you plan on targeting, how many pages do you go back to look for them? 5? 10? 15?

 

[sixty6]

I think you should find which page you're located in and go one and a half or two pages ahead (15-20 listings ahead of you).

An easy way to get links is by finding out where your highest competitor is listed at, find their backlinks using:
http://seologs.com/link-analysis-tool/backlinks.html

You can then use the WHOIS data and see if you can contact the owner and buy a text link on their site. This is a lot of work and you will definitely need a good budget (around $5-$10)...

I just did it for a client of mine and it took me a few days or so, but well worth it because a few weeks later he was a little bit above his competition (I had to make sure not to get too many links too fast..)

 

[Xrproto]

Thanks for the response Sixty6. What would happen if you get to many links to fast? Or were you getting paid by the hour.