research: expand competitor pricing & pSEO analysis
Deep-dives on 12 competitors: sportstaettenrechner.de, padel-konzept.de, padelonomics.com (FR brand conflict), padelplatz-kosten.de, padel-court.de, padelcreations.com, dojobusiness.com, reformsports.com, wepadel.com, projet-padel.fr, padelcourtsnearme.us, misitranoconsulting.com. Covers business models, pSEO structures, lead funnels, weaknesses, and differentiation opportunities for Padelnomics. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# Competitor Pricing & Revenue Models
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# Competitor Pricing & Revenue Models
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## Sportstaettenrechner/sportsvenueclaculator
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## Sportstaettenrechner/sportsvenuecalculator
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**Model:** Calculator-first lead-gen + supplier directory + content partnerships. Founded August 2016, Cologne (Jan Prümper).
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**Scale:** 90+ cost calculators, 140+ knowledge articles, 40,000+ project starters served (DE). English site (sportsvenuecalculator.com) launched mid-2021, ~38-40K monthly visitors.
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| **sportsvenuecalculator.com** | Premium Listing | $500/yr | Directory listing, logo, backlink |
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| **sportsvenuecalculator.com** | Premium Listing | $500/yr | Directory listing, logo, backlink |
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| | Business | €1,400/yr | + Featured listing, all categories, editorial articles |
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| | Business | €1,400/yr | + Featured listing, all categories, editorial articles |
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| | Premium | On request | + Lead forwarding, direct client contact |
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| | Premium | On request | + Lead forwarding, direct client contact |
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**Related properties:** event-rechner.de (event calculators), sportstaetten-finanzierung.de (crowdfunding/donation software), sportnetzwerk-fsb.de (FSB trade fair networking).
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**pSEO structure:**
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- **Calculators** (`/kostenrechner/`): 4 mega-categories (Sportplatzrechner, Sporthallenrechner, Freiraumrechner, Eventrechner), 90+ sub-calculators including padel
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- **Knowledge base** (`/wissen/`): 140+ articles in hub+spoke clusters. Padel cluster alone has 10+ articles covering every keyword variant ("padel court bauen kosten", "padel court kaufen", "was kostet ein padelplatz", dimensions, maintenance, providers, financing, advantages for tennis clubs)
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- **Supplier directory** (`/anbieter/`): basic WordPress plugin (DE); separate subdomain for EN site (directory.sportsvenuecalculator.com) with location-based pSEO pages: `/{service}-companies-in-{state}/`, `/{city}-{service}-companies/`
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- **Sponsored content**: root-level blog slugs mixing editorial with partner interviews (e.g. artec padel courts)
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**Calculator-to-lead funnel:**
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```
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SEO article ("Was kostet ein Padel Court?")
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→ Embedded calculator or CTA to calculator
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→ User inputs project specs (2-5 min, free, no registration)
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→ Cost estimate with line items
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→ "Angebotsservice" CTA (quote service)
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→ Contact form + project requirements
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→ Leads forwarded to paying partner companies
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**Keyword strategy:** Extreme topic cluster saturation — for each sport/facility type, 8-15+ articles covering every synonym, question variant, and modifier combination. The padel cluster has 5-6 near-duplicate cost articles with slightly different slugs. Also: DIN standards, funding programs, equipment costs.
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**Strengths:**
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- Domain authority through comprehensiveness — 90+ calculators, 140+ articles across every sports facility type. No German competitor comes close
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- Calculator estimates based on "numerous original offers compiled with specialists" — real data
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- Good internal linking (hub+spoke + calculator conversion nodes)
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- 8 years of organic authority in DE
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- English site has mature directory pSEO with location pages
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**Weaknesses:**
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- Padel is ONE of 20+ sports — they can never go as deep as a padel specialist
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- Multiple near-identical articles for same topic risks cannibalization
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- Root-level blog slugs are messy (sponsored + organic mixed)
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- DE directory is basic (CM Business Directory WordPress plugin)
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- No per-city padel market intelligence, no financial projections, no real-time pricing data
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## Padel-specific
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## Padel-specific
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### padel-konzept.de (Germany)
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**Model:** Construction consulting lead-gen — free consultation booking CTA across all pages, partnership with Padel Solution (padelsolution.de / padelsolution.nl, Netherlands-based, 3,000+ courts in 30+ countries). "Zero investment risk" cooperative model.
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**Scale:** ~1,800 pages (700 city articles, 1,050 facility directory listings, 70 topic pages, 8 state hub pages). WordPress + Yoast SEO.
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| Construction consultation booking | Free to user (revenue model: likely referral/commission from Padel Solution) |
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| Directory listings | Free (very thin — name, address, phone only) |
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**Pricing note:** Cost ranges cited across all city pages (outdoor: €44k–93k, indoor: €53k–100k, pop-up: €18.5k–37k) are likely sourced from their exclusive partner Padel Solution NL — not independent market data. Same numbers recycled on every city page regardless of location.
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**Traffic/leads:** Quantity-first pSEO — 600+ city pages targeting "padel + [German city]" keywords. Identical template across all cities (~3,300 words each, 90% generic filler, only 3-5 unique data points per city: population, area, density, land prices, existing courts). 70 topic/pillar pages cover costs, regulations, construction, target groups. State hub pages link to city pages.
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**pSEO structure:**
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- City landing pages (`/muenchen/`) → full articles (`/stadt-muenchen/`) — unnecessary two-layer indirection
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- State hubs (`/baden-wuerttemberg/`) → city grid + directory
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- Topic pillars (`/kostenkalkulation/`, `/bauvorschriften-genehmigungsprozess/`)
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- Directory (`/verzeichnis/padelcity-muenchen-oez/`)
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**Weaknesses:**
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- Obviously AI-generated (formulaic hedging, identical structures), batch-created Dec 2024, no updates since
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- No real per-city data — same cost ranges recycled everywhere (Padel Solution pricing only), no local zoning codes or market analysis
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- Single weak CTA (consultation booking) — no calculator, no PDF, no email capture, no gated content
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- Directory listings are extremely thin (no hours, court counts, pricing, photos)
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- No interactive tools whatsoever
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- Effectively a lead funnel for one court builder dressed up as an independent resource
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### padelfinder.de (Germany)
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### padelfinder.de (Germany)
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**Model:** Lead-gen for court construction companies (CPL/CPC) + embedded directory licensing.
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**Model:** Lead-gen for court construction companies (CPL/CPC) + embedded directory licensing.
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**Scale:** 1,357 courts, 350+ locations; +43% MoM organic growth Jan–Sep 2025.
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**Scale:** ~778 indexed pages (641 venue pages, 98 city/state/hub pages, 34 blog posts). 1,357 courts, 350+ locations; +43% MoM organic growth Jan–Sep 2025.
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| Construction company partner listings | Free to start, then CPL/CPC performance packages (not public) |
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| Construction company partner listings | Free to start, then CPL/CPC performance packages (not public) |
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| "Padelfinder to Go" iframe embed | Licensing fee (not public) — used by DTB (mypadel.de), Rhineland-Palatinate, Lower Saxony |
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| "Padelfinder to Go" iframe embed | Licensing fee (not public) — used by DTB (mypadel.de), Rhineland-Palatinate, Lower Saxony |
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| Amazon affiliate (equipment) | ~3–10% commission |
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| Amazon affiliate (equipment) | ~3–10% commission |
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| Construction lead form (9-step WPForms) | Bundled with partner packages |
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**Traffic/leads:** Pure SEO — city+state landing pages for padel courts (e.g. `/padel-plaetze-in-muenchen/`). Association embed partnerships (DTB) multiply reach without paid acquisition. Instagram @padelfinder for consumer awareness.
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**Traffic/leads:** Pure SEO — city+state landing pages for padel courts (e.g. `/padel-plaetze-in-muenchen/`). Association embed partnerships (DTB) multiply reach without paid acquisition. Instagram @padelfinder for consumer awareness.
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**pSEO structure:**
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- 3-tier geographic hierarchy: State → City → Venue
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- State pages (16): `/padel-plaetze-in-{state}/` — map, top 5 by rating, full venue list, aggregate stats
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- City pages (~40-50): `/padel-plaetze-in-{city}/` — map, top 5 by Google rating, venue list with indoor/outdoor breakdown
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- Venue pages (641): `/padelplatz/{venue-slug}/` — ~1,500 words each, real addresses, phone, pricing, booking links, Google ratings, SportsActivityLocation JSON-LD
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- Equipment affiliate pages (~12): `/padel-schlaeger-{brand}/`
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- Construction lead-gen posts (~8): `/wer-baut-mir-einen-{type}-padelplatz/`
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- Hub pages: by state, by city, by postal code (PLZ)
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**Strengths:**
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- First-mover: "Deutschlands größtes Padelverzeichnis" — real data with actual addresses, phone numbers, prices, Google ratings
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- Crowdsourced growth via "report a court" CTA on every page
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- Smart monetization: B2B construction lead form (9-step qualification) is the real revenue driver
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- Schema markup on venue pages (SportsActivityLocation)
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- DTB embed partnership (mypadel.de) multiplies reach without paid acquisition
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**Weaknesses:**
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- Inconsistent URL structure: 3 different patterns for same page type (`/padel-plaetze-in-`, `/padel-tennis-spielen-in-`, `/padel-spielen-in-`), duplicate state pages cannibalizing rankings
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- Shortcode leakage in Google title tags: `[em_indoor_outdoor_count region="München"]` visible in SERPs — damaging technical bug
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- Thin city/state content: only 100-300 words of generic text, no market data or cost analysis
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- Zero financial/business intelligence content — all player-facing, nothing for investors/builders beyond the lead form
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- WordPress/plugin fragility (Events Manager + WPForms + AAWP + Yoast)
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- No email capture on content pages despite having MailPoet installed
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- German only
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### The Padel Directory (UK)
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### padello.de (Germany) — full-service construction advisor
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### padello.de (Germany) — full-service construction advisor
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**Model:** Construction consulting + club management SaaS + affiliate.
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**Model:** Construction consulting + club management SaaS + e-commerce + affiliate.
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**Scale:** ~170-270 pages (26 city finder pages, 100-200+ venue pages, 25-30 magazine articles, service/tool pages). Nuxt.js/Vue.js + Tailwind, headless CMS at content.padello.de.
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| Court construction advisory | Not public (consulting fees) |
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| Court construction advisory (100+ built courts) | Not public (consulting fees) |
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| Club management app | Not public (SaaS) |
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| Club management app (app.padello.de) | Not public (SaaS) |
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| Amazon affiliate shop | ~3–10% commission |
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| E-commerce shop (shop.padello.de, Shopify) | Rackets, balls, shoes, clothing |
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| Profitability calculator (Rentabilitätsrechner) | Free (lead-gen funnel) |
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| Profitability calculator (Rentabilitätsrechner) | Free, ungated (lead-gen funnel) |
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| 18-step court configurator | Free (captures contact at completion) |
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| Webinars ("Start Your Padel Project") | Free (email capture — 500+ participants claimed) |
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| Training videos (60+ tutorials) | Free (authority building) |
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**Traffic/leads:** SEO via free profitability calculator and construction guides. Webinars and consulting funnel. Positions as full-service padel partner for court investors.
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**Traffic/leads:** Multi-stage B2B funnel: SEO → free calculator/training → configurator/webinar → consulting sales. Every page funnels to "Jetzt Padelplatz bauen" CTA. Headed by Christian Böhnke (German national player) for credibility.
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**pSEO structure:**
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- City finder pages (26): `/platzfinder/{city}` — search UI + dynamically loaded venue list (thin on static content, JS-rendered)
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- Venue pages (100-200+): `/courts/{venue-slug}` — real address, phone, courts, booking links, variable-length descriptions (50-500 words)
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- Magazine articles (~25-30): `/magazin/{slug}` — hand-written editorial, NOT programmatic
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- Tool pages: `/padel-platzbau/rentabilitaetsrechner`, `/padel-platzbau/konfigurator`, `/padel-platzbau/webinar`
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**Rentabilitätsrechner (profitability calculator):**
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Ungated, interactive 3-scenario financial model (club model, court rental, mixed). Inputs: court type, count, investment costs, subsidy %, operating costs. Outputs: payback period, avg annual profit, ROI %, 5-year total, 10-year projection table, cumulative balance graph. Genuinely useful — this is their strongest content asset.
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- Calculator is excellent — comprehensive, ungated, builds trust
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- 18-step configurator is a clever lead qualification mechanism
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- 60+ training videos from a national player add genuine authority
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- Real expertise in construction (100+ courts built)
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**Weaknesses:**
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- NOT a sophisticated pSEO operation — it's a business website with a directory bolted on
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- No sitemap.xml (significant technical SEO gap for 200+ venue pages)
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- Venue page quality wildly inconsistent (some 500 words, others just an address)
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- City pages are thin — JS-rendered search UI, little static content for crawlers
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- Magazine is low volume (~25-30 articles) for a content play
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- No multi-language (German only despite claiming DACH)
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- Nuxt.js SSR may have crawlability issues (some pages returned only CSS)
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### playskan.com (UK) — booking aggregator
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### playskan.com (UK) — booking aggregator ("Skyscanner for padel")
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**Model:** Aggregates availability from Playtomic, MATCHi, Padel Mates. Likely referral commissions.
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**Model:** Aggregates real-time availability from Playtomic, MATCHi, Padel Mates, Clubspark. Affiliate/referral commissions. FastAPI + DynamoDB + Next.js on AWS.
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**Traffic/leads:** SEO on city + "padel courts" queries. Blog with booking system comparisons. Currently UK-only.
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**Scale:** ~200-400 pages (30-50 city pages, 150-250 venue pages, 10-20 neighborhood pages, 5-8 blog posts). UK-focused with early EU expansion (Amsterdam, Paris).
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| Potential premium venue listings | Not yet visible |
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| Data/analytics for clubs (potential) | Not yet visible |
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**Traffic/leads:** SEO on city + "padel courts" queries. Blog with booking system comparisons. Currently UK-focused with Amsterdam/Paris pages.
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**pSEO structure:**
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- City landing pages (SEO): `/{city}` (root-level for max authority) — real data: club count, total courts, indoor/outdoor split, price range, rental availability
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- City booking pages (app): `/play-padel/{city}` — interactive calendar with real-time availability
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- Neighborhood pages: `/{city}/{area}` (e.g. `/london/hackney`) — nearby clubs + price range
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- Venue pages: `/clubs/{city}/{club-slug}` — court count, pricing, amenities list, booking platform source, real-time calendar
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- Club directory: `/clubs`
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**Data per venue page:** club name, city, court count (indoor/outdoor), price range (actual booking data), amenities (cafeteria, parking, Wi-Fi, etc.), booking platform source, real-time availability calendar, descriptive blurb.
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- Real-time data differentiation — actual availability + pricing from booking platforms, updated frequently
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- Clean URL structure optimized for SEO (city names at root level)
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- Genuine utility: "no logins, no switching tabs" value prop
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- Blog content is thoughtful (technical "how we built it" posts)
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- Smart separation of SEO pages (`/{city}`) from app pages (`/play-padel/{city}`)
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- Editorially thin — city pages are mostly data + listings, no narrative about padel scene
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- No rich structured data / FAQ schema visible
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- No email capture or lead magnet
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- No multi-language despite EU expansion pages
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- Small city pages (Lytham: 2 clubs) have very little content to rank
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- Not a direct competitor to Padelnomics (targets players, not investors/builders)
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**Model:** French padel economics/data consulting site. Free market data content → funnel to paid consulting (feasibility studies, business plans, specialized accounting). Run by Romain Taupin (economist, padel instructor, consultant since 2014) and Pierre-Emmanuel Hinard (certified accountant). Claims to be "the only accounting firm entirely dedicated to padel club clients across France."
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**Scale:** ~100+ pages (96 department pSEO pages + data hub + directory + services). Primarily French (one English "Racket Sports Analysis" section for cross-country comparisons). Two domains: `.com` + `.fr`. Built on no-code platform (Google Sites or Wix). Claims 80,000 unique visitors, 21,000 social media followers (~4,266 on Instagram).
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- **"Les Chiffres du Padel"** (data hub): annual reports (Bilan 2022/2023/2024), European stats, franchise comparisons (22% of private courts held by 5 franchises), maps (Infogram), business plan guidance, 140-page proprietary market study. Key stats: 3,000+ courts in France (814 built in 2024), 200k licensed players, 750k total practitioners, 87% male competitors
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- **Department pSEO pages** (~96): `/les-chiffres-du-padel/le-padel-par-region/{region}/{dept-number}-{dept-name}-les-chiffres-du-padel` — templated pages with per-department club listings, market maturity analysis, population/competition metrics, viability conclusions. Appears manually curated on Google Sites rather than auto-generated.
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- **"Annuaire du Padel"** (directory): booking software (Playtomic, PadelNow), training programs, business networks — no monetization visible
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**Monetization:** Pure consulting revenue (no SaaS, no ads, no lead marketplace). Market studies, custom business plans, accounting services — all quote-based, no public pricing. The entire site is a lead-gen funnel for offline consulting.
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**pSEO approach:** Department-level templated pages (similar concept to our city pages but coarser granularity — 96 departments vs hundreds of cities). Data includes court counts, club references, racquet sport comparisons, population metrics. Limited by Google Sites platform — no custom meta tags, schema markup, or server-side rendering control.
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- No self-serve tools (financial planner, calculator) — business plans are consulting deliverables, not products
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- Department-level granularity too coarse for city-specific decisions
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**Why it matters:** Nearly identical name to Padelnomics. Validates the "padel economics data site" concept for attracting aspiring club owners. Different market (FR vs DE/EN), different business model (consulting vs SaaS), but if they ever expand internationally → direct brand confusion. Key gap they leave open: no self-serve financial tools, no scalable pSEO infrastructure, no supplier marketplace.
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### padelplatz-kosten.de (Germany) — exact-match domain, SEO network property
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**Model:** Free padel court cost configurator → lead handoff to Padel Solution. Operated by Ramon Tissler / Robin GmbH (Wiesbaden) — SEO veteran with 200+ company-owned lead-gen websites across niches.
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**Scale:** Micro-site — only **2 indexed pages** (homepage calculator + about page). No blog, no city pages, no content hub.
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**Calculator inputs:** Court type (standard → full panoramic), glass thickness, artificial turf type, lighting config, foundation/excavation work, roofing, noise protection. **Output:** €45,000–110,000+ per court range.
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**Lead capture:** Opt-in checkbox after calculator → forwards configuration to Padel Solution (verkauf@padelsolution.de) → quote within 24 hours. Single-CTA funnel, no email nurture.
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**Padel Solution connection:** Openly disclosed as "cooperation partner." Calculator framed as "independent" with "real market data from European manufacturers" — but it's a dedicated lead-gen property for one supplier. Same partner as padel-konzept.de (that's now **3 sites** funneling leads to Padel Solution: padel-konzept.de, padelplatz-kosten.de, and padelsolution.de itself).
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**SEO position:** Ranks ~#4 for "padelplatz kosten rechner" behind sportstaettenrechner.de. Exact-match domain still carries some weight in DE, but 2 pages can't build topical authority.
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**Weaknesses:** No content moat — trivially replicable. No city/regional content. Construction cost only (no revenue/profitability modeling). If Padel Solution stops paying, the site has no independent value.
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### padel-court.de (Germany) — manual broker operation
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**Model:** Lead-gen broker. Collects inquiries → manually compares offers from Spanish construction partners → presents options → acts as intermediary throughout project. Operated by Thomas Dzuban / Real Padel GmbH (Berlin, previously Graz).
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**Scale:** **~8 content pages + 4 legal pages.** Extremely small.
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**Content (hand-written, NOT programmatic):**
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- Annual "Padel Courts in Europa" statistics series (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025) — country-by-country breakdowns, genuinely useful market data. Their best content asset.
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- Revenue/earnings article with specific numbers (€27k-32k per court, €224k gross for 4 outdoor courts)
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- Court components educational page
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- General market overview
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**Lead capture:** Simple contact form ("Unverbindlich anfragen"). No calculator, no directory, no comparison tool. Entirely manual broker process — no automation visible.
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**Strengths:** Annual European statistics posts are genuinely valuable, likely earn backlinks. Specific revenue numbers build credibility. Exact-match domain.
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**Weaknesses:** One-person broker operation. No interactive tools, no city-level content, no programmatic SEO, no email nurture. Only 8 content pages after 4+ years — not scaling. Spanish builders only (no German supplier options). Not a serious competitive threat at scale.
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### padelcreations.com (Spain/International) — manufacturer with deep B2B content hub
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**Model:** Spanish padel court manufacturer (DACH-active, ISO 9001 certified) with the most comprehensive B2B content hub in the padel space. Combines court sales with business intelligence content as lead generation.
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**Scale:** ~40-60 indexed content pages (WordPress). English-only. Installs worldwide (UK, Germany, Switzerland, Hungary). Content regularly updated to current year.
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**B2B content hub (full buyer-journey architecture):**
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- **Business planning:** Business plan pillar page (claims 40-45% first-year occupancy, break-even <24 months for 4-court club), step-by-step guide, free business plan template (email-gated), strategic pricing management, "who invests in padel" (5 buyer personas)
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- **Financial tools:** Profit calculator (inputs: operating hours, rental price, occupancy rate, court count, currency; outputs: daily/monthly/annual turnover, EBT, ROI — revenue-only, no CapEx/multi-year), cost configuration tool
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- **Revenue optimization:** Income sources for padel centers, making money with padel, additional services guide (cafe/bar, tournaments, events), customer experience positioning
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- **Operations:** Floor planner/configurator ("world's first online padel planning tool" — drag-and-drop), warehouse-to-club conversion guide, foundation systems comparison, hall requirements for indoor
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- **Market data:** Global Padel Report, Spain scene data (3.5M+ players, 14K+ courts), worldwide expansion narrative, year-refreshed investment thesis ("Padel Courts 2026: Best Investment Decision")
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- **Segment-specific landing pages:** Sports facilities, hospitality industry, corporate team-building, sponsoring padel, padel vs tennis for tennis clubs — each speaks to a distinct buyer type
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- **Marketing:** Padel Marketing Tool Box (exclusive to Padelcreations customers — post-sale retention)
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- **Technical:** Lighting standards, structural strength, court safety/design, flooring options
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**Lead funnel:**
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1. SEO content attracts → 2. Profit calculator engages → 3. Free business plan template captures email → 4. Sales team follows up → 5. Floor planner deepens engagement → 6. Purchase → 7. Marketing toolbox retains
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**Keyword targeting:** Full buyer journey — awareness ("padel vs tennis", "global padel report"), consideration ("business plan for padel", "padel court profitability", "income sources padel center"), decision ("padel court configuration price", "padel floor planner", product model pages)
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**Strengths:**
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- Deepest B2B content of any padel manufacturer — goes far beyond "buy our courts"
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- Interactive tools (profit calculator, floor planner) as engagement hooks
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- Segment-specific landing pages for different buyer types (hospitality, corporate, sports clubs)
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- Email-gated business plan is a strong lead magnet
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- Year-refreshed investment thesis content
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- Post-sale content (marketing toolbox) for customer retention
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- ISO 9001 certification adds credibility
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**Weaknesses:**
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- Manufacturer-biased — every piece ultimately funnels to "buy Padelcreations courts"
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- Profit calculator is shallow — revenue-only, no CapEx, financing, multi-year projections, or scenario comparison
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- No city-level or market-specific data, no programmatic content at all
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- No multi-language pSEO (English-only, some awkward non-native phrasing)
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- No real market data (Playtomic pricing, demographics) — generic industry numbers only
|
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- No transparent pricing — everything funnels to "contact us"
|
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### padelcourtsnearme.us / padelmapusa.com (US) — programmatic directories
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**Model:** US padel court directories with state → city programmatic pages (215+ courts / 30 states).
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**pSEO:** Classic `/{state}/{city}` hierarchy. Player-facing today, but could pivot to B2B.
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**Why they matter:** If they add cost data per city, they become direct US competitors.
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|
### reformsports.com / wepadel.com (Turkey) — manufacturer content marketing
|
||||||
|
**Model:** Turkish court manufacturers using English-language content to capture international construction leads. Multi-sport (Reform also covers tennis/basketball). Language subdomains: `en.reformsports.com`, `fr.reformsports.com` (no German).
|
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|
**Scale:** ~15-20 padel articles each + tennis/basketball content.
|
||||||
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|
**Reform Sports content clusters:**
|
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|
- Cost/financial: "Padel Court Construction Costs 2026" ($39.8k-$45.3k range), construction cost features breakdown
|
||||||
|
- Profitability: "Is Padel Court Management Profitable?", "Is It Worth Building a Padel Court?"
|
||||||
|
- Technical guides: construction process, flooring, dimensions, indoor vs outdoor comparison tables
|
||||||
|
- **Evergreen URL strategy:** Single `/cost-of-building-a-padel-tennis-court/` URL, year updated in `<title>` only — preserves link equity
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**WePadel — opposite URL strategy:**
|
||||||
|
- Publishes **separate yearly URLs**: `/blog/2023-padel-court-construction-cost`, `/blog/2024-...`, `/blog/2025-...`
|
||||||
|
- Fragments link equity but targets year-specific queries
|
||||||
|
- More granular pricing: per-component ranges (glass: €100-150/sqm, LED: €5k-7k, turf: €15-25/sqm)
|
||||||
|
- US market targeting: "Best Padel Clubs in USA" article
|
||||||
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|
||||||
|
**CTAs:** "Get a Quick Quote" form → sales team follow-up. Classic manufacturer lead funnel.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Strengths:** Technical specificity (exact measurements, material specs), annually-updated freshness signals, commercial-intent keyword targeting ("is it worth building", "is it profitable").
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Weaknesses:** No localization (no German content), no interactive tools, no city-level data, static editorial only, manufacturer-biased (every article → "buy from us"), content reads like translated Turkish. Generic global pricing — not market-specific.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
---
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### dojobusiness.com (International) — high-authority business plan platform
|
||||||
|
**Model:** General business plan platform (Shopify, 250+ verticals) with deep padel cluster. Freemium: free articles → paid templates (business plan .ppt/.pdf, 3-year financial plan Excel). "80% pre-written" templates with padel-specific data.
|
||||||
|
**Scale:** **20+ padel-specific articles** + 2 paid products. Massive keyword saturation.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Padel content cluster:**
|
||||||
|
- Business planning: business plan sample (free), business model canvas, SWOT analysis, competition study, complete guide
|
||||||
|
- Financial: 3-year financial plan, startup costs ($50k-$500k+), monthly operating expenses ($15k-$30k for 4-6 courts), construction costs ($20k-$40k/court)
|
||||||
|
- Profitability: daily booking requirements, optimal court count for revenue, break-even at 35-45% occupancy, payback 2-4 years
|
||||||
|
- Revenue: tournament income, rental rates, membership pricing, revenue mix (50-60% bookings, 20-30% memberships, 10-15% coaching)
|
||||||
|
- Marketing: marketing plan, sample project presentation
|
||||||
|
- Market: padel market growth trends (30M+ players, 63k+ courts globally)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Keyword strategy:** Aggressive long-tail saturation — **6 near-identical "how much does a padel court cost" articles** with slight phrasing variants (build/make/open, court/center/club). Trying to own every possible query phrasing.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Monetization:** Free articles (SEO bait) → internal links → product pages → buy template ($29-99 est.) → optional "free review" upsell/lead capture.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Strengths:** Extremely comprehensive topic coverage with consistent, credible financial numbers. Strong internal linking. Regular updates. High domain authority from 250+ business verticals.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Weaknesses:** No localization (USD only, no country-specific data). Template-based content — replace "padel" with "yoga studio" and framework is identical. No interactive tools/calculators. No city-level data. No supplier marketplace. Generic geographic advice. AI-generated or heavily templatized.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
---
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### projet-padel.fr (France) — business plan tool
|
||||||
|
**Model:** French padel project consulting platform with business plan tool for padel club profitability. Created by Loïc Tap (former top-35 French player), who also built Gestion Sports (padel club management software).
|
||||||
|
**Scale:** Small focused site backed by Gestion Sports ecosystem.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
---
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### misitranoconsulting.com (US) — padel market data
|
||||||
|
**Model:** US padel/pickleball consulting firm. Published "State of Padel in the U.S. 2025 Report" — first US-specific padel market data product.
|
||||||
|
**Why it matters:** First-mover on US padel market intelligence. Incumbent for data-driven consulting in America.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
---
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
## Sports facility (US market)
|
## Sports facility (US market)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
### athleticbusiness.com
|
### athleticbusiness.com
|
||||||
|
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Reference in New Issue
Block a user