I just took a quiz over at DarkGreySEO.com, in which they determine, based on you are willing to do as an SEO, if you are a Black Hat, White Hat, or Grey Hat.  And the results?

Dark Grey SEO

Pushing the boundaries to the maximum minus one fraction, your SEO campaign is as hard as it gets without getting in trouble with the law but you’ve probably been in trouble before with Google. You rarely back down when faced with conflict or a challenge.

You don’t like SPAM or SPAMMING however a comment blog SPAM or four is okay. However, you don’t over-do it and rarely use a personally identifiable URL when you get risky.

You’re probably banned from AdSense due to mistakes you make in your early years. You’re hopping on a friends AdSense account because you’re screwed.

However, you’re not banned from AdWords and that’s all you need. With your knowledge of consumer habits combined with your ability to tolerate SEO risk, you’re on your way to a powerful future.

You know that you have to diversify your SEO resources to account for ‘collapse.’ If a campaign goes south, you don’t care because you have 2 more backing it up that have an entirely different strategy.

You are Google’s worst nightmare x 2. The real McCoy. The Genuine Article. The Mr. Smarty Pants of SEO.You have probably received one or more warnings or C&D’s from Google or other companies. You had to break a few eggs to make your omelet. This is how it’s done.Your campaigns are highly refined, targeted, and optimized however you’re not 100% sure from one day to the next if your money-makers are going to get POOFED from Google and then your revenue goes bye-bye. You’ll need to start all over.This is both your gift and your curse for the Dark Hatted SEO.

This is about right for me.  I will talk more about how I feel about Black Hat SEO in the future, however I do not feel an ethical dilemma when it comes to SEO tactics.  If you can use a strategy that doesn’t get caught, in which helps you rank, why not do it?  I will not divulge all of my black hat secrets, however I will get into some strategies that are somewhat less reputable as we go along in our journey.  Anyone can take the quiz and post their results here in the comments.  I am interested to see where everyone stands.

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