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On a recent guestbook<\/a> entry, Dan Heckle commented regarding our URL extension. Thank you, Dan, for your comment. Here is an answer for you and others who have wondered about it as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In April of 1997, when I was evaluating domain names, I considered garagedoor.com, but that had already been taken. My web host suggested several alternatives, including garagedoor.org. I told the representative that I thought the .org was just for non-profit organizations. He assured me that many businesses used .org and that it would be fine. I liked the simplicity of www.garagedoor.org and chose that as our URL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the early years on the web, the .org was never an issue. That was before the .com bust of the early 2000s. URL extensions were in a state of flux. I could truthfully say then, as I say jokingly now, “We don’t make enough money to be a .com.” In those days, we didn’t earn enough to justify the expense of posting our web page.<\/p>\n\n\n

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As an organization, we have always given away many times the value for which we are compensated, possibly more than most of the other .org’s in the garage door industry. For example, I chose not to charge for the torsion spring replacement<\/a> instructions, in part, because we are a .org. But my motive was still as a business – to pursue making a profit on the web. To that end, I have hired a lawyer to protect our copyrighted materials. We exist to make a profit, and we protect our interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the last year, we have also begun converting the site over to www.ddmgaragedoors.com<\/a> to reflect the nature of the organization more accurately. We are a business, but also more than a business. Eventually, I expect to have the garagedoor.org and extensions automatically redirected to the new URL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Internet has taken on a personality of its own. URLs are peripheral; we stand upon a well-established reputation of quality, service, and trust. And upon this, we continue building the business for our higher purpose of glorifying God.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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