RUN! Paid for a service and got scammed
I signed up with Nuclear Networking sometime in 2021 for guest posting SEO services. We agreed they would build links via guest posts (a very white-hat approach) by creating original content and partnering with publishers.
As an SEO practitioner, I gave them stringent guidelines on what type of content should be posted, along with the criteria for good and bad links.
Early in our relationship, I saw they were posting on spammy sites and had a detailed meeting with them to once again reiterate the criteria for good vs bad. They apologized and agreed to change their methodology.
For the next year and a half, I let them run on autopilot, trusting that they were doing their best work and following best practices.
To my dismay, in December of 2022, I noticed that many of the links they created were either on spammy sites, or there was no link at all on the website.
All in all, during the engagement, we agreed on 248 articles with links.
From the links they "created," 100 were spammy (leading us to disavow them), and 56 were no link at all (they lied that the article featured our products and linked back to our website).
In total, we paid them $90,000. As only 89 links are usable, they charged us $1,011/link. I am sure you would agree, that is an absurd amount.
If they had created 248 links that are satisfactory (as mutually agreed), we would be at $362.90/link.
Unfortunately, I had to learn the hard way that Nuclear Networking rips off their customers.
I recommend looking elsewhere for SEO services.
Reply from Nuclear Networking
Hello Review Readers,
Here are helpful data points not listed in this person's review:
* Both parties successfully worked together for years. we allow anyone to cancel an agreement at any time with 30 days' notice if they are not happy with our work.
* Data from Nuclear's work shows positive SEO ranking and revenue earned as a result. (Results can be seen publicly on semrush.com, ahrefs.com, spyfu.com, or your choice of SEO platform tool).
* During these years of serving this client, we received regular feedback and held monthly reporting reviews showing every link built, the date they were published, answered quality questions, and more.
* We provided pauses on billing, several half-off months, free links, free disavows, and more above and beyond our signed agreement scope. we did the best we could to cater to this person's intensive management style; he ensured we were paying attention to his account.
* Related to link cost, this person may have combined the cost of labor and the cost of links to come up with the range. Our cost per link was around $250 for this person's account.
* Through what we perceive may have been motivated by financial concerns or management style, we documented and accommodated multiple requests over the years from this person demanding a lower budget, free links, and extra scope.
* Throughout the entire relationship, we did all in our power to reasonably accommodate above and beyond what was on this person's signed agreement.
* Related to scope, attorneys and banks reviewed our work provided vs the signed agreement, and all rulings in our favor resulted in multiple chargeback attempt failures made by this person, only pursued after years of work was provided, which leads us to wonder.
* As the relationship came to an end, we received an extortion email from this person threatening our staff with legal and to "slaughter us online" if we did not meet his demands of paying him $50,000+, which resulted in the conclusion of our relationship and communication. (^ This is the person's review and perspective they promised in that email.)
If you would like to learn more, we are happy to dive into details with anyone who has questions. We are willing to share any non-private documentation and data supporting what was written above.
Related to the human experience, negative experiences are never fun for either party involved. While we disagree with how this person treats vendors, this person runs a great business and sells quality products. We spent years falling in love with that brand, it is a great one!