E594: Is it a good strategy to copy your competitors’ backlink profile?

This is actually something that lots of SEOs do. It takes time, but many SEOs believe it will be worth it.

Is it, though?

Does it work, and is it a good strategy?

We answer that and much more on this episode of the show.

Can you outsmart Google? What are the best guiding principles for link building and SEO as a whole?

🤌 Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/SEO/comments/1imd65e/link_building_in_2025_strategies_for_success_and/

💎 Compact Keywords - Get purchase-intent traffic for your business through SEO - step-by-step video breakdowns - SEO templates to be copied and adapted for your products and services: https://compactkeywords.com/

00:00 Introduction to Competitor Sniping in SEO 00:33 Common SEO Shortcuts and Their Pitfalls 01:37 Detailed Analysis of Competitor Sniping 02:12 Why Copying Competitor Links May Fail 03:26 Outsmarting Google 07:26 Ranking Above the New York Times 08:57 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

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