National Positions

I used to have issues getting people to visit the various blogs I edit and run until I found NP! I have been with this company from two years now and I couldn’t be happier. They really know their stuff and were always friendly and professional whenever I needed to speak with them. Before I met them I was a complete newbie when it came to SEO and search engine ranking, but now with their help I feel I am in a much better place then I was when I started.

We have been using National Positions for over a year to manage SEO rankings, onsite optimization, website content and distribution, to name a few.
They have helped make our website more effective and grow our reach online.
Our account manager Jill, is very knowledgable and thorough. She and her team have taken the time to understand our business and built a plan that has provided measuable results. They are always looking for new ways to help take our business to the next level.
I would recommend National Positions and appreciate what they have done for our company.
Thanks!

I found it amusing to read Bernard May’s comment on my first review of his companies, and thought I should take the time to respond…
First off, and perhaps most importantly in terms of demonstrating what sort of evasion you will likely experience if you choose to work with any of the _​_​_​_​Positions companies, you’ll notice that nowhere in his comment does he offer an explanation as to why, as a paying customer, I was being told by one of his companies (National Positions) that my website looked great and I should feel good about the money I was spending with them each month… but as a potential customer, I was told by another of his companies (Simply Positions) that an audit of my site had revealed a number of areas that needed work (work that they would be happy to do — for a fee, of course).
As mentioned in my initial review, when confronted (and despite the fact that both of their pictures appeared on the Simply Positions website), both my team leader and Bernard denied knowing anything about a company called Simply Positions (though, to his credit, Bernard didn’t flat out deny its existence, he simply said he «wasn’t sure»).
In addition, contrary to the concern expressed by Bernard in his comment that perhaps I pulled the plug on their services due to the fact that I «may be running short of budget,» I want to make it crystal clear that I actually terminated my contract due to the fact that they got caught talking out of both sides of their mouth… and instead of ‘fessing up and offering an explanation, they continued to act as if it had never happened.
Truth be told, things are fine on the budget front, but after being in business for 20 years, I’ve learned the hard way from past experiences that once it becomes apparent that someone isn’t able to deliver what is required to make a relationship a win: win situation (but wants me to continue paying them because they think they’re doing a great job), it is usually better to end the relationship sooner rather than later.
As I explained in my first review, I often had to do the nitty gritty work myself when it came to getting documents proof-​read, HTML and PHP code working on landing pages, etc., and this fact, coupled with the fact that my team leader didn’t really understand what my industry was all about,* was what had pushed me to the point of winding down my contract… and then, of course, once I got the email with the audit results that stood in direct contradiction to what I was being told as a paying customer, that was the final straw.
(*my first big clue that something was amiss in terms of my team leader understanding my business was when she suggested we try to get a blogger with a movie review website to act as an «influencer» to drive traffic to my financial newsletter website),
As you will also notice as you read my initial review and Bernard’s comment in response to it, he is especially fond of pointing to «the analytics» and believes they are the primary piece of the puzzle… but again, he misses the point that if there aren’t sales to go with the analytics, it doesn’t matter how good they are — as anyone who has spent any time learning about SEO knows, if the traffic is not relevant traffic, it is not likely to lead to new business.
Along those lines (and just because it does such a good job driving home the point that there is a lot of «run around» involved in working with this company), a statistic that Bernard mentions in his comment (and liked to throw at me as well) is the improved number of conversions on my website, which he claims «jumped from 416 to 584;» unfortunately, as much as I wish I was generating that many new subscriptions (or even free sign-​ups to get people in my database), there are no meaningful metrics on the website that correlate to those numbers… so I’m not sure what he is measuring (though he is clearly quite proud of it!).
Finally, while it is true that I would have accepted a refund and perhaps not written a Unilocal review if I did not feel so ripped-​off, a) no offer of a refund ever materialized, and b) perhaps more importantly (since it was what I kept asking for), no explanation of the conflicting website audit results was ever presented either. Interestingly, since it also sheds some light on what you can expect if you end up working with him, when he found out I planned to write a Unilocal review in the absence of an explanation that might help me feel less ripped-​off regarding the audit results from Simply Positions that confirmed my hunch about how our SEO campaign really looked, he informed me that he considered my «threat» to be an attempt at «extortion» (as you can see, I went ahead and posted the review anyway).
As I mentioned in my first review, I will be more than happy to discuss the situation with anyone who is interested in learning more about my experiences with National (and Simply) Positions before you commit to any contracts with them (so please don’t feel shy about asking!)

Our company has been using National Positions for almost a year now. We have really been impressed by how professional and knowledgeable they are. Our website looks great and we are getting more traffic than ever, which means we are busier then ever. Jillian is who you want to talk to if you want the best. Her knowledge in SEO is superior and her friendly professional manner is a breath of fresh air. Couldn’t be more happy.

I hired National Positions last June and since then, I can honestly say that a day has not gone by that Jason Tinsley has not emailed or called with new ideas to get my business out there and noticed and it has worked. The entire team he put together has been professdional and has listened to what I had to say. I know, after being in business for over 25 years, that new ventures take time. Nothing happens overnight and when I wanted things «yesterday» Jason always assured me that it was only a matter of time and he was right. I could not be happier with my decsion to go this route and look forwar to a very successful 2015!

I paid these adolescents 7500 to improve my position on google. I signed up for their 6 month program at 1500 per month. They were beyond incompetent, made many mistakes and did not understand my industry. When I complained they tried to talk tech around me so I had a friend analyze what they did which was create a bunch of social media pages without content, and created poorly written Adwords which never got me one single client. In fact my natural search position did not improve. I grew to despise this company over the 5 months of babysitting while they wasted my advertising money. It was time consuming, annoying and miserable dealing with them. Find someone else.

After deciding not to use their company, I got threatening emails from one of their «Business Development» people threatening to write negative reviews about my company.
They keep saying that they have these huge accounts and international offices — that doesn’t mean anything for a small business.
Seriously, don’t trust these people. Scam artists who intimidate, threaten and don’t actually do anything to help your account.

Working with Graeme, Jennifer and the rest of the National Positions team has been an absolute pleasure. They are always available and ready to help. They are extremely knowledgeable, attentive, and professional. Before signing up with National Positions I was working with a different SEO company that was just terrible. I was a little skeptical when I decided to switch but ultimately incredibly happy. They started implementing a new design for my website and working on my rankings. They took my vision and stepped it up a notch keeping me in the loop the entire time. I am very happy and grateful for all of their hard work.

I used this company for about 5 months last year. New business owner with decent working knowledge of computers, coding basics. I didn’t have time or know how for fine tuning and optimization. I paid over 4 figures a month to improve my companies search standing. Their designed landing page was poor quality, didn’t understand why it was necessary, and it was never actually used my knowledge. There was absolutely no change in site traffic by the end of that 5^th month. I was told it takes time by their reps. Minimal communication as to what they were actually doing for what I was paying. For comparison, I went to an online business listing service, added my info and my natural search results jumped +30% in three days. (Given search algorithm changes recently, I do not expect that be a repeatable result.) I discontinued my business with this company the following day. I would not recommend.