After receiving your Notary Public (OH) Commission, listed below are the next steps to complete in preparation for your signing agent career.

It is critical that (signers and customers) bring proper identification with them to a signing table.  In this post, we will be listing acceptable forms of identification for signing agents to validate.

We have had remote online notaries reach out regarding added security on the device(s) they are using to conduct these signings/closings/notaries.  

We have had many questions about purchasing the correct supplies for signing agents.  In this post, we identify the startup supplies and the costs associated with them.

One of the hardest questions to answer as a notary public, or as a self-starting notary-with an established company receiving an inquiry, is the Apostille Section.  This is by far, the hardest question notaries answer all across the U.S - and as a RON (Remote Online Notary) -  It is very complicated, and something that one needs to be specifically trained on to confidently respond to an Apostille request.  Today, we examine this - and everything that goes into conducting one properly. 

There are a variety of ways to make money as a notary public. You can make yourself known to your audience by becoming a well-recognized brand in your field by offering specific services. Here's a brief list of services you can offer to help you make money as a notary public.

We have had many inquire as to how one markets themselves as a Notary Public Ohio, Remote Online Notary, but primarily as a loan signing agent.  This post should help answer those questions as this is a very confusing topic once one becomes licensed.  

Step 1:  After completing your back ground check, your insurance policy, and your housekeeping items it is now time to market your work.  

• Identify your coverage area
  • What counties will you cover?  Will you cover multiple counties?  You will want to have this already decided prior to signing up with any of the services listed below.

Step 2:  Identify your strengths and weaknesses- all loan documents are different, and you want to be sure you are competent enough to conduct the closing if and when a signing agency contacts you.

• Reverse Mortgage 
• Refinance
• Seller Side
• Buyer Side
• VA Loan

Step 3:  Create your CRM model

• Snapdocs.com offers a CRM tool for mobile notaries and signing agents to use.  This unique utility captures your drive time, mileage, customers, and your schedule for the week.  By using this utility, which we strongly recommend, you will be able to properly track your expenses and your income.  An added benefit in using Snapdocs is the ability to market your services to the data base of clients they already have.  Once a client sends out an order- if it matches your geography and category you can reply by hitting "accept" or "decline" to the signing opportunity.  

A list of many other resources for signing agents looking to market their services can be found here below;

www.signingorder.com

www.zigsigs.com

www.notarycafe.com

www.notaryrotary.com

www.inspireclosings.com

www.mortageconnect.com

www.snapdocs.com

Go ahead now and visit these sites, update your profile to reflect your skill set and accreditations, and start signing some orders!