Posted by Frank Lisdale on 1/11/06 11:01pm
Msg #87739

New Notary

I just got my notary license and was wondering how long it took you to fully become a functionong Notary with assignments every night?? I know that in Idaho that the work is slow, but as a general rule, how long did it take for you to get work every night...And how did you become so successful?? Thanks for any feedback or help!!!

Reply by BrendaTx on 1/11/06 11:09pm
Msg #87744

Re: New Notary - Frank said "notary license."

Frank you said *just got my notary license* and I want to be the first to thank you for not saying "I just got my notary."

I got my first call within two weeks. I have never had signings every night (daily) in two years. Texas does less business though. Let me ask you this...

Do you know how many loans are closing each week in your area?
Do you know how many signing agents you are competing with?

Those will help you know what kind of business you can do.

Reply by Anonymous on 1/12/06 10:41am
Msg #87823

In my state it is a Notary Commission, not license n/m

Reply by nicole johnson on 10/7/06 11:30pm
Msg #150981

Re: In my state it is a Notary Commission, not license

In all states it's a commission because it's written authorization. While an licensing agency may oversee a person obtaining their commission, I don't think ANY person in ANY state has a Notary License...

Reply by PAW on 10/7/06 11:53pm
Msg #150985

Re: In my state it is a Notary Commission, not license

In NY, a notary receives a commission, which is the document giving the person the authority, but the state considers the notary to be licensed (much the same as a broker is licensed), as the "commission" is administered by the Division of Licensing Services. NY makes no difference between "commission" and "license".

The following is from the NYS Department of State: "Notary publics [sic] are "commissioned" (i.e., licensed) by the Secretary of State. An applicant for a notary public commission must submit to the Division of Licensing Services an original application and $60 fee."

Reply by LORNA DENT on 1/11/06 11:15pm
Msg #87747

The amount of work you recieve may also depend on how many companies you solicit. When I first started back in July of 2005 I went online and sought out every signing company I could find. I submitted all paperwork they requested as quick as possible. I also started contacting title companies, put my name on whatever forums I could such as notary rotary so that my name would be seen. I then would contact the companies I had submitted paperwork to several times a month asking if they had any work....within a month I started getting quite a few calls, within two months I had an avarage of 2 signings a day at the end of that month I had an average of 4 a day. So, as I said, it all depends on who you solicit and how often you bug them for work. Remember, your an independent contractor its up to you to sell yourself Good Luck

Reply by Tunisia Brown on 1/12/06 10:08pm
Msg #88029

Hey Lorna, I just got commissioned and I have found that this can be very time consuming. Thanks a lot. I now know that I have been doing the right thing.

Okay, if I have any more ?'s can I call you, or e-mail you sometime??
I can also be reached at [e-mail address]