SEOMOZ .org?

[PedroAndJobu]

So... Why the .org and not the .com for seomoz?  Just curious...

Is it just to make it seem less commercial?

What do you all think?

[KeriMorgret]

Here's a blog post on the history of SEOmoz. http://www.seomoz.org/blog/the-history-of-seomoz. Rand writes that in 2004, "In an attempt to grow my skillset, I participate vigorously on half a dozen SEO forums and eventually build SEOmoz.org as a site to host my thoughts, struggles and discoveries."

I also watched Rand speak last week, and he stated that he never intended it to be this type of business site, it was originally a blog to write about what he was going through.

[ShaMenz]

Hi Bondtana,

I believe when Rand first started what was then a blog intended to share his own experiments in SEO, it was never intended to be commercial, and so the .org.

Obviously, it grew into a blog with a massive following and resulted in the company becoming what it is today.

Actually, I happen to think that the .org is still appropriate...it would be hard to argue that the site is not home to one of the most information rich, industry leading, generous & sharing communities on the Net. Not just in SEO.

Also hard to argue that there is a more authoritative information source in the Inbound marketing space.

Hope that helps,

Sha

[ShaMenz]

Snap!

[randfish]

We owe a lot of that reputation to great people like you Sha!

[PedroAndJobu]

I agree.  I've been around less than a month watching webinars/seminars and I already feel like my mind is in a much better place for IM/SEO.

@Rand The free first month definitely hooked me in.