How to protect against a negative SEO attack?

[Shree Vaghani]

Hello Everyone,
We have some competitors in our area who we have gotten into pretty ugly ""competition"" with lately. They pretty much copied our entire site, with enough differences to make a copyright infringement claim difficult.

[Cyril30]

1. Set up Google Webmaster Tools Email Alerts.
2. Keep Track of Your Backlinks Profile.
3. Protect Your Best Backlinks.
4. Secure Your Website from Malware and Hackers.
5. Check for Duplicate Content.
6. Monitor Your Social Media Mentions.
7. Watch Your Website Speed.
8. Don't be a Victim of Your Own SEO Strategies.