I don't know where people got the notion that bars equal level of experience.
I would interpret many bars to mean: Comments stating who the Notary is and what they have to offer WITH CORRECT SPELLING AND GRAMMAR, contact numbers, an address, an active web page or website, info in the notary details and a last update within 6 months. After reading profiles with many bars, that is what I see.
I interpret 1 or 2 bars to mean: Nothing in the comments or one weak sentence with typos and poor grammar, nothing in the notary details, no website (a business owner in this technological age SHOULD have a web page or website), no address, no phone numbers and last update of 2006 or early 2007. I have read a few of the one bar profiles and that is exactly what I have read.
3 directories I know of create a website for you with a paid listing (under $50 per year). A template website is better than nothing, until you can create one and get hosting. If you consider yourself a professional, it behooves you to have a web page or website.
I do NOT interpret many bars to mean one Notary is more experienced than another. A scheduler will READ and discern based on the comments if that Notary is who they are looking for. There definitely are snags to work out, such as Notaries not being listed in zip codes that they previously were listed. But as far as the bars, just a tool.
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