How to Prevent Fraud as a Remote Online Notary

Due to the global COVID-19 crisis, business transactions increasingly have moved online at an unprecedented pace, but greater opportunities to conduct legitimate business online have also opened the doors to scammers hoping to take advantage of untested platforms and security lapses, Scott said in a NNA 2020 Online video presentation.

12 Key Lessons for Building a Successful Notary Business

To keep up with these changes, the Notary entrepreneur needs to be able to depend on a set of standards of excellence when going about your daily routine of providing services for the general public. Here are several key lessons we have learned over the past years that help us run and operate a successful and profitable Notary business.

NNAConcierge Notary ServicesMay 18, 2021notary business, concierge notary, pro tip, business growthComment

Four Questions Notaries Should Ask When Choosing A RON Vendor

If you want to start performing remote online notarizations (RON), you will likely need a RON vendor who will provide the tools for you to perform RONs and securely store your electronic records. But how do you choose the vendor that’s best for you? When selecting a RON vendor, be sure to ask these four important questions:

NNAConcierge Notary ServicesApril 20, 2021concierge notary, remote online notarization, questions, fraud, lawComment

How Notaries Turned a National Shutdown into Business Success

For many Notaries, this past year was an unprecedented — not because of economic and pandemic woes, but because the need for notarizations was greater than ever due to a combination of an explosive boom of refinancing and new home sales and COVID-driven demand for notarizations related to increasing numbers of trusts and wills. The same COVID pressures that forced the closure of libraries and other traditional public venues for Notary services drove consumer searches for other notarization options to meet their needs.

NNAConcierge Notary ServicesApril 15, 2021notary public, pandemic, small business, business growthComment

Should Notaries Get Business Licenses? It Depends.

Starting your new Notary business may seem as free and easy as hanging a shingle, but Notary businesses, like many others, may require certain licenses and requirements, including a business license. Depending on where you live, that shingle may represent advertising at home, and there’s a license for that. If you’re randomly notarizing documents for free here and there, you don’t need to worry about obtaining a business license because you’re not running a business. That’s easy. Figuring out who is required to get one is a much tougher question, but it boils down to where the Notary lives.

NNAConcierge Notary ServicesApril 12, 2021notary public, business owner, small business, notary business, notary licenseComment

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