This is another dimension of the competitor analysis that is critical to know: what components of your competition’s SEO strategy have been implemented?

By knowing the first details, you can make educated guesses at the implementation order.

For example, you must have a page up to perform link building. Another example: you must perform keyword research before the implementation of on-page SEO to target those keywords.

If you know, in general, what sequence of optimization tasks go where, you can piece together that part with educational guesses as you implement the specifics from your competitor analysis.