by Jennifer Dial You’ve been a closing agent for a while and now you’re serious about increasing your income, right? At first thought, you’re thinking that you need to find signing services that will pay more per signing and/or just charge more for each signing. These are ways that may help to increase your monthly… Read more
Return on Investment on Short Distance Appointments
AKA: How to be a more profitable notary Nothing is more frustrating than arriving at the signing table only to discover that the signer has a discrepancy. What will you do in this situation? You will have to reschedule the signing or push it back while you get a new set of documents. There may… Read more
Advantages of Technology for Your Notary Business
by Jenny Craven In a world where technology is becoming more prominent every day, from our social interactions to our kids’ education, there is a great need for understanding how to use our devices and the resources on the internet. Technology can be intimidating, but also incredibly powerful, especially for business purposes. For example, technology… Read more
Networking for Notaries: A Road Map to a Successful Notary Business
by Thomas Koufogazos Most notaries are very skilled at providing their services to mortgage and title companies, attorneys, medical professionals and others. However, the real challenge lies in regularly generating new business and knowing where to look for leads in the local community and beyond. These are some approaches I have found success with, to… Read more
Verify Identity of the Signer: The Most Important Step for a Notary Public
by Kim Jones The primary role of a notary public is to prevent fraud. The main way to accomplish this is to properly identify all signers involved in a notary transaction. In addition to requiring the physical face-to-face presence of all signers, which is a specific requirement for New York notaries, verifying the identities of… Read more
