Posted by Tina Morris on 1/30/10 5:11pm
Msg #320388

New to Notary Industry

Help! I have my license now for 5 mos. I can't find any notary jobs whatsoever. I've tried passing out business cards to friends & family, went to 5 escrow/title companies, signed up with notaryrotary & other online agencies. No calls nothing, anyone please offer some tips or advice on how I can get a jump start.

Reply by Todd/OH on 1/30/10 5:37pm
Msg #320389

Research Signing Central here on NotRot and review the list of companies. Get their websites and go through the process of becoming a signing agent for them. I would also look up the SOS website for your state to get an idea of the competition in your area. SOMEBODY is getting calls. This is how you find out who they might be.

This business isn't all it's cracked up to be, meaning times are tough. It's no silver bullet to your first $million. Good hard work is rewarded.

Reply by Cari on 1/30/10 5:39pm
Msg #320390

isn't there a 'new' notary comin' up every 7 days or so.... n/m

Reply by Linda_H/FL on 1/30/10 5:50pm
Msg #320392

Yep..new and doesn't know how to get work n/m

Reply by Marian_in_CA on 1/30/10 7:28pm
Msg #320398

And many of them are coming from a particular geographics

area with a particular company that still tells people they can earn $100K a year as a notary.

Reply by Linda_H/FL on 1/30/10 7:51pm
Msg #320400

Well, they're not serving them very well if they're

teaching and then throwing them out to the wolves with no idea what step to take next other than "Go to Notary Rotary!"

MHO

Reply by Marian_in_CA on 1/30/10 8:58pm
Msg #320404

I suspect that they aren't learning what they should

in several respects. It's no secret that I'm no fan of some of the quickie seminar classes where these notaries take the state exam right afterward and then go 2-3 months before getting their commissions. They don't remember anything.

I know it's not the case for all... but I see it a lot.

Reply by JENNY/TX on 1/30/10 5:45pm
Msg #320391

Go to your profile and write something about yourself. What have you done in the past, what training if any and why would someone want to hire you. This isn't an easy business but I wish you good fortune. I have found this forum invaluable when needing to find practical advice and information. Use the orange search button often. Study, learn and above all listen to all the professionals here that have been in this business a long time.

Reply by John/CT on 1/30/10 5:58pm
Msg #320393

Have you gone to Msg #33325 for starters, and ...

read all the posts that follow?

Reply by Sylvia_FL on 1/30/10 6:11pm
Msg #320394

Tina
Your profile is empty. A signing service or title company looking here (or other sites) for a signing agent likes to know the experience of the person they are hiring. When they see a blank profile they will just go to the next on the listing.

Check out some of the profiles on here. (Don't check out mine, it is blank on purpose)

Reply by Lee/AR on 1/30/10 6:38pm
Msg #320396

As suggested a couple of times, put something in your profile. Just don't do a copy/paste job using someone's elses, OK?

Reply by Marian_in_CA on 1/30/10 7:26pm
Msg #320397

There is no such thing as a notary license in California....

It's a commission, not a license. They are not the same thing at all.


The others have given you great advice... my first bit of advice is to get your vocabulary right, because it could be a reason people don't call.

Also, California is highly saturated with notaries, especially Southern California. It takes a lot more effort to get work than you might imagine.

Do you know how any notaries are in your area? Just on NotRot alone there are about 130 of them in a 20-mile area of Perris. That's a LOT.... especially because NotRot recently purged a lot of profiles.

Reply by aanotary on 1/31/10 11:19am
Msg #320427

I know this will sound cruel. If you have to ask how to build a business. You may not have what it takes to start a business. It takes a different type of person, being independant, , confident , curious, innovative, etc. Using a lot of your free time to build the business. I have a number of friends who have gotten their notary because of me, but the never take the second step, which is working real hard to build/ create the business.

Reply by kathy/ca on 1/31/10 5:19pm
Msg #320459

They got their "notary" because of you, do you mean they got

YOU????

Reply by RickG/CA on 2/1/10 11:31am
Msg #320550

California Lost Nearly 25% Of Notaries

As of the end of 2009 the number of commissioned notaries declined nearly 25% from the previous year. Not all were NSA's, however I'm guessing the better part of the 69,000 thought they would make big $$ "flipping pages and pointing".

This is not a business to just sign up and have people banging down the door with work for you. In reading your post, I have one question. Would you hire a person whose 5 mos of experience consist of :

*passing out business cards to friends & family
*went to 5 escrow/title companies
*signed up with notaryrotary & other online agencies

Within this forum alone there is a wealth of information. Someone already suggested reading message #33325. Look back to when you decided to "get your license". There's work out there, who's going to get it? How does your resume look next to others in your area? Be discouraged, then do something about it.