The most common mistake people make with the copy the competition’s strategy is they find the competition the wrong way.  The way it should be done is to search keywords you’d like to rank for in a couple different search engines and see who ranks best.  Then take the top three or four and duplicate some of the effective tactics they

A common piece of advice for improving a sites rank is for the owner to spy on their competition’s SEO tactics and duplicate what they see so they will rank well.  While this can be a great idea if the spy can analyze what they are seeing and critically choose what makes sense, it can be disastrous for someone that blindly emulates.