While we may be called SEO Pros, our organization serves the entire internet marketing community. Today, you’ll find search engine optimization consultants, a variety of specialized internet marketers and tool/software makers are just a few of the professionals that are members of SEO Pros.
The SEO Pros Not-For-Profit Organization — It All Started With A Small but Serious Problem…
Terry Van Horne (aka Webmaster T), founder of the SEO Pros website, has been around since the early days of the Internet. Back then, the world of online marketing was wild and untamed. He had been fighting against craphat techniques for years. He even published the Spamdexers Hall of Shame in 1996, but this was clearly a job for more than one person. This problem required a team effort.
Prior to entering the online world and starting Webmaster T’s World of Design, Terry had spent many years in the direct marketing and telemarketing industry. This was an industry that had a lot of similar problems — a select few would use bad tactics to do harm leaving consumers unprotected and nowhere to turn for assistance. So, the telemarketing industry created its own association — an independent, unbiased third part — to give businesses and consumers the help they so desperately needed.
If this worked for telemarketing, why couldn’t it work for the online marketing industry? At the very least, a knowledgeable but independent third party would give consumers and internet marketing professionals a reliable place to turn for information.
And so, Terry and 100 or so other professionals founded the SEO Pros community in 2001. Later the community created the NFP OSEOP (Organization of Search Engine Optimization Professionals) organization was formed to fund the communities goals and initiatives.
…And Continues With A Simple Goal — Internet Marketing Education And Information
Over the years SEO Pros has a reputation for being a reliable resource for professionals and consumers. The community continues to offer assistance in all aspects of digital marketing to all involved including consumers.
So, whether it’s flawed tools made by companies who refuse to look at the consequences of their creations, an SEO firm ignoring industry best practices to take consumer’s money, or just keeping the lines of communication open, we’re here to help.