Need to know tips when getting in the business
I remember when I first started my business back in 2020 it was so hard. Not only did I run into the issue of not finding guidance of a good mentor but , I also started only months prior to the Covid lockdown March of 2020.
However, timed moved on and so did life where I was laid off again because lets just face it , the economy isn’t as stable as to what it once use to be. My job basically didn’t have the means to keep me and had to downsize. Which made me feel some type of way becasue I didn’t do anything inappropriate or didn’t perform my job to make me feel like they should let me go. But in corporate America , its not feelings just business so if the numbers don’t add up …. I simply couldn’t stay. So this time around , I took it as God trying to position me for my new faze of life. I restarted my business and been happy every since. But now as I learned (and still learning because its always important to remain a student) let me pass on some of the basic steps to you.
1) Check your state requirements of whats needed to become a notary. Not all states function the same so start here first.
2) Get tested, and commissioned by the state
3) Get your background check done and register with the National Notary Association
4) Get your Errors and Omissions insurance (or bonded ) - Depending on your state requirements
5) Create your website and all your marketing materials together……. remeber, THIS IS YOUR BUSINESS
6) Get yourself signed up for as many signing agencies, escrow/ title companies as possible on their perferred list of notaries/ loan signings
7) Get your business social media pages together.
8) Network as much as possible. Everyone should know about your business.
9) Stay educated. Make sure you are staying aware of laws that can effect your business and procedures. As well, remember to stay a student. Take classes and try your best to keep your mind fresh to what procedures and documents you will be actively handling.
10) Stay consistent. You can’t cheat the hustle. You’re only going to get as much out of your business as to what you put in.
