Posted by BrendaTx on 4/17/07 9:45am
Msg #185575

To "PAW" Exactly!

Paul, Your comments about what James said about me on a board I don't visit has been forwarded to me via email.

**For that same $50, you could join the Signing Registry (---------) for a whole year (or more, see website) and ask to have a mentor assigned to you.**

I wholeheartedly agree with this. I have suggested this many times. However, you know...many times people want something for free and don't want to pay even the SR fee. They prefer to call who they perceive to be a giving, nice person who'll scoop them the goods for free.

Last time I was there there were wonderful mentors at that site. As a few folks who have contacted me over the past year know since that policy was placed on my site, I have never charged a dime to a notary for mentoring.

However, the $50 / hour was a protective measure. It gives me the ability to pick and choose who I choose to mentor.

When you have an 877# people will call you for all kinds of help...marketing...editorial assistance...just chatting about how to get started, etc. and so forth...then there's "please review my reverse mortgage presentation, see what you think...got any marketing tips to help me with? My business is going down the tubes after all these years!"

And, finally, you just know you have to figure out a way to measure whether or not people value what you do.

Thanks Paul, for bringing this giving and unselfish suggestion to notaries.

Reply by Shelley Weinman on 4/17/07 9:52am
Msg #185576

Hello All:

I have called Brenda several times over the past three years, and never paid a dime. I for one, am very grateful for her help. I miss Texas, but PA is pretty great and I am learning a lot as a Settlement Agent for NREIS.

Also, they are going to use my FBI background check from the SBA. I believe they will take the background check from this board, if enough notaries insist on using it.

Shelley Kay Weinman

Reply by Marlene/USNA on 4/17/07 10:02am
Msg #185579

Oooo, Shelley. . .

. . .in your profile - it's notary public, not republic notary.

Reply by Marlene/USNA on 4/17/07 10:36am
Msg #185588

That was thoughtless, Shelley, I apologize.

I should have emailed you privately.

Reply by Ernest__CT on 4/18/07 9:00am
Msg #185808

Marlene: Thoughtless and WRONG!

If you read her Profile you'll see that she's Doing Business As Republic Notary. She doesn't say she's a Notary Republic or a Republic Notary or a Republican Notary.

Reply by Marlene/USNA on 4/19/07 12:39pm
Msg #185953

Re: Marlene: Thoughtless and WRONG!

I'm sometimes wrong and sometimes WRONG! I apologized to Shelley on PM, here, there, everywhere.

Reply by BrendaTx on 4/17/07 10:16am
Msg #185582

Thank you, Shelley.

To be clear on what I have done as far as charging notaries... I have sold my reverse mortgage notes and I have sold my lists at reasonable prices. I have also given a ton of them away to help raise money for another notary. However, I have never charged any notary a fee for helping them, and I would do it IF I HAD THE TIME to do it. Otherwise, I sent them to other sources. I have never charged for just helping OR charged a fee for another notary's work, or to refer them to a client. However, I do reserve the right to charge for my time if I choose to.

I really appreciate your comments, Shelley.

Reply by Marlene/USNA on 4/17/07 10:05am
Msg #185580

Benda's been freely helpful to me on Texas issues. So far, I've not received a bill. I believe anything she and Paul say!

Reply by Calnotary on 4/17/07 10:09am
Msg #185581

I have a HP-3015 and it does not have dual tray, how can yours have dual trays?

Reply by Marlene/USNA on 4/17/07 10:23am
Msg #185585

Well, gee. . .

I retrofited a '66 Ford Galaxie with a wet bar, I reckon I can cram another tray onto a little ol' printer.

Reply by BrendaTx on 4/17/07 10:25am
Msg #185586

Re: Well, gee. . .Mar-girl – I am laughing my pants off !!!! n/m

Reply by Marlene/USNA on 4/17/07 10:35am
Msg #185587

More of those "unintended consequences!" n/m

Reply by Becca_FL on 4/17/07 10:56am
Msg #185590

I love it when we get to hear from the real Marlene...

as opposed to the USNA Marlene. Girl, you just crack me up!

Reply by Marlene/USNA on 4/17/07 11:39am
Msg #185596

Re: I love it when we get to hear from the real Marlene...

It's soooo hard sometimes to be USNA Marlene.

Reply by Charles_Ca on 4/17/07 12:17pm
Msg #185602

'66 Galaxie with a wet bar? Tell me more Marlene! n/m

Reply by Marlene/USNA on 4/17/07 12:59pm
Msg #185611

A Coleman cooler and a bottle opener, Charles. . . n/m

Reply by SueW/Tn on 4/17/07 1:06pm
Msg #185612

She gotcha Charles n/m

Reply by Charles_Ca on 4/17/07 2:04pm
Msg #185629

Re: She gotcha Charles Yeah, she did! ~ ROTFLMAO

I kinda figured it was something like that but I just had to find out