SEOBY.ORG - Informal Organization for Search Engine Industry Professionals

Why Bother?

Hmmm, good question!

And here is our answer:

To gather and share information with other professionals. The industry is mostly fragmented and a lot of the best information by seasoned (if a little cranky...) professionals is often not accessible both by other professionals and students or hobbyists.
To form a bridge between search engine and search engine optimization industries. Both parties what the same basic thing, but are often pitted against each other. An information exchange and the establishment of trust can only be good for the search industry as a whole.
To raise the quality of search engine results pages (SERPs), by creating listings that are of a higher quality with a measure of consistency by making a standard for listings created by SEOs from the perspective of a search engine or directory operator.
To provide more content of a higher quality and reduce the time and editing needed by search engine and directory editors and operators.
To allow SEOs to submit to fewer places and have those submissions appear on more and more systems.
There are other organizations. You may find that SeoPros.org, SEMPO.org, or seoconsultants.com offer what you want. What we found is that none of these really addressed our needs, although SeoPros.org does come the closest. Many of the others seem to exist more to serve the founders and their friends, or serve as a vehicle to promote someone's personal agenda. Visit the other organizations, ask questions, and I'm sure you will find one that you will want to join and take part in and further both your career and the industry.