Traffic Analytics

Estimates a competitor's ALL-channel traffic (not just organic) — visits, unique visitors, average visit duration, bounce rate, traffic sources (direct, referral, search, social, paid), and top pages. The market-share lens: understand where a rival's audience actually comes from before you decide where to compete.

Syntax

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Traffic Analytics → competitor domain → Overview · Traffic Journey · Top Pages · Geo

Example

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// Where does their audience really come from?
Traffic Sources split, e.g.:
  Direct    35%  → strong brand / loyal audience
  Search    40%  → SEO-driven → attack via Keyword Gap
  Referral  10%  → partnerships / PR
  Social     8%  → community-led
  Paid       7%  → they are buying traffic

Signals:
- High Direct % → brand moat; SEO alone won't dethrone
- High Search % → SEO is the battlefield
- Top Pages    → which content drives their traffic

// Estimates from clickstream models — directional, not exact.

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