Hey Guys, For those of you who have been following my Ten Steps of SEO series. Hereis a snippit of the next installement.... Knowing what your competitors are up to will give you a head start in any walk of life, and SEO is no different. Competitor research gives you a heads-up as to what marketing strategies your closest rivals are using. Competitor research also encourages you to look at the quality of the top ranking sites, to gauge if they are in reach or not. In this, the 3rd installation of ten Steps of SEO we take a look at what advantages can be gained looking at your competitors. We will take a close look at who is linking in to your competitors. We’ll also look at the quality of these links. The reports we produce can usually help you gauge what social media activity they are involved in too. You may taken back by all of this and think maybe it’s a bit over the top, but I guarantee, if they have a half decent online marketing campaign, they will be looking at your site......check out the full article Ten Steps of SEO: Step 3 Competitor Analysis