Custom Magnetic Car Signs Now Available

You asked and we responded. We now create and ship magnetic car signs to help you promote your notary business. These signs are 100% custom and are only limited by your imagination. These signs can complement your current business cards design. You can also include your photo or company logo. The possibilities are endless. Go to our notary supplies page to order your Custom Magnetic Car Sign today!

We Want Your Feedback

If this blog is a car, your comments are the gas. By clicking on the comments link below the post, you can let me know what you want from this blog. Plus it is great way for me to see who is actually out there reading it. Without feedback, I don't know which direction YOU would like me to go. I can come up with content, but I would like to come up with content that YOU want to read. I look forward to hearing from YOU.

2009 California Notary Public Handbook Now Available

"The new phone book is here, the new phone book is here!" - The Jerk, 1979

You don't have to be a "jerk" to be excited about the new 2009 California Notary Handbook. It is wonderful to have this available in January. Last year we didn't get our grubby little hands on it until April. The Secretary of State's office did an amazing job getting this delivered early in a big election year, no less. If you are a notary in California, you must have a copy of this handbook nearby at all times. You can download it in PDF form here: http://www.sos.ca.gov/business/notary/forms/handbook.pdf or order it from us here: http://gsn.notary.net/supplies/?productid=118

Signing Services Could Make You More Money

It has long been thought that title companies are the holy grail for the loan signing agent. They pay the most money, so naturally you are going to want to concentrate your time and effort on these contacts. Lacey Horton, posted an interesting blog on her ActiveRain site: http://activerain.com/blogsview/232810/When-you-can-Work. She lays out the actual costs of a title company job versus a signing service job. What she discovered in this scenario, that the signing service was a higher hourly wage than the title company. Granted, this was based on several variables that likely will change from job to job, but here analysis brings up a good point. Many times notaries do not look at the bottom line profitability of an assignment. Instead they look at the income only. It is a good idea to create cost estimation of each of your services, such as cost per page printed and cost per mile driven. Once you know how much these items cost you, you will know what to charge and whether to accept an assignment or not.

UPS Notary Training Video Update

This video was made private by the content creator, Dennis Stein, so it is no longer available for viewing. I know he thinks I am picking on him, but I am here to make sure that people follow notary law and keep themselves out of trouble. I have offered Dennis a free online notary course and am waiting to hear back from him. I used to send people to the UPS Store for notary service, but this video has given me reason to reconsider that.

How Not To Perform Notary Service in California

This video shows that even with mandatory education, notaries still do not follow the law. The beginning of this video the notary pulls his journal and stamp from an unlocked drawer. California law says your journal and stamp must be in your exclusive control, in a safe and locked location.

The next mistake is that the notary chooses the type of service "Let's just do a jurat then." That is unlicensed practice of law. The notary cannot choose which service to perform.

He then says that it is best to fill out the document prior to signing it. IT IS REQUIRED that the document be filled out. You cannot notarize a document with blanks left unfilled.

The other problem is during the journal entry, he does not hide the previous entries. The journal is limited public record and you cannot give away the information on previous journal entries without written request of the Name of the person, Month of Notary Service and Document Name.

He also fails to put the person under oath. You must swear or affirm to the contents of the document.

Please, no matter whether you are in California or Alaska or any other states, take one of our classes so you know what you are doing.

King Of Queens - Notary Public Episode

Arthur decides to take a notary public class at the community college. The bit isn't until the end, but it is still funny. Previous versions of this video were removed due to copyright issues so, this is (hopefully) the permanent location.