In Episode #426, Eric and Neil discuss how to spy on your competition. Tune in to discover the tools that will help you see what your competitors are up to, how you can compete, and ways you can replicate their strategies. Time Stamped Show Notes: 
00:27 – Today’s topic: How to Spy on Your Competition
00:38 – Ahrefs is a great tool to use
01:22 – SEMrush will show you phrases your competitors are bidding on for pay-per-click 
01:40 – It will give you an idea of whether you should also be bidding on those keywords
02:14 – Adbeat goes deeper on ads and spend trends over time
02:41 – BuiltWith will show you everything that your competitors are using
03:07 – SimilarWeb will show you top categories, traffic trends and the breakdown of the traffic of a website
03:45 – SpyFu and iSpionage are great tools 
03:50 – iSpionage shows the keyword efficiency index
04:42 – Marketing School is giving away a free 1 year subscription to Crazy Egg which is a visual analytics tool 
04:56 – Go to SingleGrain.com/giveaway for multiple entries
04:59 – That’s it for today’s episode! 3 Key Points: 
Leverage the tools that will help you become BETTER than your competitors.
Track to see if your strategies are working or if you’re just wasting your money.
Spying on your competitors is healthy for a business.

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In Episode #426, Eric and Neil discuss how to spy on your competition. Tune in to discover the tools that will help you see what your competitors are up to, how you can compete, and ways you can replicate their strategies. Time Stamped Show Notes: <ul> <li>00:27 – Today’s topic: How to Spy on Your Competition
</li> <li>00:38 – <a href="https://ahrefs.com">Ahrefs</a> is a great tool to use</li> <li>01:22 – <a href="https://www.semrush.com/">SEMrush</a> will show you phrases your competitors are bidding on for pay-per-click <ul> <li>01:40 – It will give you an idea of whether you should also be bidding on those keywords</li> </ul> </li> <li>02:14 – <a href="http://www.adbeat.com/">Adbeat</a> goes deeper on ads and spend trends over time</li> <li>02:41 – <a href="https://builtwith.com">BuiltWith</a> will show you everything that your competitors are using</li> <li>03:07 – <a href="https://www.similarweb.com">SimilarWeb</a> will show you top categories, traffic trends and the breakdown of the traffic of a website</li> <li>03:45 – <a href="https://www.spyfu.com/">SpyFu</a> and <a href="https://www.ispionage.com">iSpionage</a> are great tools <ul> <li>03:50 – iSpionage shows the keyword efficiency index</li> </ul> </li> <li>04:42 – <a href="http://marketingschool.io/">Marketing School</a> is giving away a free 1 year subscription to <a href="https://www.crazyegg.com/">Crazy Egg</a> which is a visual analytics tool <ul> <li>04:56 – Go to <a href="http://singlegrain.com/giveaway">SingleGrain.com/giveaway</a> for multiple entries</li> </ul> </li> <li>04:59 – That’s it for today’s episode!</li> </ul> 3 Key Points: <ol> <li>Leverage the tools that will help you become BETTER than your competitors.</li> <li>Track to see if your strategies are working or if you’re just wasting your money.</li> <li>Spying on your competitors is healthy for a business.</li> </ol> Leave some feedback: <ul> <li>What should we talk about next? Please let us know in the comments below.</li> <li>Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review.</li> </ul> Connect with us: <ul> <li><a href="http://neilpatel.com/">NeilPatel.com</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.quicksprout.com/">Quick Sprout</a></li> <li><a href="http://growtheverywhere.com/">Growth Everywhere</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.singlegrain.com/">Single Grain</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/neilpatel">Twitter @neilpatel</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/ericosiu">Twitter @ericosiu</a></li> </ul> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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In Episode #426, Eric and Neil discuss how to spy on your competition. Tune in to discover the tools that will help you see what your competitors are up to, how you can compete, and ways you can replicate their strategies. Time Stamped Show Notes: ...

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