Competitor Analysis & Market Research
You can't differentiate if you don't know what you're differentiating from. This course teaches you how to systematically analyze your competitive landscape using free and premium tools. You'll learn to identify your true competitors (direct, indirect, and aspirational), analyze their SEO strategies (keywords they rank for, their backlink profiles, content gaps), spy on their ads using Google Ads Transparency Center and Meta Ad Library, benchmark your social media performance against theirs, and research their pricing and positioning strategies. We cover building SWOT analyses and competitive matrices, setting up ongoing competitor monitoring systems that alert you to changes, and โ most importantly โ translating competitive insights into actionable strategy changes for your own business. Knowledge is power, and this course gives you X-ray vision into what your competitors are doing right (and wrong).
What You'll Learn
- โIdentify your true competitors (direct, indirect, aspirational)
- โAnalyze competitor SEO strategies (keywords, rankings, backlink profiles)
- โSpy on competitor ads using Google Ads Transparency and Meta Ad Library
- โBenchmark your social media performance against competitors
- โResearch competitor pricing and positioning strategies
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Topics Covered
Prerequisites
- โ Basic understanding of SEO and digital marketing channels
- โ Familiarity with marketing analysis tools helpful