Posted by Morris Miller on 9/27/10 3:09pm
Msg #354373

Please Help

I just recently became a Notary and now I am waiting for work. I would like to be proactive and call some companies to let them know I am available however, I am not sure what would bethe best companies to call. Any advice is appreciated

Reply by Cari on 9/27/10 3:19pm
Msg #354383

Are you a general notary looking for beer money, OR

a notary signing/closing agent trying to make it in that profession?

Also, use the orange search button very useful here.

Good luck!

Reply by Shoshana/AZ on 9/27/10 3:28pm
Msg #354390

I would highly recommend that you make your profile here work for you! You need to flesh it out a bit.

Reply by Mary Ellen Elmore on 9/28/10 1:27am
Msg #354511

Check out companies in Signing Central. List with the other 2 sites also. You may want to remove your home number since it is not a TN area code and just list the other numbers. Your profile here is not very good. It tells the hiring entity nothing about your skills, good points, etc only how you base your fee structure.

Also try reading MSg 33325

Reply by GA/Atty on 9/27/10 3:58pm
Msg #354401

Some that you should contact are LSI, ServiceLink,

First American Signature Services
Nations Signature Closers
Title Source
Nations Direct


These are all ones that will definitely pay the agreed upon fee. Some are more pleasant to work for than others.

Good Luck

Reply by CopperheadVA on 9/27/10 4:00pm
Msg #354402

Re: Some that you should contact are LSI, ServiceLink,

LSI requires two years of experience. Don't know about the others.

Reply by CopperheadVA on 9/27/10 4:17pm
Msg #354405

Re: Some that you should contact are LSI, ServiceLink,

I agree with GA/ATTY - sign up with Nations Direct. I have never worked for them because they don't pay squat and they handhold you to death, but from what I've read on here they are probably a good company for new notaries to cut their teeth with. Once you get the hang of what you are doing you can cut them loose for greener $$ pastures.

Reply by Marian_in_CA on 9/27/10 4:19pm
Msg #354406

Isn't Nations Direct the one that pays $40? n/m

Reply by GA/Atty on 9/27/10 4:38pm
Msg #354410

If you agree to $40, then they pay $40 n/m

Reply by Marian_in_CA on 9/27/10 5:17pm
Msg #354425

Heh... I'd never agree to that. n/m

Reply by MW/VA on 9/27/10 4:46pm
Msg #354414

I understand that newbies have no clue how to get started.

I was there once myself. Try the orange search button for message 33325 & read, read, read.
If yu are "waiting for work" you will be waiting for a long time. You have to go out after it & market, market, market. Signing Central has companies with ratings/comments. The bad companies can smell a newbie & will take advantage of you.
I would suggest you don't start taking assignments until you are full prepared.
Good luck.

Reply by Marian_in_CA on 9/27/10 5:20pm
Msg #354426

It's all about research...

I researched the signing agent end of things for THREE YEARS before I finally started doing it. Of course, I had zero experience in the financing field so I had to learn everything from scratch. I'm glad I did, too. The first loan I did, the customer said, 'Wow, you must do this a lot, you sure know what all these terms mean."

Heh... I didn't dare tell her the truth. I just said, "I like to study a lot."

Reply by ReneeK_MI on 9/28/10 5:27am
Msg #354518

TIP: get a different e-mail address

I don't know what would prompt you to use your name backwards, but you need something more professional than that, AND something extremely easy to for others to decipher, spell, & hear over the phone.

Reply by jba/fl on 9/28/10 12:03pm
Msg #354570

Good eye Renee - I saw that garbled mess and just shook

my head and left...didn't catch the significance of it.

Thus, I agree on this also. Have a dedicated email box for your business - no family, friends, junk.