It is important for new Notaries to understand the difference between Listing Sites, Signing Platforms, Signing Agencies, and Title Agencies in order to manage their business leads. Below we've broken out the differences and listed some examples (or where to find more information about each).
Listing Sites- Listing sites include sites like NotaryStars.com (which also offers training) but also include sites like 123Notary.com, NotaryRotary.com, Google My Business, Yelp, and even NotaryQuest.com. These sites generally charge a fee for listing in their directory and offer you the ability for their external clients to search you and hire you directly. The sites themselves will not send you direct business but the customers who use these sites will reach out to you directly. It is your responsibility to answer the inquiries quickly in order to ensure you capture the lead and it turns into business.
Signing Platforms- There are several Signing Platforms available to notaries. Snapdocs.com, SigningOrder.com, SignatureClosers.com are two of the most popular. Signing platforms are where companies pay a fee to the platform to locate Notaries in their database. There are other databases like ZigSig.com which are starting to come up in the ranks as well. Multiple companies buy into these platforms and in the beginning, it can be confusing for a newer Notary. Sometimes newer notaries refer to whom they are working for as Snapdocs but this just isn't true or correct. They are working for a particular company through Snap Docs and it's important to always know what company each order is coming from through the platforms. If only to look as professional as possible.
Signing Agencies- Many Signing Agencies do not work through the Signing Platforms. For instance Mortgage Connect, Inspire Closings, or Amrock have their won platforms to assign notaries. You will always want to sign up with these companies as well as they are often much stronger than companies on Signing Platforms because they've built their own infrastructure.
Title Agencies- You can work with many Title Agencies through Listing Platforms, Signing Platforms, and Signing Agencies but you can also work with them directly as well. Direct business is for sure the most sought-after business for Notaries as it pays the most (most of the time). The problem is it's harder to find as most busy Title Agencies either turn to Signing Platforms or Signing Agencies for ease and stream-linging. If you are able to get a direct Title office using you you will definitely want to protect it.
If you are seeking more companies to work with check out the hiring list at Notary2Pro.com and our hiring list at NotaryStars.com once you are a member. Combined there are over 140+ companies for notaries to get started with outside of what's listed in this blog.
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