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Competitor Backlink Gap Analysis and Replication Plan

Analyze competitor backlink profiles to find link opportunities you're missing and create a replication plan.

Identify high-quality backlinks that competitors have but you don't, and create a prioritized plan to earn those same links.

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Prompt objective

Identify high-quality backlinks that competitors have but you don't, and create a prioritized plan to earn those same links.

Real use case

A SaaS company has 50 referring domains while competitors have 200-500. A backlink gap analysis reveals 80 domains linking to competitors but not to them, representing a clear roadmap for link building.

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YOUR DOMAINCOMPETITOR 1COMPETITOR 2COMPETITOR 3

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Prompt

Perform a competitor backlink gap analysis for [YOUR DOMAIN] against [COMPETITOR 1], [COMPETITOR 2], and [COMPETITOR 3].

**Phase 1 — Data Collection (Ahrefs/SEMrush):**
- Export all referring domains for each competitor
- Export all referring domains for your site
- Identify domains linking to competitors but not to you

**Phase 2 — Gap Analysis:**

**For each gap domain, assess:**
- Domain Rating/Authority
- Relevance to your industry
- Type of link (guest post, resource page, mention, directory)
- Which competitors they link to
- How difficult it would be to earn a link

**Phase 3 — Opportunity Categorization:**

**Easy Wins:**
- Directories and listings you're missing
- Resource pages that list competitors
- Unlinked brand mentions

**Medium Effort:**
- Guest posting opportunities
- Industry associations
- Podcast appearances

**High Effort:**
- Major publications
- Original research citations
- Partnership links

**Phase 4 — Replication Plan:**
For each opportunity:
- Target domain and page
- Link type needed
- Outreach strategy
- Timeline
- Priority score

**Phase 5 — Tracking:**
- Monthly progress report
- New referring domains acquired
- DR improvement
- Traffic impact

Include a gap analysis spreadsheet and an outreach prioritization matrix.

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