I read of all of this posting and shook my head....I started in this business in the mid 90's...My email was dial up...I received my orders on my fax machine...My cell phone was a huge phone that was cheap, and I seldom got calls...I got emails, faxes, and I was paid very well way back then. I could self schedule, and UPS and Fedex would roll up to my house daily....It was a profession...We had the Signing Registry and I cannot remember the other board before that. Everyone was professional, and helped each other. The business was good to me ...I was able to get two kids through college (Vassar and Yale) without any loans, and really get myself financially set. In 2008, I started to move into Plan B...I had a small tax practice, and I grew it and grew it....so that when the Pandemic hit, I no longer had to do closings; I had plenty of work....I watched the people I admired leave this business/start new ventures, or pass away...Sue K/PA is a dear friend of mine and a mentor, who taught me how to make over $250,000 a year 15-20 years ago....DebK/CO is another dear friend of mine...who has moved onto greener pastures (and I mean that literally...She is a farmer!). Nina/LA, Maureen/NH, Paul/FL, Sylvia/FL...so many names and so many people that were hind and helped build this business to one where we were respected professionals. For many clients we stayed their go-to people....Technology has changed this business; where it is not as lucrative as it once was. We had a great run.....Respect what we did, and what we will do, as we all move into new directions. |
Messages in this Thread |
| I found the BEST - Clem/CA on 8/12/22 10:31am |
| Re: I found the BEST - Cheryl Elliott on 8/12/22 11:36am |
| Re: I found the BEST - Amigoaz on 8/12/22 1:26pm |
| LOL. That beats the notaries that work for peanuts! LOL n/m - MW/VA on 8/12/22 2:36pm |
| I doubt that notaries who are trying to put food on the - grapebed on 8/13/22 5:25pm |
| Re: I doubt that notaries who are trying to put food on the - JanetK_CA on 8/13/22 7:31pm |
| CA lost over 1000 notaries since August 1, 2022 - Cheryl Elliott on 8/13/22 8:25pm |
| I have never taken the notary gig seriously. It is a joke. - grapebed on 8/13/22 9:05pm |
| Re: I have never taken the notary gig seriously. It is a joke. - Cheryl Elliott on 8/14/22 5:45pm |
| Re: I have never taken the notary gig seriously. It is a joke. - ananotary on 8/14/22 6:34pm |
| I have to be honest here...cuz it's my way - Linda_H/FL on 8/14/22 10:05pm |
| Low to mid 6 figures. That’s $150,000 to $500,000 a - grapebed on 8/14/22 11:04pm |
| Re: Low to mid 6 figures. That’s $150,000 to $500,000 a - ananotary on 8/15/22 9:35am |
| Clarification: you excluded retirement CONTRIBUTIONS from - ananotary on 8/15/22 9:47am |
| I applaud all of the notaries who are earning $400,000+ - grapebed on 8/15/22 12:38pm |
| Good deflection grapebed!! Go troll somewhere else. n/m - ananotary on 8/15/22 3:51pm |
| Thank you!!! Glad I'm not the only one seeing this - Linda_H/FL on 8/15/22 11:00am |
| Re: Thank you!!! Glad I - ananotary on 8/15/22 12:39pm |
| Re: Low to mid 6 figures. That’s $150,000 to $500,000 a - Cheryl Elliott on 8/15/22 11:15am |
| This post started with a joke a "popcorn". Popcorn? Really? - grapebed on 8/15/22 1:58pm |
| It's okay, it's frustartion - PaigeTurner on 8/18/22 9:13am |
| Re: It - Clem/CA on 8/18/22 7:59pm |
| Re: I have never taken the notary gig seriously. It is a joke. - JanetK_CA on 8/15/22 4:42pm |
| The truth is that for the vast number of notaries, income - grapebed on 8/15/22 6:27pm |
| Re: I have never taken the notary gig seriously. It is a joke. - ananotary on 8/16/22 3:22pm |
| Re: I have never taken the notary gig seriously. It is a joke. - Teri_PA on 8/20/22 5:07pm |
| Re: I found the BEST - Ilene C. Seidel on 8/13/22 9:58am |
| Can I buy a street corner cardboard sign from the NNA? n/m - Colonel/IA on 8/13/22 10:05am |
| Bird seed! More like it. - Cheryl Elliott on 8/13/22 10:21am |