Ever wish you could seize glorious competitive intelligence on all of your competitors?
Even better…
… wouldn’t it be great if such a thing was legal?
Well!
Turns out that thanks to the glorious Internet, it is!
www.business2community.com/strategy/want-to-know-how-to-spy-on-competitors-12-tools-hacks-02155971
shows you not 1, not 2 but 12(!) nifty ways to gain a birds’ eye view on your competition, like:
1. Use Google to Find Out Who Your Competitors Are [Shopify]
3. Add the Wappalyzer Extension to Spy on Your Competitors’ Platforms
5. Spying on Your Competitors’ Facebook Info and Ads
and more!
Personally as I’m an affiliate marketer as well, I’ll also get on everyone’s list and then create Google filters so I can separate all incoming emails (side note – it truly makes me giggle about people screaming about SPAM SPAM SPAM – just either create a filter that deletes it, or TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE BLASTED THING and filter ’em all into specific marketer folders, niche folders and the like.
Need help with Google mail filtering? Check out:
zapier.com/blog/gmail-filters/
www.forbes.com/sites/jaysondemers/2018/04/26/40-gmail-hacks-and-tricks-every-marketer-needs-to-know/
www.wordstream.com/blog/ws/2014/04/23/google-shortcuts
and competitive intel goodness can be seen over at:
www.talkwalker.com/blog/marketers-guide-to-competitive-intelligence
www.impactbnd.com/blog/competitive-intelligence-in-2018
blog.usejournal.com/a-digital-marketers-guide-to-competitor-intelligence-b2655b90c742
Your takeaway?
If you’re into seeing how your competitors are cleaning up while you’re just staring at an unmopped floor…
… why not learn some of the techniques above to increase your business bottom line?
Enjoy!
