Posted by PJM/MI on 3/28/07 8:29am
Msg #182333

Yellow Pages?

Good morning!
Does anyone advertise in the local yellow pages? The reason I am asking:
A gentleman needed a notary & no one is listed in my local yellow pages.
He found me via the internet...and from which website? This one! (Thanks Harry).
Is it worth my $ to advertise locally? I think I'm on every notary locator there is, but just wondering..

Reply by Poppy on 3/28/07 8:38am
Msg #182336

Wow! I can't imagine that...

Our yellow pages are full of notary advertisements.... Sounds like a good opportunity to me...

Reply by John_NorCal on 3/28/07 8:47am
Msg #182338

Re: Yellow Pages? You have to look at cost vs.

the expected gain from notary work. I know in my area, yellow book advertising is expensive. There are at least 4 books that I would have to advertise in and each one would cost me a minimum of $250.00 per month.

Reply by Julie Williams on 3/28/07 9:13am
Msg #182344

Re: Yellow Pages? n/m

Reply by Julie/MI on 3/28/07 9:17am
Msg #182348

Now why did my long winded post come up NM?

Anyway, I'll retype again.

I did a yellow pages add in the Rochester Hills local edition a few years ago and this also included an on-line ad. I was too late for the east area Detroit edition.

All that it yielded was foreign men, calling me in the middle of the night to "notarize copy of driver license". I didn't renew.

Michgian does not require a notary for vehicles as some states do and I detest general notary work as I have not found it to be profitable for me.

Most find me on the internet without a yellow pages ad. Most are far away and I just tell them to go to a ups store.

Reply by TRG_wy on 3/28/07 9:25am
Msg #182350

Value return on dollar invested didn't make my experience worth it. It is expensive. Even here there are none listed but that didn't help. I am listed in the BBB free directory. I've learned that anyone looking for "professional" services will find us on the internet somewhere.

Most people want a document or title notarized only and that just isn't worth it. Send them to a mailing center, FedEx Kinkos, or UPS store.

Reply by James H. Lissemore on 3/28/07 5:11pm
Msg #182432

We have had good results from the Notary One program. Expensive but has paid off.
Google mobile notary.

Reply by MelissaCT on 3/28/07 9:58am
Msg #182356

I did take an ad (first time trial for me) & there is only 1 other notary listed except for the UPS store. It did help in making the decision to advertise there. The publication just came out, & is still being delivered, but websites are still (in my opinion) the best & easiest way to be found.

Reply by Dorothy_MI on 3/28/07 11:06am
Msg #182378

See your PM

Reply by SharonMN on 3/28/07 12:43pm
Msg #182401

Big difference not mentioned here is where you live. If you live in CA where you can charge $10 a signature, a yellow pages ad could very well be worth it. If you live somewhere where your statutory maximum fee is 50 cents or a dollar, a yellow pages ad will likely be an annoyance rather than a boon. People rarely want to pay a travel fee if they can go to the bank or UPS for $1. And if they want to come to you, the $1 isn't worth your time. Especially since most of the people who call won't actually show up anyway.

Reply by Larry/Ca on 3/28/07 11:13am
Msg #182382

It is worth it for me...

While there are several notaries listed, I make $200 - $300 a month from general notary work from my Yellow Page listing. It is not expensive here. I have a business telephone number, no phone, it is on permanent forward to my cell number. This cost less than $20/Mo and it comes with a Free listing in the local Yellow Pages. If there are no other notaries listed I would think it may well be worth while to have the cheapest business line service with this free listing.

Reply by Roger_OH on 3/28/07 2:32pm
Msg #182418

Works for me too...

I'm the only mobile notary in the yellow pages for a metro area of a million people. I get numerous calls for all kinds of notarizations, and enjoy the process, meeting people, providing a public service, and the money's good too. It also introduces me to people that had no idea such a thing as a mobile notary existed, and that has opened up some additional opportunities as well. My listing costs $44/month, and would be well worth it at 5 times the cost. Appointments are easy to work into my regular signing travels.