brotherhood_of_LAN - 7:05 pm on May 15, 2002 (gmt 0)

>>no one *really* knows what they're talking about - from what I can tell

OT, just wanted to reply to that. In my experience, there are people who do know, its just that they are conservative about it and they won't exactly publicise the fact that they could easily SPAM their way to the top ;) Thats half the battle....those who are not in the know are either thinking about spamming or trying to use the google spam report URL! :) Ive seen the experienced in here reference this "silence" ;)

RE Spending cash on SE's

I run small sites, and don't think it would be wise to spend $ on SE's. I'm quite willing to see how much free traffic I get before I hit any major bottlenecks :)

IMO, if you are in a competitive region, a competitive category, or sell nationally or internationally, there is room to pay money and get returns, if you know what you are doing of course....of which I can only speculate :)