Admitted to a ranking on documented work, outside the top three for every question it appears in. None of its 6 documented work claims comes from an independent source.
Best position #14 Local SEO in Dallas, of 14
Why: Rated from the evidence on file (sources, independence, confirmed quotes), not by an editor.
Opens in your own account with a ready question and a link to the same data. Nothing about you is sent.
- Your business matches the client types on file (small businesses) and the industries on file (healthcare, home services, hospitality).
- You need a published price before the first call: nothing is disclosed.
No documented work claim comes from an independent source yet.
- None of the 6 documented work claims comes from an independent source; all are the agency's own account or sources it controls.
- Several commercial terms are not published.
- Ask for the hourly rate, minimum term, setup fee: not published.
- Ask for a Local SEO case close to your business, with the result and the year it was measured.
- Ask for two client references you can call: no independent accounts of its work on file.
- #12 Connect Media Agency31Ranks above on this question#12#14 this oneScore3130Independent00Pricenot disclosednot disclosedModerate confidence · own published cases · Not verified
- #13 Click4Corp30Ranks above on this question#13#14 this oneScore3030Independent00Pricenot disclosednot disclosedModerate confidence · own published cases · Not verified
All detailsEverything behind the summary above: the same data the machine feed serves for Portside Marketing.Open ↓Close ↑
Score by criterion#14 Local SEO in Dallas: 30/100
| Criterion | Weight | Points | Share | What it rests on |
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| Evidence for this query | 30 | 6 | 20% |
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| Fit to this query | 25 | 15.9 | 64% |
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| Capability depth | 15 | 10.2 | 68% |
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| Reliability | 10 | 3 | 30% |
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| Transparencyweakest | 10 | 0 | 0% |
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| Reputation | 5 | 0 | 0% |
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| Market credibility | 5 | 0 | 0% |
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- -3 No independent source on file: Every claim on file is first-party or a Vendar profile field.
- -2 Profile below decision-ready status: the profile is collected but not reviewed yet.
All claims in the feed6 of 6 on file · 0 of 6 work claims from an independent source
Who says it, across all 6 claims on file: independent source 0 · linked to the agency 0 · listings the agency writes 0 · agency's own words 6. Independent share of work claims: 0%. 3 distinct source pages.
Claims per need in this feed: Local SEO 1. The full ledger of 6 is on the proof page.
A customer review for Clear Choice Pool Care says its new website looks fantastic and is ranked #1 for 100’s of keywords in the customer’s area.
Agency's own wordsportsidemarketing.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 3, 2026describes workQuote from the source page
Our new website looks fantastic and is ranked #1 for 100’s of keywords in our area.
A client named Brad Williams says Portside Marketing built a new website that looks fantastic and ranks #1 for 100's of keywords in the client's area.
Agency's own wordsportsidemarketing.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 3, 2026describes workQuote from the source page
Our new website looks fantastic and is ranked #1 for 100's of keywords in our area.
Portside Marketing redesigned the Freedom Health Centers website with structured service architecture and mobile-first development, resulting in improved engagement and stronger local visibility.
Agency's own wordsportsidemarketing.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 3, 2026describes workLocal SEOQuote from the source page
Custom website redesign with structured service architecture and mobile-first development, resulting in improved engagement and stronger local visibility.
Datamasters client David Rickenbacher says Portside Marketing helped build his brand locally and nationally and helped him grow his business.
Agency's own wordsportsidemarketing.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 3, 2026describes workQuote from the source page
Portside Marketing helped me build my brand locally and nationally. They knew exactly what to do at every step. I am thrilled to have found a local company that knew how to help me grow my business. David Rickenbacher Datamasters
Portside Marketing designed a responsive website for 3 Stacks Barbecue, optimizing navigation and user interaction across mobile and desktop devices.
Agency's own wordsportsidemarketing.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 3, 2026describes workQuote from the source page
Responsive website design optimized for streamlined navigation and improved user interaction across mobile and desktop devices.
A client named Kanon VanGuilder says Portside Marketing identified an issue affecting the client's page display on Google and rebuilt the site, helping the business get back on top.
Agency's own wordsportsidemarketing.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 3, 2026describes workQuote from the source page
We worked with a web designer who almost brought our business to a close. Google to stop displaying our page. Lisa identified why almost immediately and gave us a fair price to rebuild our site and get us back on top. Portside Marketing saved our business.
Positions in every ranking1 ranking
1 position: 1 where a claim on file names the need, 0 listed on offer only. The top 1 by evidence first; the rest open below.
| Ranking | Rank | Score | Claims for the need | Confidence | Weakest criterion |
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| Local SEO · Dallason its own published cases | #14 of 14 | 30 | 1 (0 independent) | Moderate confidence | Transparency 0 of 10 |
Fit and geography
- Headquarters
- Flower Mound, TX, USAAgency's own words
- Service regions
- Dallas, USAVendar profile field
- Client types
- small_businessVendar profile field
- Industries
- Healthcare, Home Services, HospitalityVendar profile field
- Named clients in confirmed proof
- Clear Choice Pool Care, Brad Williams, Freedom Health Centers, Datamasters, 3 Stacks Barbecue, Kanon VanGuilderIndependent source or agency, see the claims list
Only rows marked “Verified by Vendar” were checked. Rankings place an agency in a city by headquarters or by documented work for clients there, never by a service region alone.
Pricing in fullNot disclosed
- Model
- not disclosed
- Minimum monthly budget
- not disclosed
- Project minimum
- not disclosed
- Hourly rate
- not disclosed
- Typical range
- not disclosed
- Minimum term
- not disclosed
- Setup fee
- not disclosed
- Engagement models
- not stated
Source: Not disclosed. Every figure above is the agency's published number; a row marked not disclosed has no published figure.
The Local SEO band tops out at $6,000/month; this vendor does not publish a monthly floor.
Median disclosed monthly floor in each ranking: Local SEO $750 (3 of 14 disclose)
Reputation
No review platforms on file.
How it counts: No third-party reviews on file. Ratings say nothing about work on a specific need and never count as evidence for it.
- Awards
- none on file
- Certifications
- none on file
Company and process
Founding year, team size and working process are not disclosed.
- Founded
- not disclosedNot disclosed
- Team size
- not disclosedNot disclosed
- Languages
- not statedVendar profile field
- Services
- SEOVendar profile field
- Technologies
- not statedVendar profile field
- Workflow
- not documentedAgency's own words
- Onboarding
- not documentedAgency's own words
- Reporting
- not documentedAgency's own words
Company fields come from the vendor profile; only fields with status verified were checked by Vendar.
How confidence is computedLower confidence
- Confidence
- Lower confidence, 62 of 100
- Evidence posture
- thin: No independent source documents this vendor's work; treat it as a candidate only.
- Capped by
- Rated from the evidence on file (sources, independence, confirmed quotes), not by an editor.
- Best position confidence
- Moderate confidence
It starts from the data completeness and source reliability of the profile, and is capped when independent proof of work is thin. The next level is Moderate confidence. One independent claim with a measured result for the best-ranked need is the fastest way up.
- Who the company is: website, headquarters, founding year, team size, logo, regions served: founding year, team size, logo10/20
- Fit: services, industries, client types15/15
- Commercial terms: model, entry price, hourly rate, minimum term, setup fee: model, entry price, hourly rate, minimum term, setup fee0/20
- Documented work: cases naming a client and a result (target 5) and work claims overall (target 10): 2 cases with a named client and a result, 6 work claims14/30
- Reputation: rating and review count on two or more platforms, each with 10 or more reviews: 0 platforms with a rating and 10 or more reviews0/15
- Who is speaking: independent sources among work claims (full marks at 40%): 0 of 6 work claims are independent0/30
- Checked against the source page: confirmed, or half for partly confirmed: 6 confirmed, 0 partly, of 6 with a source25/25
- Numbers backed by a verbatim quote from the source: 2 of 220/20
- Seen within the last 365 days: 6 of 615/15
- Not contradicted: claims their source no longer supports: 0 not supported by their page10/10
These two scores describe the profile itself and never change a position.
Limits and how to correct them
- No independent source names local SEO work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.
- Pricing not disclosed; budget fit cannot be checked before outreach.
- Never verified against official sources.
- No independent source on file: Every claim on file is first-party or a Vendar profile field.
- Profile below decision-ready status: the profile is collected but not reviewed yet.
- Use as a caveated candidate only: no independent source documents this vendor's work.
- None of the 6 documented work claims comes from an independent source; all are the agency's own account or sources it controls.
- No third-party evidence claims are normalized.
- Best position rests on: Published by the agency on its own site.
- 6 of 6 claims on file are the agency's own words or sources it controls; 0 come from an independent source.
- Open: Price signal disclosed (not disclosed; asked in Before you sign)
- Open: Three strongest proofs name a client and a measured, dated result (0 of 3)
- Open: At least a third of documented work comes from independent sources (0 of 6 work claims)
- Open: Founding year, team size and headquarters on file (founding year missing, team size missing)
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