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The first thing you need to do is decide how much you’re worth. If you want to find high-value clients, you must believe you have value to offer. If you don’t believe you can say no to low fees, hassles, and empty promises of “plenty of work down the road,” (the biggest lie you’ll ever hear), you’ll continue to attract those kinds of clients.
Read MoreIf you want to launch a new Notary business or you are an experienced Notary seeking to reinvent yourself, building your personal brand is vital to your business success. What used to be known as your “reputation,” now goes far beyond classic face-to-face interaction. Personal branding is how you present yourself to the world around you, both online and offline. It is who you are, who you want to be, and who you will be perceived as in the professional world.
Read MoreThere's nothing as awkward as finishing a notarization, watching the signer walk out the door and then realizing you forgot something. This checklist can help you make sure you have done everything needed to properly complete a notarization before the signer departs.
Read MoreImagine you are a Notary working at your office. A customer arrives at your workplace accompanied by his daughter. The customer needs a financial benefits document notarized. You are assigned to perform the notarization, but when you meet the signer, you realize the signer does not speak English, and you do not speak the signer’s language.
Read MoreThe Notary seal is critical for every notarization. Together with the Notary’s signature, the seal authenticates the notarization and makes the notarized document recordable in land records, admissible as evidence in legal proceedings and acceptable when sent to other states and territories. Hence, a fraudster would like nothing more than to obtain an authentic Notary seal to help in forging notarizations and carrying out document fraud.
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