I give props to ShoeMoney for what he shares (and doesn't share) here and I enjoy his radio show on www.webmasterradio.fm (check out the archives).
i learned not to care about your adsense earning your pagerank your rep your infraction your junk post your pm sent your post count your link dropping your noobs comment it is all about me earning money, nothing bother me no more
the main thing for me is to not believe everything you read/hear regarding SEO. just because one SEO tactic works for one persons does not mean it will work for you.
I have learned that you have to stop asking question and strat working on your webstie and on yourself! Then sell an ebook p.l.u.r.