subject: Internet Rivalry Speedbizs Guide To Beating The Competition [print this page] No matter what kind of website you create, someone will always have the exact same idea and will be doing better a better job of it than you and thats a fact! And this is were you need to have some friendly competition with them and do everything you can to be better than them.
In all walks of life someone is always likely to be better than you, and on the internet everyone is fighting for recognition to be the next Facebook, YouTube or Twitter and if youre doing the same then youre up against 190 million other businesses, and this isnt something thats going to be easy. But there are ways to get you closer to internet recognition. Firstly, find websites that are the same as yours, the more there are the more competition you are unfortunately going to have because youre all doing the same, if you have something thats completely unique and no one has thought of this idea then its going to be a little bit easier for you but youve still got to get that all important recognition, it is also important if this is the case to ask yourself why no one else is doing it, is it really such a good idea? It is important at this point that you are truly honest and open with yourself..
Pick a site that is like yours and set yourself realistic targets to be be more popular than them. If they have 1000 daily page page views, try to get 2000. If they have 2 social networking sites, add 4 to yours etc Always try to be one step ahead of your opponent by doing what theyre doing, but by doing it that bit better, in the world of search engine rankings quality counts for a lot.
The more business you stomp on, the harder this will get because you are getting to bigger businesses and trying to get past big companies is a challenge but can be done by just doing more than them and getting more people on your site. With roughly 190 million businesses on the internet itll be easy to get past a few to begin with and the more you beat the more you find.
Richards quick tips would be;
1. Dont be afraid to steal other peoples ideas, if you see a post or picture you like then take it and put it on your site for recognition. Just make sure the more popular you get to not steal logo designs and colour schemes
2. Social networking sites are an easy way to get past your rivals as you can see how many and who follows each of their businesses. If they have 2000 followers on Twitter, try to get 4000 on yours.
3. Expand your business with employees, space and profit by making a site that costs to join.
