WHY was Notary Reviews™ CREATED?

In November 2010, we launched the first members-only platform built exclusively for Notary Signing Agents—Notary Reviews… The Good, Bad & Ugly!™ at NotaryReviews™.com.

Notary Reviews™ was created out of necessity.

At the time, the industry was shaken by fraudulent and malicious attacks against Notary Signing Agents on two now-defunct websites operated by signing service owners. Targeted notaries were hit with false accusations and fabricated reviews that severely damaged professional reputations. Many in the industry believed these attacks were retaliation meant to distract from the growing number of legitimate negative reviews being posted about those same companies.

Notaries had no protected place to defend themselves, no accountability, and no safeguard against anonymous attacks.

So Notary Reviews™ was born.

During my initial investigation into the fake NSA reviews, I noticed something troubling—only three signing service companies were listed as “members” on each of the fraudulent notary websites. That alone raised serious red flags. Shortly after launching Notary Reviews™, a fellow Notary Signing Agent contacted me with disturbing news: my own name had just appeared on one of those same bad review websites. When I checked for myself and saw it was true, I felt physically sick.

What made the situation even more alarming was the fact that I had never worked for either of the signing service companies connected to that site. Yet there it was—my very first publicly posted negative NSA review—completely false. Plus the timing could not have been worse. I had just launched my notary public business along side my legal doc preparation one, and re-entering the real estate profession independently, after years of working in the field as a real estate paralegal. The damage a single fake review could cause at that moment was devastating—both personally and professionally.  

That experience confirmed what I already suspected...this wasn’t about truth, this was about control, retaliation, and intimidation.

And it became the moment that transformed Notary Reviews™ from an idea into a mission.

Those signing service owners who attempted to destroy the reputations of hardworking Notary Signing Agents gravely underestimated the strength of our community. Their campaign of libel and intimidation was effectively over almost as soon as it began.  Word spread rapidly throughout the NSA community—thanks in large part to the relentless efforts of NSA James Dawson, along with several other dedicated professionals. 

Together, they organized an extraordinary response by flooding the website hosting providers with formal complaints. Their persistence worked. One by one, those fraudulent, malicious websites were taken down. But it didn't happen overnight.  It took the determination of many—truly many—resolute Notary Signing Agents who refused to stay silent in the face of injustice. But in the end, truth prevailed. 

Our purpose remains exactly the same today as it was then, to protect Notary Signing Agents from the “Bad & Ugly” signing service owners who continue even today, attempt to take advantage of NSAs and most often win.

This platform exists because of the community and for the community. The power of this platform comes from your voice; by sharing your: Reviews, Ratings  and Experiences. You help protect fellow NSAs from unethical practices and empower others to make informed decisions.

>Help us help you. Join Notary Reviews™ today.

In 2017, I created the Notary Reviews...The Good, Bad & Ugly!™  Facebook group (still around but as a PRIVATE NSA GROUP FOR MEMBERS ONLY) . The Facebook group started to rapidly grow, in fact it grew too fast and upon vetting a few members, we had MORE SS owners, title agents, and the like joining than NSA's and the reason WHY the group went from public to PRIVATE. 

To this day, Notary Reviews™ remains a private group, one of about a handful left, not owned by a signing service, title agency or other company who hires NSA's.  Also, IF you're a member of one of those groups, be extremely careful what you post there because its publicly posted information ANYONE can see, including the competitors of those companies you may have reviewed very well...if they get offended, by will blacklist you. Some may go as far as phone you to tell you so...the owner of this site speaks from experience. 

The intial list used to create our first Notary Reviews Client List (NRCL), now called NSA Reviews & Ratings Directory, was my own notary client list compiled from various online sources, created as an Excel spreadsheet. We stopped using the spreadsheet as our list was growing super ridiculously fast and it was no longer useful for our needs. Eventually we upgraded to an online platform which allowes us to easily add and update our directory. 

Our original mission, goals and purpose, and we will continue providing members with up-to-date information on the thousands of hiring companies that are out there, not known to most NSA's.   We believe in open, honest communication and transparency and will always strive to deliver on our promises to continue building long-lasting relationships with our members by providing quality services which will help their NSA businesses grow when applied correctly. 

Integrity, trust, honesty as well as NSA privacy, will always be Notary Reviews™ top priorities.  We hold NSA's privacy to a very high level, which is why each NSA is vetted so as to ensure our members are actively working NSA's and NOT signing service owners (or similar). And because of these priorities, we had to implement a stronger method of vetting members in order to distinguish those who were working NSA's and those who were, although notaries, but who hold their SS business as priority over conducting closings themselves. 

Notary Reviews™ will NEVER link members'  comments, reviews & ratings posted on our website or in our FB group, to their member profiles because by doing so, may cause that member harm by getting themselves inadvertently blacklisted from work due to members posts, comments, etc.

Let Notary Reviews™ help you build your NSA business, one step at at time.

>Notary Reviews™ believes in open & honest communication with our members, and we aimm to deliver on our promises to continue building long-lasting relationships with our members.