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Studies reveal that 70% of people completely trust the information provided in online reviews. For better or worse, the internet has replaced the local watering hole where most people go for advice on who to hire. And this includes any mobile notary public, which is why you need to be proactive on notary websites that offer reviews.

Prospective clients will use the reviews to determine if they will choose your services over the competition. It is important to be proactive and create your own profile on as many review websites as you can. Below are four of the most popular and make an excellent starting point to establish your reputation online as a great notary.

Not All are Specifically Notary Websites, but this is a Great Start

Yelp

Since its inception in 2004, Yelp has established itself as the leader in online review sites. As a notary service provider, you can create or claim your business page to establish your presence on this site. On your business page, you can list your service areas, hours, payment information and rate range. Your past clients can post reviews and give you a star rating from one to five. Your star rating generates a detailed monthly and yearly trend report you can use to gauge your business growth and reputation increases.

Angi

Angi, formerly Angie’s list, allows your clients to shop for your mobile notary services right on the site. Upon selecting your ad, site visitors can read about your service package, check pricing information and read reviews from your past clients. The site gauges your reviews to create an overall letter grade. All of the reviews are verified to keep malicious individuals from driving down your rating. If you reach specific review milestones, you may even receive an award that displays prominently on your service page.

Yellow Pages

At first glance, the Yellow Pages may feel a little outdated. However, this site continues to be a trusted source for online reviews. Site visitors can search for your company by name or service type. Upon landing on your page, they can browse through detailed reviews and a simplified star rating. Links to your website, social media accounts and contact information allow for quick and easy accessibility for individuals in need of mobile notary services.

123Notary

The up and coming site, 123Notary, lists your service page alongside other industry professionals in your area with just a single search. The basic profile layout allows you to create a bio and include your full range of services for clients to review. Upon completion of the scheduled service appointment, clients can return to your service page to leave a review about their experience. Positive and neutral reviews are immediately listed with the client’s name and posting date. Negative reviews are screened in a two stage process to eliminate erroneous or unfair depictions of the provided services.

Encouraging Positive Reviews

Obtaining reviews from your clients on notary websites is often as easy as asking for an honest summary and star rating before you leave the appointment. You can create business cards with links to your favorite review sites to help clients navigate to the appropriate place to share their experience.

As your web presence improves, your past and current clients can search for your name online and leave a review on the site of their choosing. When you receive a review, you can address the user with a message of thanks or offer to rectify negative situations or interactions. Your feedback reinforces your commitment to providing the best services possible in such a competitive industry.

The more engaged you are on notary websites for reviews, the more willing you appear to accept new business.

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Click the video below for the full breakdown of the closing disclosure 2015 form.

Understanding the Closing Disclosure 2015 form.

It’s important as a notary signing agent to understand how to locate, read, and identify key information on the closing disclosure 2015 form.  It is a simplified way to understand all costs on a real estate loan.

It makes it easier to locate Interest Rates, Monthly Payments and Cost to Close associated with the loan.  The disclosure must be provided to the buyer at least three days prior to closing.

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Protect Yourself!

After talking to notaries, there seems to be confusion with what E&O really is. A lot of mobile notaries say that it’s not a state requirement and they have a bond so they don’t need it. This is where they are wrong.

Don’t Miss Out On Work Because you’re not covered! You can be a mobile notary or a remote notary, but you need to be protected for both business and individual signings.

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In this list we go over the 5 ways to prep for a successful signing. Making sure you have all your ducks in a row can mean the difference if a signing is going to be good or not. Following these steps can help make sure that everything is prepared and ready from all sides of the signing.

Sometimes by following these steps, you end up catching something that needs to be corrected and saves you from having to correct it later. Now no one is perfect, but making sure you have a guideline system before the signing can make the difference of having a successful signing.

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Don’t Make These Mistakes!

We created this list to help all the folks out there in Notaryville to help avoid mistakes. We all know that sometimes signature lines are over looked, but did you know that the most common are 7 documents which we are going to cover in this list. Some of these documents only apply to FHA and VA loans while some of them are in every loan package.

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I was requested to make a list of how notaries go from getting a bunch of signings to none. Basically how they became a DO-NOT-USE-NOTARY. No one is perfect and we know that, but we still get a lot of mobile notaries that have to be put on a DO-NOT-USE list.

All different reasons, some are worse than others. So I have put together some things of what typically will get you put on that list. Every one of the listed items is from situations that were similar. Here are the top 5 mobile notary mistakes to help guide you.

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The Signing Professionals Workgroup (SPW) has finally done what all title companies and lenders wish would have been done years ago – create an industry standard. When important loans are signed, there were simply too many variables that were overlooked by signing agents. Now, however, the workgroup has developed a best-practice that must be followed when signing loans. This will help novice and seasoned notaries alike ensure that they follow the agreed upon industry best practices. Less errors will be apparent as well as a method to ensure every signing is done correctly. It is a step in the right direction for the notary world and any current notaries will want to ensure they fully understand these standards before they go into effect in 2014. While a completion date has not been set, the SPW expects all of their standards to be finalized by mid-2014.

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What are the top 5 mobile notary mistakes? No one is perfect, but being thorough and avoiding these mistakes should help you be a more efficient and productive mobile notary. You might want to also check our the top 6 notary errors that could lose you clients.

And if you are a new notary, how about having a successful first signing? Here are five ways to prepare for a successful signing.

We will note, that as remote online signings become more prevalent, these mistakes will apply to them as well. And a smart notary moving forward will realize that most businesses will need both mobile, as well as online notaries.

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Don’t turn down jobs because you think they are beneath you. In the end, small jobs can equal big bucks. Just as much as closings if you play your cards right.

In today’s age, mobile notaries are asked to perform all sorts of different mobile notary signings. As more laws come into play, and identity theft is at an all time high, more companies are requiring more types of documents to be notarized.

And that is before we consider the growing amount the influence, amount of work and new laws that are going to be involved in online notarizations. This has to be in thought, as most businesses will need both remote notaries and online notaries.

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