[Roedou]

I don't know how well known Rand or Moz are on here, but it's great to see this posted.

I feel like SEO has been an area that gets looked down upon from certain sectors. In the 10+ years that Rand built up the company, the industry changed a lot - and he's been a voice for consistently doing things authentically and in a way that makes the internet better.

You'd also be hard pressed to find anyone who has been so transparent in sharing everything they've learned along the way - a LOT of folks in digital marketing began learning from his blog posts and videos.

I'm pretty excited for all his next ventures, and looking forward to the book for his take on advice for startup founders.

Plus, the 'safer-events project' is in response to incidents that one would hope no one has to experience again.

(And despite some harder times, Moz seems to be on the up again; they have some top-class products, should have some interesting new tools over the coming year.)

Good luck to Rand and SparkToro!