competition

Have any of you ever bought out your forum competition? Tell us about it! How much did you spend? Was it worth it in the end? What did you do with the forum?

How do you feel about competitors who join your forum to spy on what your forum is doing? Sometimes, you can notice this by visiting their forum and seeing posts they have made that are really close to topics you have created. If you create very unique topics not found on other relevant forums...

Do you allow members or even competitors to link to forums that compete with yours? Maybe this is in a signature or even linking to a related discussion on another competing forum. Why do allow it or why do you not allow it?

Back when I had Skywarn Forum, there was a much larger forum for the same topic called Skywarn Online. I eventually bought the forum out for an undisclosed amount - pretty high, but not stupid high, LOL. Then I merged the big one into mine, and it took off from there. Unfortunately, it was...

There are likely other blogs that are also within your niche. These bloggers write posts that are about the same things you're writing about. What do they mean to you? How do you see them? Are they competition that you must try to get better than? Are they collaborative partners or friends...

A SWOT analysis measures the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of a subject that is being analyzed. A good subject for blogging could be your competition. Is this a measurable competitive analysis you have performed? If so, what have you learned from it?