Which SEO method is the best?

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White hat SEO methods or Black hat methods, Which is the best to rely on?
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  • Profile picture of the author dukerutherford
    It is definitely White Hat SEO, There is no doubt about that..
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  • Profile picture of the author Monja
    agreed - nothing else but white hat seo in the long run
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  • Profile picture of the author Blossom Fluck
    There is no other way of SEO if you are looking for a long run. Black hat SEO, you may get ranking for a while but soon you will be penalized by the search engines, so it is always better to use white hat method.
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  • Profile picture of the author carloanstatewide
    But Obviously White Hat......
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  • Profile picture of the author Johnletton
    Obviously White Hat SEO but there is one more technique that is being used that is Grey Hat SEO so what about it?
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  • Profile picture of the author mikest4u
    White Hat Seo is the best Approach to rely on!! It will Definitely beneficial for you in the long run!!
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  • Profile picture of the author nicholls
    White hat SEO Method is the best
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  • Profile picture of the author christopher jon
    Northern Shaolin SEO will crush your pathetic fighting style.
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  • Profile picture of the author vivaarturo
    white hat all they way it will bring you in long term business success
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    • Profile picture of the author Trav
      The best method of doing SEO is providing relevant content, meta tags , more updation on the relevant subject and some back link. The best is relevancy
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  • Profile picture of the author jenyjenifer
    short time-- black hat
    long time--white hat
    Now you choose which way to go??
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  • Profile picture of the author johnny_h
    SEO is a long term thing - black hat techniques always put you at risk of being penalized, especially over the long term. White hat is the only SEO you should ever consider.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jay Wessman
    In the long term white hat is always better... sure black hat stuff has the potential to bring in some big and quick bucks but it's almost never long term.
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  • Profile picture of the author thedreamer
    actually white hat..
    Coz, it can make your site longer than blackhat
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  • Profile picture of the author imdomination
    Definitely white hat, all the way.
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  • Profile picture of the author Zara Marie
    Originally Posted by o2webtech View Post

    White hat SEO methods or Black hat methods, Which is the best to rely on?
    If you are after the immediate ranking on search results or improving your page rank, you can go with black hat but it will be good for a limited time only since search engines will ban your website once they found out that you are black hatting. If white hat, you'll surely gain a good page rank and rank on search results but it will take time before you succeed. And btw, it is a long term effect.
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  • Profile picture of the author harchenko
    Anybody know this my method is black or wthite hat? What do you think?
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  • Profile picture of the author abbysmith11
    in google eyes White Hat SEO is the best, so try to do only white hat seo for better results
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  • Profile picture of the author elenalecia
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    • Profile picture of the author micalaston
      of cource black hat seo is the best
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  • Profile picture of the author riza
    are you talking about ethics or success of your site? Black hat works, just like crime works in the real world. Are you going to get caught? maybe, maybe not. Thats the risk you take.

    White hat is more ethical, like working in a supermarket, but black hat can get you rich quick like robbing a bank.

    I suppose it depends on how you view your site. If you are gonna do black hat though, set up your site so it is in no way related or connectable with any of your white hat sites.

    Dont steal, dont fear.
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  • Profile picture of the author Goldenboy
    Definitely White Hat , if you are looking for a long term success of your SEO, then make White Hat as your choice. Black hat is also good but not suitable if you are into for a long term earnings.
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  • Profile picture of the author harchenko
    Hey, moderators, I think replies #23, 24, 25 and 30 - is spam. (look at their signatures) + in #23 and #24 whois information for the sites is same, and the forum accounts is different.
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  • Profile picture of the author jubbi
    hey bros,
    Actually White hat is a really long term there is no doubt in this. But the fact is this that black hat is not long term i will make you sandboxes and penalized. So, be carefull befor creating your off page.

    Thanks
    -Abdul Jabbar
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  • Profile picture of the author RayW
    What are some techniques that qualify as black hat?
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  • Profile picture of the author seopratik
    obviously white hat technique dude
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  • Profile picture of the author VladWorks
    If you want to buy a new domain, build the site, add content and blackhat it every month go that route!

    If you want a long term, trusted business then go white hat.

    Obv choose white hat!
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  • Profile picture of the author addison.agnote
    White hat (Forum Participation, Blog Commenting, Article Submission, Viral Link Baiting)
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    • Profile picture of the author islandbreezes
      Originally Posted by addison.agnote View Post

      White hat (Forum Participation, Blog Commenting, Article Submission, Viral Link Baiting)
      great list... and include guest posting ... etc

      I think that most agree white hat methods are best... but there are grey hat methods that work ... some people may see them as black hat and others don't... so there are varying perspectives!
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  • Profile picture of the author hokkienmee
    White Hat FTW
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  • Profile picture of the author Justinpage
    You should read the definition of white and black hat. But as they say, white hat is strongly recommended if you don't want the SE's to kick you site out of their rank list.
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  • Profile picture of the author durhamwitenite
    White hat is the way to go. If you try spammy techniques google may deindex your site from the search engine.
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  • Profile picture of the author mika45
    white hat seo method is best dear
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  • Profile picture of the author deehibbs
    I think Riza's answer is best! White hat all the way.
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  • Profile picture of the author Online Learning
    I guess no one is using black hat techniques now a days. This is just because Google updated the algorithm. And Black hat method is useless now.
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    • Profile picture of the author wilmahebert
      I accounding to me SEO On page and Off Page both of method is important for a site.On page gave Site drict support and Off Page help to stand site.
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  • Profile picture of the author MIRENGE
    I think white hat method is better compared to the black hat method.
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  • Profile picture of the author ParkesJohn2011
    A White hat SEO Method is the best method to the seo.
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  • Profile picture of the author lame123
    As long as you are not caught by the search engine, Black Hat Techniques may give you good results.. but if the SE caught you, your site will be banned and never get the listing in SERPs... Choice is yours
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    • Profile picture of the author micalaston
      white hat SEO is the best technique.
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    • Profile picture of the author merereilly
      Black Hat is the fast track to the "Google Slap" haha -- agree with an earlier poster "White Hat FTW"

      How about
      SEM vs. SEO -- which do you think is better?
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  • Profile picture of the author simonbuzz
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    Do White Hat if you want to do a long term income or do Black Hat if you want a short term income....I hope you get the answer...
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  • Profile picture of the author leapharris
    It is the white hat SEO methods almost all web masters use to promote web sites online. But there are evidences of web site which came top of Google using the black hat methods. Mainly using ideas in back hat methods are keyword stuffing, cloaking methods and hiding text in separate area or putting the text in the same color same as that of layout color. But if Google notices this method you web site will get penalize and will come down from SERP results. Hence it is better to use White hat methods with SEO.
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  • Profile picture of the author tomharry0001
    According to time and money select your mode.

    Short Time and Fast Result but Not Long Lasting- Black Hat SEO
    Long Time and Quality Based Long Lasting Results--White Hat SEO
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  • Profile picture of the author warrich
    Long term profit = use white hat, short term profit and banning from networks = Blackhat method..
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  • Profile picture of the author dagaul101
    White hat is the best for long term sustainable traffic, and what you should do, you will always be looking behind you for a penalty or worse a de-index if you use blackhat
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  • Profile picture of the author FtlLuke
    I've always equated black hat tactics with get rich quick schemes. You might make a little money for a while but eventually it comes back to bite you in the a$$. If you are taking your business seriously, white hat is the only answer.
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  • Profile picture of the author stoaf88
    This is a funny question. It is googles stance that any linkbuilding done by you to your own site is Black hat.

    They say provide quality content and then other people will link back to your content. If you do it yourself in any way this is Black hat. So we are all Black hatters.
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  • Hi

    Don't Uesd black hat SEO Method It is Very bad ways But You need white hat seo methods it is very use search engine results pages.
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  • Profile picture of the author curtainsandblind
    I go for white hat.
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  • Profile picture of the author Magnet4Marketing
    Black hat is not worth it's weight in gold at all, if you're serious about taking a professional approach to SEO and for long term effectiveness I'd use white hat techniques.
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  • Profile picture of the author digitalmarketing
    white hat is the good way but some webmaster use black hat for instant business
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  • Profile picture of the author Vikram73
    There is some serious confusion around the meaning of these two words. For most warriors "black hat" means you are breaking a law or doing something illegal.

    For Google, "black hat" would mean:

    - profile links (they consider it link "spam")
    - a blog network of high PR sites
    - paying an outsourcer to get your high PR blog comments
    - paying to get links from sites like build my rank
    - link wheels

    Google considers all of these activities to be gaming the system. Their definition of SEO is "create great content, cross your fingers and wait for us to find you".

    If you're SEO strategy is more detailed than that then you're probably doing something "black" or "grey" to them.
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  • Profile picture of the author dbox1234567
    I think you should mix both method together
    Build strong backlinks with your anchor text point to your money site.
    build second tier have done with first tier to be some link juice
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