As noted, part of the equation is how saturated your area may already be
with signing agents, as NNA keeps cranking them out with misleading ads
on making big money with no experience. I would say NNA recruits SAs, but from the errors I read about on the boards, would not say they necessarily train them well. Another factor is your commitment to marketing yourself to the many companies you'll find listed on sites like this, GoMobileNotary.com, 50statenotary.com, and others. Newbee, certification can come in handy later on, but without experience in all the various nuances and types of signing situations, the certification by itself is not worth a hill of beans. I'm a strong advocate that SAs should not be permitted to take a certification test until they have a minimum of 25 signings under their belt. Your enthusiasm is commendable though, and hang in there. See my comments on the "Full Time Notary work" thread a few pages down for some more SA realities. Would also suggest looking into membership in The Signing Registry, once you have the 12 signings they require for membership. A very professional group of SAs, a respected certification program, large company list, and they'll even hook you up with a mentor. Finally, remember you are a NOTARY first, and that responsibility
as a public official of your state supersedes ANYTHING you may ever be asked to do as a signing agent. |
