Posted by Adam Babish on 1/16/05 3:47pm
Msg #16994

Become certified

I have been doing signing's for a year now, I know what I am doing but I want to be able to advertise "Certified". Anyone have any suggestion on cheap online or home courses to be become a certified signing agent?

Reply by ItsMe123 on 1/16/05 4:57pm
Msg #16999

If you have been doing closing for a year, I must ask why you feel being "certified" will help you in advertising? Most people in the biz know that "certification" is in most instances a sham to get $$ out of the newer notary. If you have been doing closing for a year now you must have somewhat an established client base that know you are competent (at least 3 will do). Instead of spending the dollars for what I view as a useless non-credible expense, why not instead get recommdations from your exising client base and use them for advertising? They will be taken to offer more credibilty to yourself than any "cheap online courses" will ever be. JMHO----I just want to save you a few bucks and still see you be successful. I am not "certified" nor have I ever been but my recommandations from my existing client base to new customers/clients speak volumes over what any "cheap" certification could ever do.

I send out a package of what I call "need to knows" to new clients and enclose 3 recommandations from established clients (with contact info to add even more to credibilty), works like a charm and is very very inexpensive. Good Luck To You From a "Rude" One

From a "Rude" One----Had to say that----sorry

Reply by Charm_AL on 1/17/05 11:41am
Msg #17071

Adam...
Well, there's some pretty strong beliefs about that.
I've applied to many signing companies that ask if I am certified and if I have any affliations with NNA or NSA, etc.
I've been thinking about becoming certified because then I'm confident that I have all the basic bases covered. Some feel that if you are certified you are trained properly and less likely to mess up. Others believe it is useless. Personally if I was looking for a signer, and saw two new ones, I'd go with the trained and certified one.

Reply by Paul_IL on 1/18/05 1:22am
Msg #17157

Adam,
Since you have a years experience it is a waste of money to become certified. I have yet had a Title Company or SS ask if I was certified and most certainly have never offered to pay more because I was certified. NNA certification has only one benefit in that certified names appear first if more than a single notary exists for an area.