Have you or would you ever use Black Hat SEO?

[Shortie]

For those of you who have worked with SEO, you will know that there are two types of SEO, they are

White Hat SEO
Black Hat SEO

White Hat SEO is seen as the ideal SEO and the one that is safe but Black Hat SEO is the only one you are asked to avoid as it can leave you penalized on search engines which could lead to your website failing.

Have you ever worked on Black Hat SEO? Would you consider doing so?

 

[Cpvr]

No, I’ll never use blackhat SEO methods, and I wouldn’t even consider doing so. I’d rather stick to using whitehat SEO methods and not risk being blacklisted on Google.

 

[Flower]

I never use black hat SEO because it's like a cheat that would backfire. That's exactly why I preffer white hat SEO.

 

[Uptrendfinancialsignal]

No way, I would never use Black Hat SEO for my content . I'm a believer of playing by the rules and creating value for users too.

 

[Cpvr]

I never use black hat SEO because it's like a cheat that would backfire. That's exactly why I preffer white hat SEO.

It would most definitely backfire, and the webmaster who uses black hat methods would probably be upset when their websites disappear from Google.

There’s no point in trying to cheat the system. You can easily rank with white hat SEO methods.

 

[Uptrendfinancialsignal]

No, I’ll never use blackhat SEO methods, and I wouldn’t even consider doing so. I’d rather stick to using whitehat SEO methods and not risk being blacklisted on Google.

Whitehat SEO methods can take more time and effort but it's worth it in the long run. It's crucial to focus more on quality content, user experice, and ethical optimization techniques.

 

[Cpvr]

Whitehat SEO methods can take more time and effort but it's worth it in the long run. It's crucial to focus more on quality content, user experice, and ethical optimization techniques.

Exactly. The use of blackhat seo isn’t worth it. Sure, you can get results fast and easy, but the end game isn’t worth the risk.

Whitehat seo has been my go to method for many years and I don’t see myself ever using blackhat.

 

[fdk]

I've never used Blackhat SEO techniques, but as a young, new admin/teenager, I might have been tempted.

As you start to get older you tend to become more aware of ethics and consequences so these sorts of silly ideas tend to leave you behind. At least, that's my own experience!

 

[Ravenfreak]

I definitely wouldn't use black hat seo. Like fdk said, I might have done it if was a young teenager but these days nope. Good luck getting your site indexed by Google if you do black hat seo!

 

[Cloaked]

Back in the early days cloaking was used by many webmasters. It was an easy way to steal your competitors keywords without actually showing them to any one. Hidden anchor tags and the like were all the rage.

Yahoo which was king them caught on. The blackhat guys found new ways.

Now you don't need to do anything like that to get listed.