Posted by Carolyn Glanzman on 1/7/07 7:27pm
Msg #169778

Getting Started

Hi all, I am brand new at this. Can any of the new notary signers out there tell me what obstacles they came up against as far as signing agencies not wanting to sign them due to their inexperience? That's what I'm afraid of...at least my first fear! Thanks for any help you can give.

Reply by BrendaTx on 1/7/07 7:37pm
Msg #169779

Re: Getting Started - Carolyn...

Until you get current responses, two hints.

Use the orange search button.

Start at msg #1 and work your way forward as a study project.

Every question imaginable has been asked and answered at least ten times.

Reply by kikeroo on 1/10/07 10:49am
Msg #170141

Re: Getting Started - Carolyn...

Thank you. I have seen your name many times and hope to learn a lot from you!

Reply by SarahBeth_CA on 1/10/07 10:54am
Msg #170142

Hey kikaroo don't wait, search Brenda's posts and start

reading them now.

Reply by Michelle/AL on 1/7/07 7:51pm
Msg #169780

Hi and Welcome

Carolyn, I emphasized my communication skills and account management background. It helped sometimes but not always. What skills or experience do you have that can be transferrable? That's what you emphasize. Good luck.

Reply by kikeroo on 1/10/07 10:55am
Msg #170143

Re: Hi and Welcome

Thanks for taking the time to respond. I am not really worried about my skills per se, but the instructor at the notary class said "all the signing companies are just waiting for the new notaries to sign up-they don't care if you have experience or not". And then I see their comments on the websites stating they want only experienced notaries and I get nervous. So I guess I really do just need to jump in and get started, one signing at a time.

Reply by Patti Corcoran on 1/7/07 7:54pm
Msg #169782

I'm fairly new also but I always sound very confident when I'm talking with them. I also found out that the Handbook on Home Loans (via NNA for about $30.00) very helpful. No matter how many classes you can take it is still not the same as ahdnling the real docs when they arrive. Good Luck and hang in there!

Reply by kikeroo on 1/10/07 10:58am
Msg #170145

Thanks! I'll be sure to get the handbook. Every little thing that helps, or gives me a reference tool I'm going to go for. Thanks for the advice.

Reply by kikeroo on 1/10/07 10:58am
Msg #170146

Thanks! I'll be sure to get the handbook. Every little thing that helps, or gives me a reference tool I'm going to go for. Thanks for the advice.

Reply by Howie35CT on 1/7/07 8:18pm
Msg #169789

Read message #33325 in it's entirety, then go get 'em, tiger! Welcome aboard. Just like Brenda said, the orange search button will probably answer 99% of your questions, but if you absolutely cannot find what you are looking for, she, Charm_AL, PAW, Ernest_CT and several others are a wealth of notary and signing agent info.

TTFN,
Howie

Reply by kikeroo on 1/10/07 10:59am
Msg #170147

Fabulous! Thank you for the great references and your support. I will probably use them all!

Reply by Raimond on 1/7/07 9:48pm
Msg #169794

Welcome...

Make sure you have a reliable printer and fast internet.
Add information to your profile.
Get a home study course like the signing regstry and study it.
Get a website set up.
Keep good records!

Get ready for the end of the month (4 banking days prior to the first day of the following month)

Reply by SarahBeth_CA on 1/8/07 11:57am
Msg #169842

The big 3

1. Know your laws
2. do your job correctly
3. efficiency is the key in business

These are the three big lessons I learned about this business when I was an active signing agent. There's about a dozen members here that I learned valuable lessons from and I would narrow it down to 4 about 6 that I would say truelly have a grasp on the knowledge of the job and the business sense it takes to be successful.

To learn these lessons you must do 1 thing. Study, study, study, study, and study.

Reply by kikeroo on 1/10/07 11:02am
Msg #170148

Thanks. The home study course sounds like a good idea. And the 4 business days b/4 the eom is definitely something I never thought of. Good to know. Thanks again.

Reply by rengel/CA on 1/8/07 4:23pm
Msg #169894

You get a A+ for the question!

Thank you for a well thought out question. It's refreshing to have a new person come in and not expect to be given information for starting a business and all of our lists of signing companies.

You should do well in this business. Good luck! : )

Reply by kikeroo on 1/10/07 11:03am
Msg #170149

Re: You get a A+ for the question!

Thanks!