Hi I wanted to know the strategies you people use in order to size up your competition. -Sam I heard of a program that tells you every site pointing or linking to the site you are competing against. I can't seem to find it anymore, any help would me much appreciated.
You might be thinking of SEO Elite. It's a nice program, I bought it and have used it. Although I must admit to being too lazy to use it too much. Sometimes I think there can be some over analysis with using programs like that too much. But maybe I'd do better if I analyzed more. But anyway you can also use https://siteexplorer.search.yahoo.com/ That's what I normally use as it's quick & easy. (And it's free.)
Or you might be thinking of IBP (Internet Business Promoter) ... It is a good one! I use it on a weekly basis. It also has a module for quick directory submission and many more!