Quit Being A Scaredy Cat!

John, I love it.

Surprised to hear this coming from you, but I love it.

I don't know any gray or black hat stuff to use, but I guess if it could give
me an advantage without getting me screwed by them in the process, I
would use it.

I think the problem has more to do with the penalties (if they indeed exist)
than anything ethical.

But like I said, all I know how to do is create a site and put it up there.

My mom always said I'd make a lousy crook.

Steven,

I just get fed up of seeing people taking on the mantle
of victim when it comes to Google.

Google, and all the other search engines, are self serving.

They are like the casinos, they tilt the odds in their favour.

Instead of seeing them as "in charge" we should be looking
at how we can can change the odds in our favour.

John

Dealing with big "G" is relative.

If indeed somebody is in a "gun in your head" situation
of course by all means do whatever he can.

But if he's not and it's just due to greed. Then it's
better to practice some virtue.

But how do we really say that we are wearing a black, grey or white hat?

Just yesterday, due to the SEO techniques that I learned here I was able to place a page in 7th place for my keyword for 8+million results.

I did some tweaking in the URL and in the contents and I linked to some contents and I placed it on some contents site and whala! in 5 hours I was
no 7.

Is that considered black hat or is it just that SEO people has an unfair advantage?

~Omar

I don't wear a hat. I build and promote websites and blogs. I keep them updated, create a diverse link portfolio and then flip them.

TomG.

Hi,

The odd thing is that Google views most SEO as grey hat at least because SEO itself is the art of manipulating search engine results through link building, LSI based content, keyword density, mininets etc.

As for how far up the black hat ladder you wish to climb. Hmmmm. My own experience is that blackhat is fine as long as you're developing the domain/site with the understanding that it can and probably will receive a Google ban. This is the death of a website but as a friend once told me you "you're not an online marketer until you've had a site banned".

While this is true it's also "painful" to see months of hard work washed down, income and several thousands dollars of investment washed down the drain by one blackhat tactic.

Each to their own but my time is better spent on building useful websites that have longevity instead of chasing the lastest blackhat SEO methodology for short term gain.

Are you better off chasing rainbows or building out your online presence with tried and tested methods? I know what my answer is

I'm glad you posted it.. it demonstrates why there's
so much misunderstanding about the meaning of the
"hats".

Everyone has an opinion, unfortunately few of those
opinions are based on the reality. People confuse the
various forms of SEO with illegal activities.

John