When you are in business as a mobile Notary, it's very important to get repeat customers — including those that need notarizations regularly such as title companies, signing services, local attorneys and hospitals as well as consumers.
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Effective networking is not about the quantity of contacts, but rather the quality of the relationship you have with each contact. Instead of filling up your address list with countless contacts who either don’t send much work your way or never want to pay your established fee, I’ve discovered that it’s much more effective — and profitable — to focus on the people and companies that respect and value your work. These also are the people who tend to pay your Notary quote and refer you to others.
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As people found themselves in “safer at home” lockdowns and “work from home” situations, those who were lucky enough to stay employed capitalized on the life change by refinancing their mortgages, launching home improvement projects and taking other big-ticket financial moves which required notarizations. Similarly, Notaries across the country saw huge spikes in requests for service on wills, powers of attorney, pension forms, advance medical directives, 401k withdrawal requests and other important personal documents.
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Edward J. Bryant, who founded the Manhattan-based Concierge Notary Services, said he’s had to make adjustments to his business in this new, virtual world. “It’s very contact-driven, taking IDs, taking credit cards,” said Bryant, 33, about the notarization process. “But the executive order has allowed us to adapt and evolve our business model to meet the needs of those who can’t necessarily travel to a place where it’s safe,” he said.
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This is because tax planning — a lot of which should be done or at least considered before the end of the year — is just as important as tax compliance (otherwise known as filing your tax returns).
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