eCommerce Tycoon

**Towhid** · 07-23-2008, 06:22 PM

Hi all. I was wondering if there's any websites that can tell you how much a competitor makes on adsene each day. If not, then what is a good method to figure out this info on your own?

**ECSuite_Russell** · 07-23-2008, 06:56 PM

As Bizarre as this may sound I've had the best luck collecting info on competitors by calling them and asking.

You'd be surprised the info people give up when they think they're bragging to a potential customer.

**vangogh** · 07-23-2008, 08:13 PM

No one other than your competitor or Google has that information (unless of course the competitor is a publicly traded company). Google isn't going to say so you're best bet is to call your competitor and try a little social engineering.

**willcode4beer** · 07-24-2008, 02:31 PM

To expand on Steven's response.
If it's a publicly traded company, you can write and ask for a copy of their annual report.
If you own at least one share of the company, they are obligated to give it to you.

**Towhid** · 07-25-2008, 05:27 PM

Thanks guys,

Its actually not that type of a company, just a site with plenty of ads and affiliate functions. I know I can't tell how many people actually made purchases from them but I was wondering if there's any way to tell how much they make form just the ads. If only there was a way to tell how many clicks they get on the ads they host then I could have done the math and figured out an estimated amount. But alas that type of a website or program doesn't seem likely...