Vote For Your Favorite HatBait Picture
Alright folks - voting starts now! I'll close out the voting at 9 p.m. (EST) on Wednesday, December 13, 2006, winner announced on Friday, December 15, 2006. Anyone can vote - it isn't just limited to the people on the list - so here's how to vote:
UPDATE: VOTING IS NOW CLOSED - RESULTS COMING SHORTLY!
Voting is by comment (there is moderation on comments to prevent spam), please leave the following information in a comment:
- Number the picture is on the list
- Name of person
- One vote per comment, if there are two listed, only the first listed gets counted
- You can vote for yourself (but don't vote for yourself multiple times!)
There are a few people who have two, feel free to vote for either, people with two hatbait pictures will count towards the same person. If you would like to add a comment onto your vote, feel free! If there's enough comments on the picture, perhaps will bestow an "honorary" HatBait.com award .... like "Most Tortured HatBait Participant", or most "OxyMoronic HatBait Picture". So now, without further delay, here's the list, vote away!
- David Temple - SEM SEO Certification & Training & China Search Marketing Tour
- Kim Krause Berg - Cre8pc on Usability & Holistic SEO
- Jeremy Shoemaker - Shoemoney.com
- Todd Malicoat - Stuntdubl Business Search Marketing Consulting
- Cameron Othluis - Pronet Advertising & Crazy Egg
- Neil Patel - Pronet Advertising & Crazy Egg
- Eric Berg - Cre8pc on Usability & Holistic SEO
- Loren Baker - Search Engine Journal
- Removed per request
- Rand Fishkin - SEOmoz.org
- Andrea Shoemaker - Planet Andrea
- Rebecca Kelley - SEOmoz.org
- Lee Odden - TopRank Online Marketing & TopRank Blog
- AussieWebmaster aka Frank Watson - Forex Capital Markets
- Sara Holoubek
- Chris Boggs - Avenue A / Razor Fish
- David Wallace - SearchRank
- Irma Wallace - SearchRank
- Rob Nickell
- Bruce Clay - Bruce Clay, Inc.
- Lisa Barone - Bruce Clay, Inc.
- Karl Ribas - allWebPromotion & KarlRibas.com (he's got a combination FIREFOX hat & the jester hat)
- Justilien Gaspard - Justilien.com
- Cameron Othluis - Pronet Advertising & Crazy Egg
- Jonathan Hochman - JE Hochman & Associates, LLC
- Irrrrrma Wallace (with a Russian accent even) - SearchRank
- Mike Grehan (that's his own authentic russian hat) - Mike Grehan says...
- Pavel Medvedev (I didn't get his card)
- H.L. Devore - Prudent Publishing
- David Naylor (aka DaveN) - Dave's Blog
- Rob Kerry (aka evilgreenmonkey) - PartyGaming & Search Market Pro
- Dan Theis - SEO Research Labs
- Matt McGee - Small Business SEM
- Geoggrey Shenk - Double Click
- Matt Bailey (pic is blurry there's a better one later on) - Web Site Accessiblity Blog
- Barry Schwartz (pic is blurry :( ) - Search Engine Roundtable & RustyBrick
- Joe Dolson (pic is blurry but there's a better pic later) - JoeDolson.com
- Eric Enge - Stone Temple Consulting
- Andrew Rodrigues - Geary Interactive
- Jamie Crosson - BusinessOL
- Phil Mayer - It was hard enough getting this guy to give me his name I've got no clue who he works for!
- Dave Reidy - MUDD Advertising (he'll donate the prize to a charity for animals)
- Darryl King - ireckon
- Andy Steggles - sitePRTracker
- Rob Kerry (being tortured by many hats) - PartyGaming & Search Market Pro
- Daron Babin - WebmasterRadio.fm
- Joe Morin - Joe Morin Travels
- Jill Whalen - High Rankings
- Alan Perkins - Silver Disc
- Ward Tongen - Ward's Moblog
- Thomas McMahon - TopRank Online Marketing & TopRank Blog
- Chris Allen - Life In Barcelona
- Benjamin Lipsman -
- Alan Rimm-Kaufman - The Rimm-Kaufman Group
- H.L. Devore - Prudent Publishing
- Larry Mersman - Trellian - Keyword Discovery
- Hilton Rutgers - Trellian - Keyword Discovery
- Paul Slack - WebDex
- Jake Bailie - TrueLocal
- Vince Filby - TrueLocal & vfilby's blog
- Chris Robertson - TrueLocal
- Rand Fishkin - SEOmoz.org
- Eddie (sorry the pic is blurry :( ) - WebmasterRadio.fm
- Caleb chase (sorry the pic is blurry :( ) - eComXpo
- Thomas Oliver - Microsoft Digital Advertising Solutions
- Jason Dujardin-Terry (yes that's a plastic frisbee as a hat!) - Microsoft Digital Advertising Solutions
- Kunal Das - Microsoft Digital Advertising Solutions
- Bernard Ablola - - Microsoft Digital Advertising Solutions & Ablola
- Jim Hedger - Markland Media
- Matt Bailey - Web Site Accessiblity Blog
- Andy Beal - Marketing Pilgrim
- Shari Thurow - Grantastic Designs
- Marilyn - Search Engine Strategies / Insicive Media
- Stewart Queley - Search Engine Strategies / Insicive Media
- Danny Sullivan - Search Engine Land
- Vanessa Fox - Google Webmaster Central
- Chris "Silver" Smith - Natural Search Blog & SuperPages.com
- Joe Dolson - JoeDolson.com
- Marie Howell - Bruce Clay, Inc
- Meg - Network Solutions, Inc.
- Amanda Watlington - Searching For Profit
- Frank Watson (aka Aussie Webmaster) - Forex Capital Markets
- Martin Murray - Interactive Return
- Jeffery Rohrs - Optiem, LLC
- Heather Frahm - Catalyst on-line
- Michael Roebuck - allWebPromotion
- Melissa Wagner - Webside Story
- Todd Freisan - Oilman
- Troy Ireland - Text Link Brokers
- Jarrod Hunt - Text Link Brokers
- Michael McDonad - Web Pro News
- SEO Fan Girl(Ylayn) - Men of SEO
- Brian Mark - ToolBarn.com
- Ethan Griffin - Allegis Group
- Chris Sherman - Search Engine Land & SearchWise
- Grant Crowell - Grantastic Designs
- Detlev Johnson - Position Technologies
- Christine Churchill - Key Relevance
- Rebecaa Ryan - Trellian - Keyword Discovery
- Rachel Farnam
- Kevin Gottesman - Donordigital
- Emmitt & Jennifer Laycock - Search Engine Guide












Number 6 baby, Neil Patel.
Posted by: Neil Patel | December 09, 2006 at 05:18 PM
#3 Jeremy Shoemaker - Shoemoney.com
Posted by: danimal | December 09, 2006 at 05:21 PM
Cool hat!
Posted by: B Gottesman | December 09, 2006 at 06:30 PM
#101 Cool hat!
Posted by: B Gottesman | December 09, 2006 at 06:31 PM
My vote goes to Neil "princess" Patel.
A close second goes to Chris Boggs or oilman with a halo on.
Nice bait.
Posted by: Todd | December 09, 2006 at 07:11 PM
I vote for #6, the pretty princess :)
Posted by: Cameron Olthuis | December 09, 2006 at 07:32 PM
Neil Patel!
Posted by: Rebecca Kelley | December 09, 2006 at 10:47 PM
I don't see this guy with a number, but he definitely has the best pic:
http://www.searchmarketinggurus.com/photos/hatbait/andrewaphrodesiacshatbait.html
Posted by: Jill | December 09, 2006 at 10:57 PM
Hey,
Wait a second. I thought the guy that took the hat home won? LOL
My Vote is for Neil #6
Cameron, Todd, and Troy are close seconds.
My voting was based solely on who lasted longer on Wednesday night :). I'm pretty sure Neil could have pulled an all-nighter, He may only way 120 pounds but that guy is like the energizer bunny on steroids!
Posted by: Jarrod Hunt | December 10, 2006 at 02:19 AM
Jill - that was the band leader of the aphrodesiacs -- they played at the Yahoo! party. Didn't have an addie for him, so that's why I didn't include him in the voting ;)
Posted by: Li Evans | December 10, 2006 at 04:24 AM
No one can compete with Neil Patel so he gets my vote but it really should be #9 the only one smart enough to pull out of the contest.
Posted by: David Temple | December 10, 2006 at 11:40 AM
I'm gonna have to vote for #32, Dan Thies...he's just sooo cute in his little coronet!
Posted by: Joe Dolson | December 10, 2006 at 11:56 AM
#1 - David Temple
Because it takes guts to be the first person to do this!
Posted by: evilgreenmonkey | December 10, 2006 at 03:06 PM
#91 Mike McDonald. I had such a good time meeting him and I love his picture!
Posted by: Kim (cre8pc) | December 10, 2006 at 03:30 PM
I'm going to have to go with # 26 - Irma with the Russian style hat. But then again, I'm a bit biased. ;-)
Posted by: David Wallace | December 10, 2006 at 05:38 PM
#22 - Karl Ribas - Firefox Rules and I shouldn't vote for myself.
Posted by: Michael Roebuck | December 10, 2006 at 06:26 PM
I vote #6 Neil Patel
Posted by: SEO Fan Girl | December 10, 2006 at 07:08 PM
Okay oxymoronic has to be Rebecca - she does not need the hat to look mischeviously elfish.
Most tortured.... me (the Frank Watson link) ... but that could be my third night of drinking.
Posted by: AussieWebmaster | December 10, 2006 at 10:41 PM
66. Jason Dvjardin-Terrs - Microsoft Digital Advertising Solutions
666-Errifc!
Posted by: Jason Dujardin-Terry | December 10, 2006 at 10:55 PM
Hey Jason - Sorry about the name misspelling your last name! I tried to decipher your handwriting the best I could :)
I just fixed it to reflect how you spell it correctly!
Posted by: Li Evans | December 10, 2006 at 11:03 PM
So Jason what is the deal with the supposed fire at your datacenter
Posted by: AussieWebmaster | December 10, 2006 at 11:26 PM
#21 Lisa Barone!
Posted by: Elisa | December 11, 2006 at 02:24 AM
#82, Frank Watson - Is that a fish cow.
Posted by: Joe Judge | December 11, 2006 at 04:39 AM
#22, Karl Ribas. Nothing says masculinity like (what looks more like) a bow on the head.
Posted by: Jessica Guadiana | December 11, 2006 at 09:09 AM
I vote for #22, Karl Ribas. Sweet Hat!
Posted by: Liz Z. | December 11, 2006 at 09:16 AM