Going by NR number's is completely inaccurate. The database house's everyone who has ever signed up for a free or premier membership. We have no way of knowing who is still active..or even alive..for that matter. I think you have alot less competition than you may think..
Enotarization will take care of this problem. And, IMO, over the next 5-10 years, we will see it become mandatory throughout the nation. Paper books, files, forms...all will become a secondary form of documentation. Why? One of just many reason's, is the cost to store all of it.
These big corps that run our lives realize they can save a huge amount of money (overhead, office space, furniture, labor) by not storing paper. Not to mention the cost in copying and "running the paperwork to another dept.". The days of hand carrying anything inter-office are soon over. The U.S. Census, in 2010, will for the first time take the population survey by electronic media. No more paper forms to fill out.
The cost for notaries to set-up is going to be pretty hefty especially if you want to do it "right". Plus, all the Identity, Patriot Act and Fraud laws that have to be instituted within the Enotarization system. I'm hoping as the time get's closer someone will come out with some kind of uniform software for us. I think it will actually help us because we will have to become more specialized and better trained.
It's not fair, but all these people who aren't extremely motivated will fall by the wayside. And, those of us in it for the long haul, will remain standing Just my honest opinion, of course. |
