Beware the Dark Side
April 1st, 2008
If you only knew the power of the Dark Side. - Darth Vader
This month’s comic, “Beware the Dark Side”, deals with those SEO companies that are less than straight forward, and how nice it would be if they were. We always do our best to keep everything we do white hat – we’re always honest with our clients, don’t engage in any unscrupulous practices, and make no secret about how we go about getting rankings for our clients. That being said, not every SEO company is as honest.
When selecting an SEO company, don’t forget to ask about their methods, get some references, and check them out online to see if anybody has complained about them. A little research can help make sure that you end up with a company wearing a white hat and not one wearing a black hat.
Nicely done… I think the biggest problem with black hat is how they often fail to inform their clients of the risk these practises can put their businesses in
Comment by Shane: content writer — April 1, 2008 @ 10:14 am
I love this one. I did one that is similar. There is a lot of room of comedy with the white hat / black hat topic. Check it out: http://www.webdesignercomic.com/black-seo-hat-13.htm. Keep the comics coming!
Comment by KT West — April 1, 2008 @ 1:20 pm
haha, that’s funny.
Comment by James Harrison — April 4, 2008 @ 12:06 pm
Very sharp and funny comic, I like the idea of letting your clients know upfront the risks that are involved and making them aware and educated about SEO. My philosophy is the more your clients know about what your methodology, the more opportunities they will realize for future SEO practices.
I’m posting this one on my blog and provide a link back.
Comment by ericace — April 4, 2008 @ 3:35 pm
Thats pretty good.
How (exactly) do you know, if you are “white hat” or “black hat”?
being very new to computer use at all this is not a stupid question, rather, one I really need the answer to.
thanks, Dave
P.S. I’ve bookmarked this page to see if you give me an answer.
Comment by Brentwood Real estate — April 20, 2008 @ 5:25 pm
How do you know if you are white hat or black hat? I’m sure if you ask 10 people you’ll get 10 answers. Here is an answer we gave on our SEO site, with links to support our thoughts. What is Black Hat SEO?
Anyone else want to answer this?
Comment by admin — April 25, 2008 @ 1:57 pm
Nice work. It is a good find. The best is gray hat mix.
Comment by ansiklopedi — April 25, 2008 @ 10:04 pm
@Brentwood, if you’re new to using a computer, you’ve come to the right place. Ranked Hard is a resource for novices and pros alike. Of course, our parent blog, http:www.bigoakinc.com/blog has more good information as well.
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hahah, very funny!
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