I map your competitors' moves before they become trends. High-fidelity SEO audits, keyword gap analysis, and market positioning briefs — built for solo founders and lean teams, by one analyst, end to end.
I run a complete technical SEO competitor analysis across backlink profiles, content hierarchy, site speed, and index coverage to find the gaps they don't want you to see. My competitor SEO audit services for small businesses translate those findings into a prioritized fix-and-attack plan, so you know exactly where to outrank them next.
High-intent terms your competitors rank for that you don't yet occupy, ranked by feasibility and traffic value. This is where independent competitive intelligence analysts find the fastest wins for solo founders — not just what your competitors rank for, but what's actually reachable given your current authority. See a live example in this keyword gap analysis, or the method behind competitor keyword research.
I track messaging, pricing changes, and feature velocity over time to predict your competitor's next strategic move before it lands. Market positioning analysis combined with competitor pricing intelligence shows you exactly where they are weak on value and where you can step in with sharper positioning. Use it to brief launches, adjust pricing, or counter a campaign before it erodes your market share.
I build lightweight competitor monitoring dashboards for startups that alert the moment a competitor launches a campaign, ships a feature, or shifts pricing. Unlike bloated enterprise tools, these competitive intelligence dashboards focus only on the signals that move your strategy. You get a live, shareable view of the battlefield without drowning in data you will never use.
Here's what a competitive intelligence engagement looks like from first call to delivered brief — no agency layers, one analyst throughout.
A 45-minute call to define rivals, scope, and the questions you actually want answered.
Multi-source data collection: SEO tooling, SERP scraping, ad libraries, hiring signals, public filings.
Pattern analysis across channels. Findings ranked by strategic leverage, not vanity metrics.
A written brief, a live dashboard, and a 60-minute walkthrough. Then weekly monitoring if retained.
Independent analyst · 8 yrs
I work solo by choice as an independent competitive intelligence analyst. No account managers, no junior researchers, no slide-ware. I specialize in competitor intelligence for healthcare startups, law firms, SaaS companies, fintech, and commercial real estate — the same analyst on every engagement, no handoffs.
Engagements
40+
Focus
Healthcare · Law · SaaS · Fintech · Commercial Real Estate
Concurrent
3 clients max
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