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The idea for RunMyErrand.com started on a cold February evening with a dog.  An account of the story is part of our website.  The name came to me very quickly, I thought “what would we call this idea”, punched in “RunMyErrand.com” into GoDaddy on my iPhone, and it was available.  I couldn’t believe it.  It’s so tough to find available domains these days, so I snatched it up, and 18 months later the seed of an idea for RunMyErrand, has snow balled into a Service Networking phenomenon.  I literally spent all of 5 seconds thinking about the name, and although the name RunMyErrand has gotten us this far, I remain convinced it is just about the right time for a change.

For many reason, I have never wavered from this point of view.  On my personal blog, I wrote about changing the name a few times, and loved hearing people’s comments, feedback, and name suggestions.  I think our main problems with RunMyErrand are:

• - It is too long – 4 syllables can be a mouth full
• - The word “errand” is too narrowing, we are so much bigger than errands.  We’ve replaced car batteries, picked up puppies from the airport, and even scouted out potential apartments for our members.
• - It only describes one side of our community
• - It doesn’t speak to our awesome businesses who see the value in using us for on-demand deliveries.
• - We need a name that matches our spunky personality … and we are spunky!

We are having fun revisiting these name games and would be thrilled to hear from you.  Over the next week or so, we’ll be sending out surveys and actively engaging you in the discussion.  We are a Service Network with a vibrant community in Boston, which is why it is so important to us to have your input.

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