Originally Posted by mynameisjim

My favorite strategy is to post in a thread about a complex subject and make a drive by comment that is short and cryptic in order to trick people into thinking you are "in the know" and everyone else is so out of touch you can't even begin to set them straight.

For example, in a thread about SEO you should drop in and post something like "this thread is so clueless it's hilarious" or something similar.

Or in a thread about tubes and profits, post something like "If you knew what the stats really looked like you would freak out".

This works two fold, first it makes you look like you have insider knowledge and second, you can't be proven wrong or outed as a phony because you never really said anything in the first place.

Feel free to use these techniques as needed.