Another false assumption associated with notary public work is that you can pick your hours or jobs. Well....that is not exactly true. If you want to work as a mobile notarized document near me public, you must actually do the assignments when the client needs you. This means 9:00 am, when the kids are at school OR 9:00 pm at night when you normally put the kids to bed. If there is a time when you are not available for that client and they have to call someone else, guess who they will call the next time they need a mobile notary? Your right.... the notary public that they can count on being available when they needed them.
The most money I ever made DIRECTLY from the internet is $92,000. It only happened because I was OPEN for business in the weeee hours of the morning and I was available for anyone in the world with internet to find notarized document near me.
I must first preface this story by saying how thankful I am that my mother never prohibited me from any reading. I read Stephen King in sixth grade, The Scarlet Letter in seventh grade, and plenty of smutty Harlequins hiding in the local bookstore with my best friend Liza. All that "questionable" reading, but I turned out just fine for it. I don't suppose my brain is warped too badly.
We also know that if the debtor has hunting or fishing license that document is a public record. We can obtain address and phone information from it. And when it comes to public records there is a ton of information that we can obtain. These include, UCC, if the debtor has a Lien, or if the debtor is a notary publics near me, or if the debtor is deceased or if the debtor has been sued, divorced or won a judgment.
Don't tell a company that your fee is $125 if they offer you $50, your still just getting your feet wet. Know your value and be happy that as a Newbie Mobile Notary your being paid $50 to gain that valuable experience that will pay off for you in the future. Now is the time to build experience and a client base.
If a notary is making a living as a notary signing agent, then there is no need to charge an exorbitant rate for travel when providing mobile notary service to the general public. And if a notary is not able to make a living as a notary signing agent, then perhaps they should seek another line of work.