coconutz - 4:18 pm on Nov 11, 2005 (gmt 0)

>> but it is sometimes frustrating when we take the time to make sure we work with white hats techniques and someone else comes in with hidden texts.

Does white hat include trying to remove pages ranked above your client? Instead of looking for reasons why those sites shouldn't be above your clients' sites or your own, why not improve yours so they continually rank above the competition?

Text is just text - hidden or otherwise. Just one on page factor. If your client doesn't rank above a page with hidden text don't get the impression it would if the text was visible. You should really be looking elsewhere for reasons why the page ranks as well as it did. ;)

Reporting a page above yours or your clients may also risk their ranking. Don't think that only the page you report will be checked. One typo can make your own text appear to be meant for search engines only....